LEA Look Forward for Oct. 10, 2025

View the LEA Look Forward for Oct. 10, 2025.

Important Announcements

• New: Home and Hospital Instruction (HHI) Policy Reminder
• New: National School Lunch Week, Oct. 13-17
• DC School Garden Week, Oct. 20-26 (Reminder)
• Public Charter School Educator Compensation Payment Process Starts Today - Document Deadline Oct. 17 (Reminder)
• OSSE Federal Grants Advisory Group Seeks Inaugural Members (Reminder)
• DC STEM Fair Combined Scientific Review Committee/ Institutional Review Board (Reminder)

Professional Development, Leadership Opportunities & Events

• OSSE Immunization Key Dates Webinar, Oct. 16 (Reminder)
• Walk-In for Change with FARE's Teal Pumpkin Project this Halloween (Reminder)
• School Behavioral Health 101 for School Leaders, Oct. 22 (Reminder)
• Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week, Oct. 6-8 (Reminder)
• Leading for Belonging: Connecting Data, Equity, Social and Emotional Learning, and Leadership for Impact (Reminder)
• DC College Application and Exploration Month (Reminder)
• K-2 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Small Group Strategies for Multilingual Learners in Spanish, Oct. 22 (Reminder)

Grants & Funding

• New: FY26 SOAR Formula Application Now Available, Due Nov. 21
• New: OSSE Accepting Subgrant Applications for the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant
• New: US Department of Education (USED) Announces New Funding for School-Based Mental Health Services Grant
• OSSE Releases Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Request for Applications (Reminder)

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines