Dear Students, Parents & Learning Coaches

Welcome to May! We look forward to a wonderful month building Confidence with each of you. Confidence is our WAVA Word of the Month for May. This is our last full month of school for the 2020-2021 year. We appreciate each of you and enjoy working with students each day. Thank you to our teaching staff as we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week in May. We are honored to have staff that is dedicated and committed to student success. We are WAVA and we believe that all students can succeed, no exceptions.

Below you will find updates from our teams for all grades, K-5, 6-8 and 9-12, info from our Flex Team, Community Activities, Stepping Up Info, Grad Info, Clubs, Testing updates and more. Visit the WAVA YouTube Channel check out the Why I WAVA Video, Clubs Video and Grab Your Spot video and be sure to Register for the upcoming year at WAVA. After you register if you are interested in Flex (our new flexible pathway) you can fill out the Flex Interest Form and our team will contact you. Thank you for choosing WAVA, we are thankful for you.

Susan Boyer

WAVA Director of Academics

smouracadeboyer@k12.com

Ms. Bailer is the new WAVA Flex Coordinator previously working as a WAVA Graduation Specialist! Ms. Bailer will be working with Ms. Ackerman our WAVA Flex Administrator as we introduce WAVA Flex for the 2021-2022 year! If you are interested in Flex, please fill out the interest form.

Welcome Ms. Diamond to the WAVA Team! Ms. Diamond joins WAVA as a certificated administrator with experience both domestic and abroad, private and public. She believes that we all have a responsibility to prepare citizens with the ability to thrive locally, nationally, and internationally and has a personal mission to aid in reversing the systematic cycles of inequity. Her certifications and degrees come from Seattle University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Leiden University, and Delft University of Technology.

Ms. Diamond speaks English, Dutch, Frisian, Lingala, and Hausa fluently.

Check it out! We are excited to partner with TutorMe to provide resources and tools in support to our Middle School and High School Age students. This service will be available to students soon and will provide skilled tutoring support in moments to your students 24 hours a day! Connect with a Tutor this month for your 8 hours of tutoring time and Dance Your Way to Prizes!!!

Thank you Class of 2021 and all WAVA High School students for your hard work all year long! We are so proud of your accomplishments. We look forward to honoring our WAVA Graduates with a special ceremony June 6th. At WAVA we are working to prepare students from Middle School and Beyond to reach graduation and we have support in place with our team of Graduation Specialists. We are proud of every student and excited for your future.

Registration is open, be sure you Grab and Save Your Spot!

Be sure to Grab Your Spot for 2021-2022. If you have questions about the Re-Registration Process; where it is completed or who is able to complete the process online, refer to the Re-Registration: Before you get started article. If you are interested in the Flex Program Option be sure to fill out the interest form.
What are the steps of the Re-Registration process?
What are the required documents that I need to submit to complete Re-Registration?

-Ms. Giske, WAVA Operations Manager

Assessments and Testing:

This email is a reminder that annual Smarter Balanced and WCAS Science state testing has been postponed until Fall 2021. We will continue with the required ELL and AIM testing this spring, but all other state required standardized testing will be rescheduled after the start of next school year.

Current 11th and 12th Grade Students: Please check in with your Graduation Specialist for information on how to stay on track for graduation. We have options to help you graduate on time, even if you haven’t yet taken or passed the Smarter Balanced exams!

Current Grades 3-11th Grade Students: All testing this spring has been postponed to fall 2021 due to the COVID19 emergency. You will receive more information and your testing schedule after school starts in the fall. Testing dates are not set, but will likely be sometime in October or November. Please note that the fall testing window will not replace next spring’s testing, and you will be scheduled to test twice next year – once in the fall to make up for 2021, then again in spring 2022 for our regularly scheduled state standardized testing.

You can follow these links for more information on OSPI's guidance to schools:

https://www.k12.wa.us/

and

https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resources

As an online choice school serving students state-wide, we have a unique opportunity to maintain standards of instruction and continue to facilitate learning during this challenging time. Please continue to attend your classes and work toward your education.

We want all our families, staff, and students to stay safe. During this difficult time, please continue to take the same necessary steps to protect yourself against coronavirus that we take to prevent the spread of illnesses such as the flu.

All individuals are encouraged to:

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

While these measures are simple, they work.

Washington Virtual Academies and Insight Washington encourages the use and promotion of verified sources of information about the flu and coronavirus. On the national level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides “Guidance for School Administrators to Help Reduce the Spread of Seasonal Influenza in K-12 Schools” on its website (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/guidance.htm) and information on the rapidly changing coronavirus situation (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/about/index.html).

We will miss seeing your faces this spring, but look forward to being a continued resource for you as you complete this school year. It is our hope that we will be able to provide this educational service next year, and look forward to seeing everyone.

Stay safe and healthy, and continue to reach out to your Teachers, Advisors, and Graduation Specialists for support.

-Ms. Beyer, WAVA Assessment Administrator

You know that your kids have something special inside them. We know it too. Washington Virtual Academies (WAVA) and K12 ignite the minds of children like yours to bring learning and innate possibility alive. Together, we are helping Washington students in grades K-12 reach their true, personal potential.