North Mason schools take stock of legislative session

North Mason School Board President Arla Shephard Bull, the board’s legislative representative, shared information April 20 from the final week of the legislative session. The board was waiting on news regarding education-related items in the budget.

Shepherd Bull said it was “an interesting legislative session,” noting the Washington State School Directors’ Association’s tracked 120 education-related bills from the start of the session. “Thirty-five were left as of last Friday,” she said.

Superintendent Dana Rosenbach provided an update on House Bill 1550, intended to help children in need of...