LEA Look Forward for Oct. 3, 2025

View the LEA Look Forward for Oct. 3, 2025.

Important Announcements

• New: DC School Garden Week
• 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

• New: OSSE Immunization Key Dates Webinar, Oct. 16
• New: Walk-In for Change with FARE's Teal Pumpkin Project this Halloween
• New: School Behavioral Health 101 for School Leaders, Oct. 22
• 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)
• K-2 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Small Group Strategies for Multilingual Learners (Reminder)
• Social and Emotional Learning Community of Practice (Reminder)

Grants & Funding

• New: OSSE Releases Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Request for Applications
• New: Guidance Now Available on Supports for Students Experiencing Homelessness under Title I-A
• New: Allocations Now Available: FY26 SOAR Act Formula Grants
• 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)

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines