Annual Approval 11-12 Memo Final
MEMORANDUM NO. __-14M SECONDARY ED/T&L
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November 5, 2015
MEMORANDUM NO. 010-16M SESS/T& L
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February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016( )Action Required
(X)Informational
MEMORANDUM NO. 010-16MSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT SUPPORT/TEACHING & LEARNING
TO:Educational Service District Superintendents
School District Superintendents
School Principals
School Counselors
School District Curriculum Directors
FROM:Randy I. Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
RE:New Listing of Counselors and Teaching and Learning Contacts in EDS
CONTACT:Dixie Grunenfelder, Director, Secondary Education,
360-725-0415;
Danise Ackelson, Program Supervisor, Guidance and Counseling,
360-725-4967;
Kathe Taylor, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching & Learning
360-725-6432;
The districts can now add two new types of contacts to the Education Data System (EDS): Counselors and Teaching and Learning (district curriculum leaders).
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has released an updated EDS Administrator User Guide and Policy document that includes instructions for District Data Security Managers on how to assign these new contacts.
To receive these communications, District Data Security Managers must access the EDS Administration application and select Edit Directory Info. This page allows District Data Security Managers to select the “Add Counselor” and “Add Teaching and Learning” button to add these contacts to the school or district. This is the same area where Superintendents or Principals contacts are added.
Please note: Users cannot individually add these designations – the designation must be performed by the District Data Security Manager (a public list of each District Data Security Manager is available online at our website:
We are asking your help to make sure that we have all school counselors in the system so they can receive emailed information from the agency.If you have questions regarding counseling contacts, please contact Danise Ackelson 360-725-4967 or by email at ; or Kathe Taylor 360-725-6432 or by email at regarding the Teaching & Learning contacts. The agency TTY number is 360-664-3631.
MEMORANDUM NO. 010-16M SESS/T& L
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February 18, 2016
K–12 EDUCATION
Gil Mendoza, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Kathe Taylor, Ph.D.
Assistant Superintendent
SECONDARY EDUCATION & STUDENT SUPPORT
Dan Newell
Assistant Superintendent
Dixie Grunenfelder
Director of Secondary Education
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OSPI provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to the Equity and Civil Rights Director at 360-725-6162 or P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200.