Washington State School Directors' Association

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1,477 Locally Elected
School Board Members
WSSDA
221 College St. NE
Olympia WA 98516
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WSSDA News Articles – 2008
For articles from previous years, see our News Archive
• State Board of Education postpones action on accountability - 11/7/08
• State Board of Education meets this week on accountability - 11/3/08
• WSSDA's online guide to the State Board of Education election - 11/3/08
• Model policy offered on use of reasonable force in schools - 11/3/08
• Accountability, funding issues top WSSDA Legislative Assembly’s concerns - 10/10/08
• WSSDA's online guide to officer and committee elections - 10/10/08
• WSSDA co-sponsors workshop on open public meetings, public records - 10/6/08
• New WSSDA guidebook shows school directors how to use 'data dashboards' for student achievement - 9/4/08
• Legislative Pre-Assembly to focus on K-12 funding outlook, finance reform - 9/4/08
• 2008 Fall Regional Meeting registration now open - 8/29/08
• Leadership WSSDA Class of 2009 application now open- 8/29/08
• Four candidates file for State Board of Education position - 8/14/08
• Candidates for WSSDA officer positions announced - 8/14/08
• WSSDA Audio Report: State Board adopts 3rd math credit rule, endorses 'Core 24' graduation requirements - 7/29/08
• Declarations of candidacy now being accepted for State Board position - 6/27/08
• WSSDA Board of Directors meeting: June 27-28, 2008 - 6/24/08
• Full Funding Coalition presents proposal for basic education funding system - 6/12/08
• Register now for WSSDA Legislative Assembly - 6/5/08
• Math standards training available for K-8 teachers - 6/3/08
• HECB extends application deadlines on scholarships for seventh and eighth graders - 6/3/08
• Apply now for WSSDA Boards of the Year, Diversity Awards - 5/29/08
• School directors push for flexibility at 'No Child' hearing - 5/27/08
• State Board schedules community meetings on graduation requirements, system accountability - 5/27/08
• WSSDA partners with UW on workshop for school directors - 5/8/08
• WIAA Assembly approves Handbook amendments - 5/8/08
• WSSDA seeks officer candidates for 2009 - 5/8/08
• ‘No Child’ rule change hearing scheduled for May 22 in Seattle - 5/5/08
• WSSDA Resolutions Committee calls for proposals - 4/28/08
• WSSDA offers sample policy on cyberbullying - 4/23/08
• WSSDA Legislative Committee calls for proposals - 4/16/08
• Lawmakers end 2008 session with $106 million increase for K-12 - 3/24/08
• Lake Stevens honored with national Magna Award - 3/24/08
• Deadline nears for HECB scholarships for seventh and eighth graders - 3/24/08
• School directors' 2007 financial affairs report due to the PDC by April 15 - 3/24/08
• School directors encouraged to review, provide feedback on WIAA amendments- 2/22/08
• Now available: Class of 2008 Graduation Toolkit from OSPI - 2/15/08
• WSSDA FRN members call on Congress to fix and fund NCLB - 2/11/08
• Education Stakeholders reconfirm shared funding priorities for 2008 - 1/17/08
• WSSDA Board of Directors meeting: Jan. 18-19 - 1/17/08
• Spellings promotes ‘No Child’ renewal during visit to Olympia - 1/16/08
• Pre-session update: Gregoire and Bergeson outline their budget proposals for 2008 - 1/4/08
• Math standards due this month - 1/4/08
• Message from the President: Recipe for student success found at the local level - 1/4/08
• Seattle to host national T+L Conference in October - 1/4/08
 

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