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Dual Credit Stakeholder Survey

by WFIS | Jun 9, 2025 | College in the High School (CiHS), Education News, Student Resources, WFIS News

Washington has been selected by the College in the High School Alliance (CHSA) as one of seven states to participate in the “Next Phase of Dual Enrollment Policy”cohort.  This two-year initiative aims to: Expand dual enrollment access; Create structured college...

Expanding Equity in Dual Credit: HB 1618 Advances the Conversation

by WFIS | May 16, 2025 | College in the High School (CiHS), Education News, Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News

In the 2025 legislative session, WFIS initiated HB 1618, a bill that expanded College in the High School (CiHS) access to free college credits for private school students. Under legislation passed in 2023, public, charter, and tribal school students can earn college...

College in the High School update

by WFIS | Oct 30, 2023 | Legislation and Policy, Student Resources, WFIS News

Private school students were intentionally left out of the law that passed last year providing free college credits to all students in public, charter, or tribal schools that take College in the High School Classroom courses. According to university and college...

Dual Credit Expansion

by WFIS | Oct 16, 2023 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Resources, WFIS News

WFIS is working with a core group of private schools to change the law and allow students to receive free college credits when enrolling in college-in-the-high-school courses. Many students enrolled in dual credit courses cannot afford to pay for the college credits....

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  • Cascade Christian Academy
  • Evergreen Christian School
  • Harbor Montessori School
  • Hope Lutheran School
  • Lynden Christian School
  • Mount Vernon Christian School
  • Northwest Christian School
    Preschool-8th Grade where students consider themselves a family of friends.
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  • Seattle Area German American School
    German immersion Preschool through Elementary School
  • Seattle Christian School
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  • The Bear Creek School
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  • Three Rivers Christian School
    To prepare students from infancy thru 12th grade to impact the world for Christ.

Pacesetter Members

  • Eaton Arrowsmith Academy
    Cognitive development is foundational for learning and our education priority.
  • Northwest Christian School
    Preschool-8th Grade where students consider themselves a family of friends.
  • Renton Prep
    Leading Private Education
  • Spruce Street School
    Where students are valued for who they are.
  • St. Anne School
    ENRICHING MIND, BODY, AND SOUL SINCE 1923
  • St. Madeleine Sophie School
    Serve, Lead, Love and Learn
  • University Child Development School (UCDS)
    Igniting positive change

Recent News

  • OSPI Weapons Reporting Portal now open for Private Schools June 13, 2025
  • Drug Availability via Social Media: What Families Should Know and Do June 13, 2025
  • Interactive professional development for all elementary and middle school math teachers! June 9, 2025
  • Creating a Clear Instructional Vision for the 2025–2026 School Year June 9, 2025
  • 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Aligning Curriculum Across Grade Levels June 9, 2025

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    • Full Time
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    • Bellevue, WA
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    • Bremerton, WA
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    • Full Time
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    • Seattle, WA
    • Epiphany School
    • Full Time
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    • Bellevue, WA
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