Blog Archive 2021

Recovery Services are remarkably similar to compensatory services. They both are additional services designed for each IEP to address the lack of progress and regression. Extended School Year and Recovery Services are not the same things.   Each district needed to submit its Plan to OSPI by June 1st. Have you developed your Child’s Annual […]

Transition Colleagues and Partners,  I am writing to share information about the upcoming information session for families on transition recovery services. We hope you will consider joining us and that you can help share the information below with families and partners across your networks. If you are on social media, we also have a Twitter post that […]

Recently the Office of Superintendent of Public Instructions announced a Roadmap for Special Education Recovery Services. WAA disagrees with the overall approach of the draft Roadmap. Key concerns are brieflysummarized below and were submitted to OSPI on May 3, 2021. Wrong concept First, as various advocates have said since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

As the school year comes to a close and communities continue to get vaccinated, our favorite local attractions are reopening! Here is a list of some family-friendly things you can do around town.