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WSSDA Urges Legislature to Relieve District Pressures and Keep Students First

On October 16, the board of directors for the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) adopted the association’s 2027 legislative priorities. The board’s action…
Results of the 2026 WSSDA and State Board of Education Elections

Voting in the 2026 elections for the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) and the State Board of Education (SBE) began on October 1…
Voting for SBE and WSSDA Elections Open Until 2 p.m. October 16

All candidates for the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) and State Board of Education’s elections have been posted to the WSSDA website and…
The Giving Grid Turns Sunshine into Dollars for Rural School Districts

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2026 issue of WSSDA Direct. Written by: Kathy LaPointe, Director of Communications, Partners for Rural Washington. While…
Teaching Safety, Not Sides: How Washington Schools Are Embedding Gun Safety in Health Education

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2026 issue of WSSDA Direct. Versions of this article originally appeared in two other publications: AASA—School Administrator…
Building Policy with Communities, Not Just for Them

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2026 issue of WSSDA Direct. Written by: Colton Kaltenfeldt, Communications Manager, Washington State Board of Education. How…
Turning a Bond Failure into a Massive Success through Civic Partnerships 

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2026 issue of WSSDA Direct. Written by: Theresa Tanner, Social Media/Marketing Specialist Ryan Lancaster, Executive Director of…
WA.gov Account Required for WSSDA.org Starting September 30

Starting September 30, everyone who logs in to the WSSDA website will need a WA.gov account. This is due to new requirements from the…
Apply for Candidacy in the 2026 WSSDA and State Board of Education Elections

The candidate filing window for WSSDA and the State Board of Education elections will be open September 1-16, 2026. As a reminder, there are…
Understanding the Local Effort Assistance (LEA) Cliff and Its Implications

In this month’s Advocacy Action Network meeting, we delved into the pressing issue of local effort assistance (LEA) funding and the potential cliff that…