May Meeting Recap

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Donalda, Pavan, and McKenna
SBE held its first hybrid 91ԭ meeting in two years on May 11-12 in Chelan, and discussed student voting authority on the 91ԭ, institutional education, interim planning, private school approvals, graduation pathways research, and more. Find documents from the meeting and links to TVW’s live stream on .

Student Updates –

  • Student vote: , signed by the Governor on March 11, 2022, extends voting authority to student members on the State 91ԭ of Education. As a result of this change, the 91ԭ adopted changes to the bylaws consistent with the revised authority.
  • New student: The 91ԭ welcomed Donalda Brantley (current sophomore at Rogers High School in Spokane). Donalda will be officially appointed and sworn in as east-side student representative and member at the July 2022 meeting. (Photo: Donalda, Pavan, and McKenna).
  • Farewell, McKenna: The 91ԭ celebrated the work of student member, McKenna Roberts (graduating senior at Okanogan High School in Okanogan). McKenna plans to attend Barnard College in New York City this fall. 91ԭ chair, Bill Kallappa presented McKenna with a traditional as an honored send-off.

Graduation Requirement Emergency Waivers – The 91ԭ and staff reviewed rules and possible amendments based on feedback. amending Chapter 180-111 WAC that extend the current emergency waiver authority through the class of 2023 and a scaled back waiver for the class of 2024.

Institutional Education – The 91ԭ adopted minimum scores on , that students in, or recently released from, institutional education facilities can meet to receive high school credit in response to HB 1295 (“Providing public education to youth in or released from institutional education facilities”). The 91ԭ discussed staff recommendations and welcomed Veronica Trapani, Associate Director of Content, World Languages, at OSPI for the discussion.

Principal of the Year – 91ԭ Principal of the Year, Brad Wilson (Lake Chelan School District) to the 91ԭ about his work at Chelan High School.

Interim Planning – Staff gave brief background context on the 91ԭ's major streams of work for the next year and outcomes of the 2022 legislative session.

  • Alignment of Graduation Requirements with the Profile of a Graduate
    • Staff summarized themes from the listening sessions on the alignment project. 91ԭ members reflected on the themes from feedback so far, discussed topic areas for recommendations for the report due to the Legislature in December, and began developing initial recommendations based on those themes.

Basic Education – Staff updated the 91ԭ on the launch of the Basic Education Compliance Reporting tool scheduled for May 17, 2022. SBE annually conducts a data collection that allows school districts to confirm compliance with the program requirements of Basic Education. District responses are required by Friday, August 18, 2022.

Private School Approvals – Staff gave an overview of 91ԭ authority and processes concerning private schools. The 91ԭ approved schools for the 2022-23 school year:

Pathways Research – Strobel Consulting Staff presented of past graduation pathway research and an update on the third year of research taking place this spring.

Upcoming 91ԭ Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for July 13-14, 2022, in Spokane. It is both in-person and on Zoom. The agenda and materials will be posted one week in advance of the meeting on .