All of OEO's Resources in One Place
OEO creates guides and toolkits that help families, schools, and community groups understand how our school system works and what to do when certain issues arise. The first set of materials below are our basic documents but after the three guides, you will find information about specific topics, such as attendance, bullying, and highly capable programs. Finally, at the bottom of the page, you will find links to our promotional videos. Please spread the word.
The Basics: What Every Parent Needs to Know
A series of three handbooks for parents and caregivers with children in elementary and secondary public schools in Washington state.
How to be an Education Advocate in English /
Como Abogar por la Educación de sus Hijos en español
Discipline in Public Schools in English (Updated Jan. 2020) /
Disciplina Estudiantil en Escuelas Públicas K-12 del Estado de Washington en español (Revisado en 2020)
Protecting the Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools(Updated July 2024) in English /
These three manuals are copyrighted to Team Child and the Office of the Education Ombuds, and all rights are thereby reserved. Permission is granted to download and duplicate the manuals for individual and non-commercial use. However, their content may not be otherwise used without expressed permission of both parties.
Specific Topics
Use these short toolkits to get information on topics frequently brought to our office.
- Athletics and Activities
- Attendance and Truancy
- Back to School Planning for Remote Learning
- Communicating with Families Using an Interpreter: Tips for Educators
- Complaints Regarding Staff or Programs Quejas Relacionadas con el Personal (español)
- Discrimination La discriminación en la escuela (español)
- Enrollment, Choice, and School Transfers
- Functional Behavioral Assessments & Behavior Intervention Plans (FBAs & BIPs)
- Getting Started with Disability Supports at School: Sharing Your Child’s New Diagnosis with School / Compartiendo una nueva diagnosis de su hijo/a con la escuela en español / Lawadaag Dugsiga Cudurka Cusub Ilmahaaga Somali
- Highly Capable Programs
- How Does a School District Work?
- Interpretation Support Tips Card - Communicating Effectively with Interpretation
- Amharic የትርጓሜ ምክሮች ካርድ
- Arabic_بطاقة نصائح الترجمة الفورية
- Chinese_Simplified_口译提示卡
- Chinese_Traditional_口譯貼士卡片
- Dari با ترجمانی ارتباط موثر را قایم کردن
- French Carte de conseils pour l'interprétation
- Hindi विवेचना के लिए सलाह कार्ड
- Khmer ប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានសម្រាប់ការបកប្រែ
- Korean_통역 도우미 카드
- Marshallese Card in jibañ jān Ri-ukok eo
- Pashto د ژباړې لارښوونو کارت
- Punjabi ਇੰਟਰਪ੍ਰਿਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਟਿਪਸ ਕਾਰਡ
- Russian Карта с подсказками при устном переводе
- Samoan Pepa Fesoasoani Faaliliuga
- Somali Kaarka Tilmaamaha Turjumaada
- Spanish Comunicación Eficaz con Interpretación
- Swahili Kadi ya Vidokezo vya Fasiri
- Tagalog Kard ng mga Tip sa Pagsasalin
- Tigrinya መተርጎሚ ካርድ
- Ukrainian Картка підказок для перекладу
- Vietnamese Thẻ Lời khuyên phiên dịch
- Online Schools
- Parent Observations in the Classroom
- Prior Written Notice (PWN) Notificación Previa por Escrito en español
- Relocating to WA or Moving School Districts After a Disaster
- Restraint and Isolation / Restricción y Aislamiento en español
- Safety Plans
- Teacher Conferences
- Transition
- Transportation
- What Currently or Formerly Incarcerated Parents Would Like Educators to Know About Their Children and Families 2020
Policy Recommendations and Reports on Our Work
OEO is required by law to make annual policy recommendations to the Governor, Legislature, and State Board of Education for improvements in the state's K-12 education system that will reduce the opportunity gap. Our recommendations are based on data we collect and the trends that emerge from it, as well as our conversations with families, educators, students, and community stakeholders.
- OEO's 2023-2023 Annual Report English 2023-2024 Policy Recommendations English
- OEO's 2022-2023 Annual Report English
- OEO's 2021-2022 Annual Report English Reporte anual 2021-2022 español
- OEO's 2020-2021 Annual Report English Reporte anual 2020-2021 español
- OEO's 2019-2020 Annual Report English Reporte anual 2019-2020 español
- OEO's 2018-2019 Annual Report English Reporte anual 2018-2019 español
- OEO's 2017-2018 Annual Report English Reporte anual 2017-2018 español
- OEO's 2016-2017 Annual Report English Reporte anual 2016-2017 español
- 2016 Report on Family Engagement Best Practices: 1408 Report: Executive Summary (2 pages)
- Summary of Family Engagement Best Practices: 1408 Report: Family & Community Engagement Recommendations
- OEO's 2015-2016 Annual Report Spanish/español: Reporte Anual 2015-2016
- OEO's 2014-2015 Annual Report Spanish/español: Reporte Anual 2014-2015
- Language Access Report 2015
- Special Education Task Force Report 2014
- OEO's 2023 - 2026 Strategic Plan English
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Amharic_የዋሽንግተን ግዛት ገዥ Office of the Education Ombuds ስልታዊ ዕቅድ
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Arabic_ التابع لحاكم ولاية واشنطن الخطة الإستراتيجية
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Chinese_Simplified_战略计划
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Chinese_Traditional_戰略計畫
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_French_Plan stratégique
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Khmer_ផែនការយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Korean_전략 계획
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Punjabi_ਰਣਨੀਤਿਕ ਯੋਜਨਾ
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Russian_Стратегический план
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Somali_Qorshaha Istaraatiijiyada
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Spanish_plan estratégico_2020-2023
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Swahili_Mpango wa Mikakati
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Tagalog_Estratehikong Plano
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Tigrinya_ስትራተጅካዊ ውጥን
- OEO_Strategic_Plan_2023_2026_Vietnamese_Kế Hoạch Chiến Lược
- OEO's 2017 - 2020 Strategic Plan
- OEO's 2014 - 2017 Strategic Plan
- OEO's 2013 – 2014 Annual Report
- OEO's 2013 – 2014 Annual Report Summary
- OEO's 2012 Legislative Priorities
- OEO's 2011-2012 Annual Report
- OEO's 2011 Recommendations
- OEO's 2010-2011 Annual Report
OEO Promotional Materials
- "What is OEO" video in English and Spanish/Español
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Spanish
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Amharic
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Arabic
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Chinese Simplified
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Dari
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and French
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Hindi
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Khmer
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Korean
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Marshallese
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Punjabi
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Russian
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Samoan
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Somali
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Tagalog
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Tigrinya
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Ukrainian
- OEO Awareness SB 5376 Flyer English and Vietnamese