The Advocate
The Advocate is updated in the first week of every other month September through May, containing articles relating to private school issues, representation, and local-to-national news relevant to independent schools.
Updated Title I Guidance Released
from CAPE Outlook November 2019 The US Department of Education has released updated non-regulatory guidance for Title I of ESEA, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now known as the Every Student Succeeds Act - ESSA). Of interest are at least two...
read moreEnrollment Reporting Issues Clarified
In an email sent to all Approved Private Schools in WA State on behalf of private.schools@k12.wa.us, schools were notified that enrollment reporting will occur in the spring when the application for re-approval is submitted. This follows a full month of...
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OSPI School Safety Summit Recap
Sandra Barton Smith from the Office for Catholic Schools attended the October 24th meeting and shares her insights with WFIS schools below. WFIS wants to remind all private schools that a focus of the ESDs is to offer training and support on suicide and...
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Foreign-student recruiter shuts down, leaving Mass. schools in the lurch
…dozens of schools and more than 300 students in Massachusetts and across the country could be out hefty sums of money. Tuition bills are going unpaid, payments for students’ health insurance have ceased, and host families aren’t receiving their monthly stipends, even though the company collected tens of thousands of dollars from individual families to cover those expenditures.
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Schools seek insight on epipens for emergency use
For October, we heard from schools that serve young kids who may not know if their students have an allergy yet. Question: Can a private school keep epipens on hand in case of an emergency? Nancy says:Having staff trained to deal with an emergency that...
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ELAC Update from October 2019 Meeting
reported by WFIS' Early Learning Advisory Council Representative Chelle Downey-Magee, Director of Issaquah Montessori School The October 1 Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) meeting took place at the Oxford Suites in Yakima. Attendance by members was...
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Northshore Christian Academy in Everett wins National Blue Ribbon Schools Award for 2019
Northshore Christian Academy in Everett, WA was one of only 4 Washington State schools to receive this year's accolade. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic...
read moreBishops Appoint Mario Villanueva to Lead WSCC
from the press release by the Washington State Catholic Conference Mario Villanueva is the newly appointed executive director of the Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC), replacing Joe Sprague with whom WFIS worked with extensively during the last...
read moreDemocratic Presidential Candidates Debate Charter Schools, Equity
By Evie Blad staff writer for Education Week People who've pushed for more discussion of education in the presidential primary got their wish Thursday when Democratic candidates debating in Houston spent several minutes discussing equity and support for K-12 schools....
read moreIMPORTANT Immunization Information: Changes with Annual Reporting and Immunization Requirements
Schools' Immunization Status Reporting: New Reporting Method All public and private schools, and licensed preschools and child care facilities must report the immunization status of students by Nov. 1 each year per state law (WAC 246-105-060). The method of reporting...
read moreWhat Happens If You Don’t Get the MMR Vaccine?
from KUOW September 5, 2019 Seattle Kids Without Measles Vaccine or Paperwork Will Be Excluded From School When Tracy Bennett, the head of Seattle Waldorf School, got word last spring that the state would make it a lot harder to forgo the measles, mumps,...
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