LEA Look Forward for Sept. 26, 2025

View the LEA Look Forward for Sept. 26, 2025.

Important Announcements

• New: Course Catalog Collection Certification Today
• New: Public Charter School Educator Compensation Payment Process Starts Oct. 3
• New: Federal Grants Advisory Group Seeks Inaugural Members
• New: DC STEM Fair Combined Scientific Review Committee/ Institutional Review Board
• Transportation Update for Students Riding Metro (Reminder)
• 2025-26 Uniform Per Student Funding Formula (UPSFF) Payment Letter (Reminder)
• Help Shape OSSE's Model Cellphone Policy (Reminder)
• Nominate Your School Hero! RISEDC nominations open through Oct. 10 (Reminder)
• Thriving Together: Fostering Student and Staff Wellbeing Newsletter (Reminder)
• Alternative Program Designation Application Now Available (Reminder)
• OSSE Wellness Guidelines for Child Care Facilities Self-Assessment (Reminder)

Professional Development, Leadership Opportunities & Events

• New: Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week, Oct. 6-8
• New: Leading for Belonging: Connecting Data, Equity, Social and Emotional Learning, and Leadership for Impact
• New: DC College Application and Exploration Month
• New: K-2 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Small Group Strategies for Multilingual Learners in Spanish, Oct. 22
• K-2 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Small Group Strategies for Multilingual Learners (Reminder)
• 2025 Financial Aid Professional Learning Day (Reminder)
• Social and Emotional Learning Community of Practice (Reminder)
• 2025-26 State Title III Advisory Committee Recruitment, Apply by Oct. 3 (Reminder)

Grants & Funding

• Fiscal Year 2026 Whole Child and Educator Wellness (WCEW) Grant Request for Applications (RFA) (Reminder)
• OSSE Releases Notice of Funding Availability for the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant (Reminder)
• FY26 ESEA Consolidated Application Update (Reminder)

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines