Consortium Connection 1/5-2/5/24

March 21st

9am-12pm

Hosted by Kent School District

KSD Board Room at the KSD Central Admin Center

12033 SE 256th St, Kent, WA 98030

Native Education Legislative Updates

Tracking of 2023-24 Native Education Bills

For Week Ending February 2, 2024

We want to inform you of updates to the following bills, which are among many that are being tracked by the Office of Native Education (ONE) at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Click each link to go directly to the Washington State Legislature to see the status of each bill.

HB 1228 Building a multilingual, multiliterate Washington through dual and tribal language education.

Jan 29 Passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Education, referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Feb 3 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM (Subject to change). (Committee Materials)

Feb 5 Scheduled for a vote via executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM (Subject to change). (Committee Materials)

HB 1332 Supporting public school instruction in tribal sovereignty and federally recognized Indian tribes.

Jan 8 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status, bypasses the House Education Committee and the House Committee on Appropriations and referred to the Rules Committee.

Jan 9 Rules Committee refers to the House Floor Calendar for a vote by the entire House of Representatives.

Jan 31 Second substitute version introduced, voted on, and passed unanimously out of the House of Representatives.

Feb 1 Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education.

HB 1956 Addressing fentanyl and other substance use prevention education.

View the public hearing on HB 1956: Jan 25, 2024 House Education at 8:00 AM

HB 2335 Concerning State Tribal Education Compacts

Jan 30 Passed out of the House Committee on Education.

Jan 31 Referred to the Rules Committee.

HB 2236 Expanding and strengthening career and technical education core plus programs.

Jan 16 Public hearing in the House Committee on Education.

Jan 25 Amended version voted out of the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

Jan 29 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Feb 1 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

Feb 3 Scheduled for a vote via executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM (Subject to change). (Committee Materials)

SB 5851 Concerning Holocaust and genocide education in public schools.

Jan 17 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

Jan 25 Amended version voted out of the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education. Referred to the Senate Committee on Ways & Means.

Feb 3 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM (Subject to change). (Committee Materials)

HB 1879 – adding John McCoy (lulilaš) to the Since Time Immemorial curriculum. This bill was passed with unanimous support from the House Education Committee. Please follow this link to watch hearing testimonies and vote. House Education - TVW

SHB 1228 - Is being reintroduced from last session, regarding “building a multilingual, multiliterate Washington through dual and tribal language education”.

This bill touches on:

• Defining “Tribal Language”
• Tribal Language grants and support offered by ONE through OSPI
• Stipends for multilingual educators
• The Seal of Biliteracy

Scheduled hearing is Monday Jan. 22nd at 1:30. (House Education - TVW)

Please note: this is the most up to date version we have, but it may change in this current session. For example, section 8 was passed last year through proviso, and will likely not be a part of this year’s bill. If you would like to track this bill and receive live updates please follow this link and enter your preferred email.

Please share this job opportunity with your networks. Our office is looking for a qualified administrative assistant to facilitate our Tribal Consultation and Native Literacy programs. Click the link below to view the announcement.

Hello Educators,

Join PEI for a book study designed for K-12 teachers interested in reading and discussing the book "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants" by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Beginning February 21st, each monthly book study session will include pre-reading exercises on Google classroom and guided community discussion time via Zoom. Teachers will reflect on the applications of the book to their teaching practice and develop their own lessons and activities they can bring to life in the classroom.

Register here!

Daniel Cuevas (he/him)
East Sound South FieldSTEM Coordinator

724 Columbia Street NW, Suite 255
Olympia, WA 98501
[www.pacificeducationinstitute.org]pacificeducationinstitute.org

Mt. Sky | Native American Leadership: Registration is Open!

Mt. Sky is a Native Youth Leadership program for high school students through the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL), where youth from across Washington State can connect and learn from each other.

Participants can expect to meet new people while learning communication, self-reflection, and listening skills that they can use at home, work, and school. They will have opportunities to share and learn traditional stories and participate in hands-on activities designed through a Native lens.

Mt. Sky will take place at the Cispus Learning Center from Friday, April 12 – Monday, April 15.

Dear Leaders in Native Education,

As the Leaders in Native Education Virtual Convening approaches, we’d love to hear from you about the topics, issues, and themes surrounding Native education that matter to you. The registration page for the virtual convening provides space for attendees to contribute discussion topics for breakout sessions. If you haven’t already, we invite you to register today!

As we announced last month, the virtual convening will take place Tuesday, February 27, 10 am – 1 pm PT / 9 am – 12 pm AKT. Like our in-person convening, this event will provide space for small-group breakouts and whole-group conversations. Revisit the notes and resources from the August convening.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for other Native education leaders we should invite, please reach out to our team at info@r16cc.org.

With excitement for our upcoming time together,

The Leaders in Native Education Convening Planning Team

Beth, Bernie, Muzdah, Megan, Suzanne, Chrissy, Molly, Kate, and Lee

Region 16 Comprehensive Center

r16cc@serrc.org

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Please consider sharing the following THREE opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) learners interested in pursuing medicine!

The RISE Summer Academy is a FREE six-week intensive program for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) learners that provides in-depth training and Indigenous learning opportunities to prepare scholars for the medical school application process.

• Summer Academy takes place at the WSU Spokane campus, through a partnership between the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and the WSU Native American Health Sciences Center.
• Application opens on January 29th, 2024 & closes on April 5th, 2024 at 5pm PST – please reach out to a.bangayan-tielmann@wsu.edu with questions
• Read more about the Summer Academy here.

The Wy’east Medicine Pathway is a FREE 10-month post-baccalaureate health education Pathway for AI/AN learners who are passionate about becoming physicians. We recruit nationwide and our scholars receive a monthly stipend throughout the 10-month Pathway.

• The Wy'east Pathway prepares learners for the rigors of medical school and provides cultural support and mentorship.
• Upon entry to Wy’east, scholars are conditionally accepted to their admitting medical school. Final acceptance is awarded upon satisfactory completion of the Pathway and meeting all final matriculation requirements of the admitting medical school.
• Read more about Wy’east on our website and register for the Wy’east Info Session and Q&A on April 15th, 2024 at 4-5 pm PST.
• Application opens on April 1, 2024 – please reach out to wyeast@ohsu.edu with questions.

The Huwighurruk Tribal Health Program is a FREE post-baccalaureate health education pathway designed to empower aspiring physicians with a focus on serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities and is based at Cal Poly Humboldt.

• Huwighurruk scholars will be immersed in a culturally-focused framework intertwined with courses at Cal Poly Humboldt.
• Huwighurruk students are accepted into UC Davis School of Medicine and the Tribal Health PRIME Pathway on upon meeting outlined conditions (see attachments).
• Application opened January 4th, 2024 and closes May 3rd, 2024 – please reach out to tribalhealth@ucdavis.edu with questions.

Applicants are welcome to apply to one or all three opportunities.

We thank you in advance for sharing these opportunities by forwarding this email to your networks and reaching out to us if you have questions.

In gratitude,
NNACoE

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The Northwest Native American Center of Excellence (NNACoE)

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

nativehealth@ohsu.edu

https://www.nnacoe.org/

https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine

We at The Playwrights Realm are excited to share that this coming Monday, January 29th, we will start accepting submissions for a paid developmental program for Native American artists to hone their playwriting craft, and we hope you might be able to help us!

We are a theatre organization based in New York City that nurtures playwrights at the earliest stages of their careers, and for this program, we will fly selected Native artists out to NYC for a professional reading of their play. We are looking for storytellers; even if they don’t call themselves a “playwright”, even if they are a small group of artists, even if the stories are told using mixed media.

We are casting a wide net, and we would be incredibly grateful for your help in spreading the word with your community and/or individuals who you think may be interested – or maybe you are interested!

I’m including the following things to make it as easy as possible to share this opportunity:

• Attached is a flier with details about the program
• Here is a link to the page on our website with all details

It would especially be amazing if you were able print out the flier for display on any bulletin boards or community spaces you have access to!

If you have any questions or require further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need.

Thank you for being an integral part of our search process.

Warmly,

Joshwald Martínez-Peralta

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(212) 255-3089

playwrightsrealm.org

Clover Park School District created a Reel and highlighted some of their NAYLA Students at our last youth event. To see the REEL click the text below and it will take you to there.

Email Completed form(s) to: wwnaec@gmail.com

Mail Completed form(s) to: WWNAEC, PO Box 494, Puyallup, WA 98371

Payment: Once your registration is received, an invoice will be emailed to you. You will have the option to pay the invoice online with debit/credit or by check/PO. Payments are due by February 15, 2024.
Cash payments must be arranged in advance of February 15, 2024.

Questions or need more assistance?
Jenny Serpa
WWNAEC Treasurer (Registration)
wwnaec@gmail.com

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