Because the education code says to be a principal in a Washington school, you have to be a certificated teacher. So we have an expert who can't enter the school. It's time to stop letting the education code hinder our schools and start doing things the right way, with common sense. Finally, a good learning environment has to be a safe one. Until now, only schools that applied received money for school safety.
Safety is as essential as the three R's.
So this year, each and every school will receive money for school safety. Great Learning, Great Teaching, Great Leadership. That's where we're headed. This session we'll empower our teachers and our schools to move to the next level of performance so our children can do the same. No one has to tell us the importance of water.