WFIS News
Updates on our Legislative, Policy and Committee work
Fall 2018 Constituency Group Leaders Meeting
On Friday October 26th, WFIS convened the Constituency Leader annual fall meeting. Directors from the different education and accrediting organizations met to get updated by WFIS and one another on the issues facing schools, exchange information, and...
read moreLegal Seminar recap
WFIS reached out to the school law team at Karr Tuttle Campbell firm to host the first Private School Legal Seminar for schools in WA state in almost 10 years. Schools from the various constituency groups, members and non-members of WFIS, gathered…
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WIAA crafts NEW reclassification amendment
The overarching principal that guided the discussion is that all of the schools that are members of the WIAA should be treated as just that—members of the WIAA. Private / public isn’t as important as supporting all of the athletes no matter where they attend school.
read moreState Board of Ed Bulletin for Private School Enrollment and Staff Reporting
As of September 1, SBE staff have taken over the role that OSPI staff held for private school approvals and inquiries. State Board of Education staff will also be responding to inquiries sent to the private school email address (private.schools@k12.wa.us) and the...
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Ask Nancy October 2018: Immunizations and Schools
For October, we checked with Nancy Bernard to make sure private schools know about the 2018-19 Required Immunizations and to get answers to some common questions related to school vaccination reporting and record keeping. Question: Are private...
read moreSt. Madeleine Sophie School presents at National Private School Leadership Conference
At the National Private School Leadership Conference, an annual gathering of educational practitioners and policy directors at the Dept. of Education in Washington, DC hosted by the Office of Non Public Schools, St. Madeleine Sophie School from Bellevue...
read moreRenton Prep selected as one of 17 Microsoft Flagship Schools worldwide
Renton Prep was selected as one of only two Microsoft Flagship Schools in the US, with only 17 selected in the entire world. "Microsoft’s role in Flagship Schools is to collaborate closely with schools as a facilitator, from guiding the early design, to helping...
read moreSammamish Montessori congratulates alumni named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Janet Villella, Director of Sammamish Montessori conveyed “To all of us here it does not seem that long ago that these students were running around on our playground and engaged in work in their Montessori classrooms!”
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Early Learning Equivalents Workgroup
WFIS and other workgroups committed to honing the Early Learning Equivalents met on September 19th from 9:30-3:30pm. Early learning providers are very anxious about the upcoming changes in the professional requirements for teachers and administrators. The current...
read moreEarly Learning Action Alliance (ELAA) fall retreat
The Early Learning Action Alliance retreat took place Monday, September 17th through Tuesday, September 18th at Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac. The Early Learning Action Alliance (ELAA) collaboratively convenes a range of nonprofits which all support children ages 0-5...
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