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What is the Basic Education Report?

BE highlights (click to enlarge)The Basic Education Report is a review of Washington state school districts and their compliance with basic education certification standards. (Click the image to the right to enlarge).

State Board of Education Seeks Student Representative for 2024-2026 Term

OLYMPIA, WA — The Washington State Board of Education seeks a current sophomore ready to step up and make a mark on education. The student must be passionate and driven to serve as the Student Representative for the 2024-2026 term, and live anywhere in Washington. 

Applicants must:

From Student to Student: Maritime High School

The following is a piece by SBE Student Communicator and intern, Indiana Hilmes. 

Learning with SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research

As a west-coast state, educators can incorporate a lot of hands-on learning into lessons about the sea. Many Washington students may not know that these lessons in school can translate to meaningful careers—careers like the ones at SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research (SR3) located in Des Moines. 

Mastery-based Learning Grows with State-funded Support

Washington State Board of Education Announces Second Cohort of Grantee Schools for Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative

In a pioneering effort by the state legislature and the Washington State Board of Education (SBE) in promoting mastery-based learning, the Board is excited to offer new funding and support for 20 schools across the state. The awarded schools are now part of Cohort 2 of the Mastery-based Learning Collaborative (MBLC) - a grant program created to support mastery-based learning (MBL) - sometimes called competency-based education.

December Meeting Recap

On December 7, the Board met to discuss and adopt rules on graduation pathways, discuss a draft of the annual charter schools report, and approve the draft strategic plan (outlining Board work moving forward through 2028). The Board also welcomed a panel to discuss the need to extend the emergency waiver for certain graduation requirements. 

SBE to Welcome New Member from Kennewick

After a runoff election administered by the Washington State School Directors’ Association, the Washington State Board of Education (SBE) will welcome new member, Ronnie (Ron) Mabry, this coming January. He was elected by school board members to serve as Eastern Washington Position 1, a position held by MJ Bolt who represented for two terms.

Indy + Star Present re: Internships

It was standing-room only while the State Board's Communicators (interns), Star and Indy, presented about their experience at this year's Association of Washington Student Leaders Fall Conference in Tacoma. Students crowded into a math classroom at Washington High School to hear about a high-level internship and how that has impacted two seniors in Washington State.

Strategic planning with SBE!

**November 14 update: 

View the Jam Board where people can leave ideas and comments (from the November 14 session) or view the November 8 recording until December 9.

Miss the session? Send us your comments at sbe@k12.wa.us

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