Washington State Office of Education Ombuds

The Washington State Office of Education Ombuds (OEO) listens, shares information and referrals, and works with families, communities, and schools to address concerns so that every student can fully participate and thrive in our state’s public schools. OEO provides support in multiple languages and has telephone interpretation available. To get help or learn more about what OEO does, please visit its website.

The Washington State Governor’s Office of the Education Ombuds (OEO) is an independent state agency that helps to reduce educational opportunity gaps by supporting families, students, educators, and other stakeholders in communities across WA in understanding the K-12 school system and resolving concerns collaboratively. OEO services are free and confidential. Anyone can contact OEO with a question or concern about K-12 public schools.

OEO also has 1-page flyers translated into the following languages, which can be downloaded and printed, or copied and pasted into school newsletters or other school publications.

• 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