Guidance for the 21-22 school year with the COVID-19 Delta variant’s changing landscape.

VPS

• VPS COVID-19 Mitigation/Prevention Plan
• VPS COVID-19 Response Plan

Governor Announcements

• COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Proclamation 21-14.1
• Aug 18, 2021 K-12 Vaccination and Mask Mandates

Department of Health

• Visual Guide to Proof of Vaccination
• Aug 11, 2021 – Requirements for Summer 2021 and the 2021–2022 School Year

CDC

• Modifying school spaces during mealtimes

Clark County Public Health

• Current COVID-19 cases:  Clark County Public Health

OSPI

• NEW Aug 23, 2021 Religious Accommodation Requests Guidance 
• Updated! Aug 23, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for K-12 School Employees: FAQs
• Aug 12, 2021 – Supt. Reykdal Request for Vaccine Mandate for School Employees
• COVID-19 Guidance

Labor and Industries (worker protections and notifications, masks, distancing, cleanliness, etc).

• June 30, 2021 L and I requirements and guidance for preventing COVID-19
• May 11, 2021 HELSA Exposure Notification
• Q and A Protecting High Risk Employees from Discrimination during Public Health Emergencies
• Physical distancing violations will be cited under WAC 296-800-11005.  While physical distancing is no longer required as the primary control, 6 feet of physical distancing, physical barriers, or other controls must be maintained between workers in the following business categories OR appropriate face protection must be implemented per DOSH directive 11.80:    K-12 schools, childcare facilities, and day camps in locations where students are present.

VEA National Board Candidate Support Cohort Program

2021-22 VEA will provide facilitated support for candidates going through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification process. Candidate support is optional for teachers completing their National Boards; however, teacher candidates who are part of a support program show a significantly higher passing rate.

As part of a cohort, candidates receive support, instruction, and feedback from their trained facilitators who are VEA colleagues. Examples include: “unpacking” the National Board component prompts, finding evidence of National Board standards, and ensuring alignment.  To participate in the cohort, please complete the survey monkey found under “news flash” AND the registration form found under the documents tab above.   Clock hours will be available.

Details on the 2021-22 cohort:  Click Here

Please check out the registration information here

Do you know someone who would be a great addition to the (Vancouver Public Schools) VPS team?

VPS is hiring substitute employees in the following areas:

• Substitute Teachers
• Substitute Paraeducators (instructional and special education)
• Substitute Bus Drivers

To view a complete job posting and apply, visit the district website; www.vansd.org, select VPS Jobs.

If you need assistance, please contact Human Resources (hrdesk@vansd.org or (360)313-1080). Vancouver Public Schools is an equal opportunity district in education programs, activities, services and employment.

Through ongoing conversation with our VEA Equity Team and Executive Board, VEA is eager to share a specific CALL FOR RACIAL JUSTICE in VPS, presented to VPS School Board Directors and Superintendent Webb via email on June 11, 2020.

VEA looks forward to collaborating with VPS, alongside other key stakeholders, through intentional dialogue and transparent communication moving forward. Thank you to VEA members for your sharing the commitment to doing better for Vancouver students, colleagues, and our greater community!

The mission of the VEA Equity Team is to empower educators and students to be actively anti-racist by dismantling systemic barriers and injustice in the VEA, our schools, our community, and our profession. We acknowledge that painful racial inequities and injustices exist and persist in our community. We strive for safe, welcoming and affirming schools for all educators, students, and families, inclusive of the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ2IA+, people with disabilities, people of all ages, people with any citizenship status or socioeconomic status and their intersectionalities.

The Freedom Foundation (previously called the Evergreen Freedom Foundation), a known anti-union group, is trying to put a wedge between members. They have been contacting members to encourage them to drop their union membership. This is not a coincidence. They are funded by groups that are not for public education. And who is the largest advocate for public education? The Union!Read More

The preeminent purpose of the Vancouver Education Association shall be to work for the improvement of the schools of the state and nation in general, and particularly for the improvement of the Vancouver public schools to the end that these institutions become progressively better places for the students and teachers to carry out the educational activities that are necessary for the attainment of a quality education of the children they serve.