State Agency Partnerships
Dedicated to making technology work better for you.
OSPI
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is the primary agency charged with overseeing public K–12 education in Washington State. Working with the state's 295 public school districts and 6 state-tribal education compact schools, OSPI allocates funding and provides tools, resources, and technical assistance so every student in Washington is provided a high-quality public education. Visit www.k12.wa.us to learn more.
DRS
The Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) serves nearly 784,000 current and former public employees in Washington by providing expertise, tools and services to help them prepare for and experience a successful retirement. Learn more at www.drs.wa.gov.
DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) protects and improves the health of people in Washington State. Visit www.doh.wa.gov to learn more.
DSHS
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is tied together by a single mission: to transform lives. Each administration within DSHS has a refined focus on this mission. Learn more at www.dshs.wa.gov.
HCA
The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents. Learn more at www.hca.wa.gov.
Department of Education
The Department of Education's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. Learn more at www.ed.gov.
Association Partnerships
Our Association Partnerships share our focus to promote excellence in education.
The Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) is a professional association that provides programs and services to promote best practices of school business management, professional growth and the effective use of educational resources. Visit wasbo.org to learn more.
The Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) builds leaders by empowering its members with the tools, knowledge and skills to govern with excellence and to advocate for public education. Learn more at wssda.org.
The Access 4 Learning (A4L) Community, and its special interest group the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC), is a unique, non-profit collaboration composed of schools, districts, local authorities, states, US and International Ministries of Education, software vendors and consultants. The Community is “Powered by SIF” as its major technical tool to help manage learning data simply, securely and in a scalable, standard way regardless of platform. The SDPC is designed to address the day-to-day, real-world multi- faceted issues faced when protecting learner information by setting common expectations between market providers and end users. The A4L Community has united these education technology end users and providers in an unprecedented effort to ‘connect and secure effective learning ecosystems’ to give teachers more time to do what they do best: teach. For further information, visit https://www.A4L.org.
The Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) is an organization for professional administrators that is committed to leadership. Visit wasa-oly.org to learn more.
The Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) exists to support principals and the principalship in the education of all students. Learn more at awsp.org.