Sharing Reports & Studies relevant to special needs student populations

On this page you will find reports and studies that are either specific to Washington State or relevant at the national level.  

K-12 Education
Paraeducator Development
January 2016

    The Paraeducator Work Group is recommending some changes to the way paraeducators are hired and trained in Washington state. In June of 2014 the Legislature passed Substitute Senate Bill 6179 which authorized Professional Educators Standards Board to convene a work group to make recommendations from a set of design requirements. After 18 months of convening experienced paraeducators, teachers, school administrators, parents and experts from community and technical colleges and higher education to provide input, the Work Group is releasing their final report to the legislature on January 10, 2016.

Office of Education Ombuds
​Annual Report 2016

The Office of the Education Ombuds (OEO) is within the Office of the Governor.  The OEO promotes equity in education byworking with families and schools to remove barriers so that every student can fully participate in and benefit from public education in the State of Washington.

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