2020 WA Legislative Session Weekly Digest - Week 1
Channel: waOSPI
Date: 2020-01-12

Washington state 2020 Legislative Session starts tomorrow, and this year, OSPI is committed to keeping you updated each week by covering high-level developments relevant to K12 public education. Hosted by Dave Mastin, Executive Director of Government Relations at OSPI, this week’s agenda focuses on a quick legislative preview of some of the most important issues we hope legislators will take up this year, including supports for students with disabilities, the need for safety and mental health supports, and a sneak preview into our dual credit proposal.

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About the Agency:

Led by Superintendent Chris Reykdal, OSPI is the primary agency charged with overseeing public K–12 education in Washington state. Working with the state's 295 public school districts and 6 state-tribal education compact schools, OSPI allocates funding and provides tools, resources, and technical assistance so every student in Washington is provided a high-quality public education.

Vision:
All students prepared for post-secondary pathways, careers, and civic engagement.

Mission:
Transform K–12 education to a system that is centered on closing opportunity gaps and is characterized by high expectations for all students and educators. We achieve this by developing equity-based policies and supports that empower educators, families, and communities.

Values:
Ensuring Equity
Collaboration and Service
Achieving Excellence through Continuous Improvement
Focus on the Whole Child
Equity
Each student, family, and community possesses strengths and cultural knowledge that benefits their peers, educators, and schools.

Ensuring educational equity:

Goes beyond equality; it requires education leaders to examine the ways current policies and practices result in disparate outcomes for our students of color, students living in poverty, students receiving special education and English Learner services, students who identify as LGBTQ+, and highly mobile student populations.
Requires education leaders to develop an understanding of historical contexts; engage students, families, and community representatives as partners in decision-making; and actively dismantle systemic barriers, replacing them with policies and practices that ensure all students have access to the instruction and support they need to succeed in our schools.

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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