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2024 Spring Forum

Description

Spring Forum

Bring the field to AWSP, and we'll bring AWSP to the field. During the forum, we'll listen to your ideas and concerns. We'll start with updates from Executive Director Dr. Scott Seaman and Governmental Relations and Advocacy Director Roz Thompson. Stories and testimonies shared during the forum will be brought to legislators, partner organizations, and other education stakeholders.

Breakout Topics

We'll have several breakout sessions to choose from, including:
  • Demystifying Student Discipline: Top 5 Misconceptions | Brianna Kelly, OSPI
  • Updates on the Learning Standards Revision Project | Angela Allen, OSPI
  • Increasing Your Professional Reading with The Main Idea | Terrie Garrison & Kim Doepker, AWSP Grade-Level Leadership Committee Reps
  • Understanding the Meet and Confer Process | Dr. Scott Seaman, Executive Director, AWSP
  • Advocacy Update and UW's Principal Turnover Policy Brief, Roz Thompson, Governmental Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP and Dr. David Knight, Associate Professor Of Education Finance and Policy, University of Washington
Learn more about the breakout rooms.

Demystifying Student Discipline: Top 5 Misconceptions

Brianna Kelly, Assistant Director, Restorative Practices & Student Discipline
Student Engagement & Support, OSPI
  1. "There are new discipline laws."
  2. "We can't remove students from class."
  3. "We can't suspend students anymore."
  4. "We can't exclude elementary students."
  5. "Emergency removals are confusing."
BONUS: "We can’t call OSPI."

Brianna will provide a survey at the end to provide feedback and questions for OSPI.

Contributors

  • Dr. Scott Seaman, Executive Director, AWSP

    Scott Seaman joined AWSP in July 2013. Scott was a teacher, coach and principal for 19 years. He spent 12 of those years as Principal at Tumwater High School. Learn more about Scott.

  • Roz Thompson, Government Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP

    Roz joined AWSP in June 2017. She is a state Danielson Framework specialist. She came from the Tumwater School District, where she was a Curriculum Supervisor and Professional Development Coordinator. Email Roz

  • Brianna Kelly, Assistant Director, Restorative Practices & Student Discipline Student Engagement & Support, OSPI

    Briana is a current AWSP member and the Assistant Director of Restorative Practices & Student Discipline at OSPI. Her role focuses on reducing disproportionate exclusionary discipline by providing training and technical assistance on discipline laws, as well as guidance and resources to implement culturally and trauma-responsive restorative practices. Before joining OSPI in 2023, Briana served as a middle school assistant principal and high school ASB leadership/AVID/English teacher. She stays engaged with students as a certified challenge course facilitator through AWSP’s Cispus Learning Center and as a senior counselor with AWSL’s Mt. Olympus summer leadership program.

  • Angela Allen, Associate Director of Learning Standards, OSPI

    Angela has been in K-12 education for 25 years and is currently the Associate Director of Learning Standards at OSPI. Angela has been a high school teacher, Dean of Students, Assistant High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Director of Secondary and Alternative Instructional Leadership and most recently a school superintendent. At OSPI, Angela hopes to build connection throughout the agency as well as supporting educators and creating equity for our students around the state, using Learning Standards as the driver.

May 14, 2024
Tue 4:00 PM PDT

Duration 1H 0M

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