Regional News
Vision Screenings for Migrant Students
With more than 7,000 eligible migrant students in the Southeast Washington region, ESD 123 aims to meet the health needs of all migratory students who may be missed by regular school screenings. To this end, ESD 123 is one of four ESDs managing the new Welch Allyn...
Olympic Academy Prepares Qualified Students for Social, Emotional, and Academic Success
Kids don’t have a lack of will, they have a lack of skill. Just like reading and math skills, social/emotional skills can be taught. This fall, Capital Region ESD 113 will open Olympic Academy, a supportive environment that will help students learn the skills they...
Drug Take-Back Event Collects Over 4,300 Pounds of Medicine
Thanks to the nearly three dozen community groups who partnered with ESD 112’s PREVENT Coalition in April for the 2019 Drug Take Back event, 4,311 pounds of medications and 1,307 pounds of sharps were collected across eight sites in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat...
Celebrating Inspiration & Community Leadership!
WASA Region 114 Awards – 2019 Highlights Inspired by an unprecedented number of honorees, 28 to be exact, it was a wonderful evening to celebrate the vast array of volunteer services represented by nine school districts in our region. On Monday, April 15, 2019,...
ESD 105’s Safety Summit
Students from Yakima County shared common concerns about safety and brainstormed ways to help make schools safer during the Student Safety Summit, which ESD 105 hosted the morning of Thursday, April 11. The 90-minute session involved about 20 participants from six...
New AESD Network Executive Director
Earlier this year, WSSDA Deputy Executive Director Jessica Vavrus was encouraged to apply for the position of Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD) and OSPI Network Executive Director. The position came open when longtime educator Dr. Gene Sharratt...
NWESD Welcomes Technology Director
The Northwest Educational Service District 189 (NWESD) is thrilled to announce Les Valsquier as our new Director of Technology Services. Les comes to the NWESD with over 20 years of IT management and experience. In his most recent position at the Edmonds School...
A grand opening celebration
State ESD leaders, past and present, gathered in February for the grand opening of NEWESD 101’s Talbott Event Center. The building was named in honor of Dr. Brian Talbott, superintendent of NEWESD 101 from 1982-98. This period, however, represented only a portion of...
North Central ESD/AESD Network Executive Assistant Announces Retirement
North Central ESD and the AESD will say farewell to Eldene Wall after 29 years of service. Eldene has served as the executive assistant to three superintendents: Dr. Gene Sharratt, Dr. Rich McBride, and Dr. Michelle Price. During her tenure, she raised four boys,...
Statewide effort launches Climate Science website
To showcase the collaborative efforts across the state, all nine Educational Service Districts and seven Community-Based Organizations collaborated to launch a new website www.climetime.org. ClimeTime is a state-led network for climate science learning that helps...
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Joe Brazier, Director Worldwide Azure Solution Strategy for Microsoft Education, closed the inaugural AI Innovation Summit last week with an inspiring keynote that highlighted key strategies for educators to navigate the AI Era and implement AI into K-12 education systems successfully.
