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State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is sending a letter to Governor Jay Inslee requesting an executive order that would mandate all employees in K-12 schools be vaccinated against COVID-19. He is also requesting that those who choose not to get vaccinated be subject to a non-disciplinary dismissal, though there would be medical and religious exemptions available ...

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal says all school districts will be required to offer full-time, in-person learning in the fall though they can provide alternative virtual options if desired. He says there will still be masking requirements ...

The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction says that Washington will not be administering the Smarter Balanced Assessments or the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science this spring. The testing will now take place in the fall which OSPI says is consistent with federal requirements ...

Lewis and Clark Elementary was featured prominently in a video posted by OSPI over the weekend about a goal by State Superintendent Chris Reykdal to offer dual language learning across the state. LC Principal Alfonso Lopez said, "It's imperative that in today's society people need to know how to relate and work with other people ...

12th District State Senator Brad Hawkins spoke Tuesday about Senate bill 5127, legislation he introduced earlier this year that would set up a pilot program where 50 school districts expand their traditional calendar to combat learning loss over summer vacation ...

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction unveiled the 'Get Ready' plan Friday, a strategy to build vaccination capacity for when school staff under 65 become vaccine eligible under Phase 1B-2 of the state's vaccine schedule. The plan is being facilitated through a partnership with Kaiser Permanente ...

When Governor Inslee made the decision last spring to end the school year early because of the Coronavirus pandemic…the move was supported by the State School Superintendent Chris Reykdahl. But now three months into this school year … Reykdahl says having most of the state in distance of blended learning models is creating another problem. "They're ...

Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal posted a YouTube video Wednesday addressing the hope of reopening schools in the fall. He says they are monitoring data on the pandemic with the hopes that they can have in-person instruction as soon as possible with five criteria ...

While Washington school's superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal has said face-to-face learning will happen in the fall… that doesn't mean all students will head back to the classroom. "Work with your school district, but know that given the health restrictions, is it almost impossible for most of our districts to bring every single kid back. It's ...

Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal laid out the plans for students returning to the classroom in the fall during a Thursday press conference. He says it will ultimately determined on a county-by-county level, but the plan is clear ...