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Touchet School District Launches a Virtual Academy with Red Comet

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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TOUCHET, Wash., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Red Comet will be the Approved Online Course Provider from OSPI (Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction) for Touchet School District' s new Multi-District Online School Program, Touchet Academy (Red Comet). Beginning 2023-24 school year, Touchet School District will accept into the program students residing in Washington State who are both non-resident and resident within district boundary. With this program, there is no restriction on the number of non-resident students that Touchet School District can admit. Eligible students in the State of Washington may register in this Online School Program and enroll in one or more digital courses from kindergarten through Grade 12.

Key Points: 
  • Touchet School District in Washington State Partners with Red Comet in Launching a New Multi-District Online School Program.
  • TOUCHET, Wash., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Red Comet will be the Approved Online Course Provider from OSPI (Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction) for Touchet School District' s new Multi-District Online School Program, Touchet Academy (Red Comet).
  • Beginning 2023-24 school year, Touchet School District will accept into the program students residing in Washington State who are both non-resident and resident within district boundary.
  • We are excited to open up our 300+ courses to students who will be enrolling in Touchet Academy (Red Comet)" said Dr. Jay Srinivasan, the Managing Director for Red Comet.

Sites Serving Summer Meals to Kids

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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The federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is helping to fill the summer food gap for children 18 years and younger when school is not in session.

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  • The federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is helping to fill the summer food gap for children 18 years and younger when school is not in session.
  • Free healthy meals and snacks can be found at local sites in high need areas of Washington state.
  • According to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), in the summer of 2022, approximately 850,000 meals were provided to children at 805 sites across Washington.
  • Finding a summer meal site near you:
    Resources in Spanish to find summer meals site near you:

GigaDevice Launches the GD32H7 Arm® Cortex®-M7 MCU Product Family, Delivering Exceptional Performance for Embedded Systems

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Monday, May 29, 2023
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BEIJING, May 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. introduces its first Arm® Cortex®-M7 core microcontroller (MCU) product family, the GD32H737/757/759 ultra-high performance MCU series.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, May 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. introduces its first Arm® Cortex®-M7 core microcontroller (MCU) product family, the GD32H737/757/759 ultra-high performance MCU series.
  • "The popularization of connected devices and AI algorithms are driving more intelligence into embedded designs," said Eric Jin, GigaDevice's Product Marketing Director.
  • The GD32H7 MCU series adopts an Arm® Cortex®-M7 high-performance core based on Armv7E-M architecture, with up to 600MHz clock frequency.
  • GigaDevice provides a free development environment for the new GD32H7 MCU series, the GD32 Eclipse IDE, and the GD32 All-In-One Programmer.

YouScience Expands Certifications Offerings Throughout the State of Washington

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- YouScience®, the leading technology provider dedicated to closing the growing skills gap between students and employers, today announced that the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has added 50 YouScience Industry Certifications to the state-approved Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC) list. With these new additions, YouScience is now the largest single-source of certifications in the state of Washington and school districts can begin utilization at the start of the 2023-2024 school year.

Key Points: 
  • With these new additions, YouScience is now the largest single-source of certifications in the state of Washington and school districts can begin utilization at the start of the 2023-2024 school year.
  • The YouScience Industry Certifications meet all three areas of criteria and enable Washington school districts to qualify for and use Perkins V funding for their Career Technical Education (CTE) programs.
  • Schools throughout Washington have utilized YouScience Industry Certifications (previously known as Precision Exams) since 2014, with nearly one million certifications delivered.
  • YouScience Industry Certifications, as part of YouScience® Brightpath , is one of the nation's largest libraries of industry-recognized certifications.

Washington OSPI Recommends Curriculum Associates' i-Ready® as a Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) Assessment for Early Screening of Dyslexia

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) recently named i-Ready's Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) Literacy Tasks as a recommended RAN assessment for the early screening of dyslexia. Now, districts throughout Washington State can use the award-winning i-Ready program with its additional offline assessment tasks to identify indicators and areas of weakness that are highly predictive of future reading difficulty, including phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, letter sound knowledge, and rapid naming skills.

Key Points: 
  • NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) recently named i-Ready's Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) Literacy Tasks as a recommended RAN assessment for the early screening of dyslexia.
  • "When screening for dyslexia, it is imperative that educators have a valid and reliable assessment such as i-Ready," said Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates.
  • According to the Washington OSPI, the RAN assessment is a requirement of the early screening of dyslexia under E2SSB 6162-Early Screening of Dyslexia.
  • The recommended RAN assessment screens students' skills in rapid automatized naming and are required to include four assessment options, including colors, numbers, letters, and familiar objects.

ClassWallet Awarded Contract from Washington State to Assist in Distribution of Federal EANS II Program Funds for Non-Public Schools

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Monday, September 12, 2022
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MIAMI and OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington State has selected ClassWallet to help it track, report and facilitate the distribution of $3.8 million in federal Emergency Assistance for Non-public Schools (EANS II) program funds for the purchase of resources to offset education disruptions caused by COVID-19.

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  • MIAMI and OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept.12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington State has selected ClassWallet to help it track, report and facilitate the distribution of $3.8 million in federal Emergency Assistance for Non-public Schools (EANS II) program funds for the purchase of resources to offset education disruptions caused by COVID-19.
  • Itallows school administrators to quickly upload invoices and receipts, make payments and manage purchasing with automated record keeping and broad transparency.
  • "COVID-19 put a lot of added strain on school administrators and the ClassWallet platform virtually eliminates the burdensome accounting side of managing these much needed EANS II funds," said Jamie Rosenberg, CEO, ClassWallet.
  • Founded in 2014, ClassWallet ( www.classwallet.com ) is the leading digital wallet and automated accounts payable platform for federal, state and district education.

California Casualty Gives $5,000 to Washington Green Ribbon Schools

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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SAN MATEO, Calif., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- California Casualty, Sponsor of the Washington Green Ribbon Schools program, provides $5,000 to Washington state's U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED GRS) honorees each year. The 2022 Washington Green Ribbon Schools receiving California Casualty grants are La Center High School in La Center, WA and Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, WA.

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  • California Casualty, Sponsor of the Washington Green Ribbon Schools program, awards $5,000 in grants to Washington school and school district in support of their continuous sustainability and conservation efforts.
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- California Casualty, Sponsor of the Washington Green Ribbon Schools program, provides $5,000 to Washington state's U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED GRS) honorees each year.
  • The 2022 Washington Green Ribbon Schools receiving California Casualty grants are La Center High School in La Center, WA and Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, WA.
  • The LCHS application for U.S. Department of Education for 2022 Green Ribbon Schools consideration is available here .