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For Immediate Release: June 5, 2009

# School Districts Join the Washington State
Leadership Academy for the 2009-010 School Year

OLYMPIA, Wash.—Educational Service Districts 105 in Yakima and 112 in Vancouver will join the ranks of the Washington State Leadership Academy in Year Two of its program operation. Participating school districts will include --, -- from ESD 105; --, -- from ESD 122; and __ will be joining in ESD 121, as the second large district to participate in the Leadership Academy.

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The Academy secured continued funding from the Washington State Legislature in the recent legislative session, allowing for the program to continue.

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Participant response from this year's Cohort One has been overwhelmingly positive.

ABOUT US
The Washington State Leadership Academy (WSLA) is focused on higher student achievement for every child by engaging school and district administrators in transformative leadership practices; building and supporting strong, effective teams to solve complex issues related to teaching and learning; and heightening education leaders’ awareness and ability to self assess the personal characteristics and practices that lead to high performing organizations.

The Academy is a partnership between the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) and the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP). In early 2007, the Legislature approved two years of funding for planning and piloting a Leadership Academy. The funding was contingent upon obtaining additional private support, which was secured in October 2007 through a three-year grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Washington State Leadership Academy
Contact: Amy Riggs, Communication and technology Specialist
1021 8th Avenue SE, Olympia WA 98501
360-970-4299 | www.waleadershipacademy.org