December Meeting Recap

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SBE held its latest 91Ô­´´ meeting December 2, and discussed ethnic studies, private school rules, legislative updates, and more. Find documents from the meeting and links to TVW’s live stream on .

Ethnic Studies – Jasmin Patrón-Vargas, Ph.D. Candidate, Michigan State University, presented a draft report that describes what an ethnic studies graduation requirement could look like in Washington, based on a review of research literature, lessons learned from other states' ethnic studies implementation, and feedback received during SBE's listening sessions in October.

Legislative Update – Executive Director, Randy Spaulding, shared a brief update about SBE’s legislative requests. The Governor’s Office and the Office of Financial Management approved the 91Ô­´´â€™s request legislation to extend voting authority to SBE student members. We are waiting to see whether the 91Ô­´´â€™s budget requests are included in the Governor’s budget proposal to be released later this month.

See the 91Ô­´´â€™s 2022 legislative platform for additional priorities.

Private School Rules – SBE approved amended private school rules concerning rescission of private school approval. The purpose of the amendments is to clarify a process for both schools and the 91Ô­´´ if a school appears to be out of compliance with laws and the 91Ô­´´ considers rescission of approval.

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Upcoming 91Ô­´´ meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for January 19-20, 2022. The agenda and materials will be posted one week in advance of the meeting on .