Washington State Board of Education
Weekly Update | October 20
Spring 2020 webinar
Webinar - Spring 2020: Grades, Graduation Pathways, and Waivers

On Thursday, October 15, SBE hosted webinar panelists Deb Came, OSPI Assistant Superintendent, Assessment and Student Information, Dr. Andrew Parr, SBE Research Director, and Linda Drake, SBE Director of Career- and College-Ready Initiatives for a discussion on grades, graduation pathway options, and waivers with data from Spring 2020. Find the presentation and recording linked below:


Please let us know if you have questions, email us at sbe@k12.wa.us.
Zoe pathway
MIT Student Showcases Education at Home

Want to see what it’s like to attend college from home while studying science and public health? Today (October 20), MIT student and Richland Schools graduate Zoe Gotthold is guest posting on Ready Washington's Instagram and will be answering questions.

Find the content: Instagram.com/readywashington

Get to know her a little more--Zoe helped SBE create an infographic showcasing her impressive pathway to graduation when she was still in high school. Find her one-pager on SBE's drive.
Linda Darling Hammond Presentation
Relationships in Education with Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

During a Board meeting this fall, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, President of the California State Board of Education, and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute visited the SBE and presented about the ideas in a recent article “Restarting and Reinventing School Learning in the Time of COVID and Beyond.”

Darling-Hammond touched on many points, but one of the most engaging was her view on the importance of relationships between educators and their students. Read more and find the recording on SBE's latest blog post.
The SBE Vision:
An education system where students are engaged in personalized education pathways that prepare them for civic engagement, careers, postsecondary education, and lifelong learning.