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Bob Estes Receives 2023 AESD Executive Board Award of Distinction
The Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD) Executive Board Award of Distinction is an annual recognition given to individuals and organizations that embody the vision and criteria of the award. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that have...
Education Leaders Call for Investments in Special Education, Meals, Transportation, and School Staff
The leaders of Washington’s statewide organizations representing parents and families, teachers, principals, classified school employees, superintendents, school board members, and our state superintendent have four top priorities for supporting Washington’s students...
The Power of Nine
Published by AESA Washington State ESAs responded quickly to the need for information and PPE for students and staff, and ensured that schools operated successfully during the pandemic. The Challenge: When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, school districts across Washington...
Inclusive Education: Changing Seasons, Systems, & Practices
Winter is upon us once more and as we change our clothes, replace our sandals with boots, adjust to shorter days, and perhaps put winter tires on our vehicles, we are reminded of the constant changes in our lives. Some people relish the changing season, while others...
AESD 2023 Conference Recap
Thanks to all the ESD board members, staff, and invited partners for joining us as we focused on AESD’s efforts to center student voices within the education system to serve all students and schools statewide!
Join us for the 2023 Balanced Calendar Book Study Series!
Are you and your school / district interested in learning more about what it takes to modify your school year calendar? Do you want to connect with other district / school leaders who are also on this journey? If so, the 2023 Balanced Calendar Book Study Series is for...
Inclusion in Action
Washington’s nine Educational Service Districts (ESDs), unified through the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD Network), support 140 school/district teams across the state with implementing inclusionary practices. The AESD is one of several statewide...
ClimeTime featured in a national publication
Washington State’s ClimeTime program was recently featured in a national publication by the National Science Teaching Association. ClimeTime supports statewide science teacher training centered on the Next Generation Science Standards and climate science. The nine...
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Legislative News
Education Leaders Call for Investments in Special Education, Meals, Transportation, and School Staff
The leaders of Washington’s statewide organizations representing parents and families, teachers, principals, classified school employees, superintendents, school board members, and our state superintendent have four top priorities for supporting Washington’s students...
AESD Network News from across the State
The AESD Strategic Plan: Inventing Our Future Benjamin Franklin noted, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Brian Johnson reminds us the future is not fixed. It is not a set point over the horizon that we are all running toward, helpless to do anything...
ESDs, superintendents, state legislators and students push for additional support to address student safety and mental health
Leaders from the state’s Educational Service Districts (ESDs) joined legislators, school staff and student representatives on September 22, for a news conference urging broader support and additional funding for school safety and student mental health services. During...
Summary of 2018-19 AESD Computer Science Grant
In summary each ESD will receive $20,150 to do the work around the grant. This will include the following overall outcomes: Three statewide convenings of regional ESD CS leaders and the support of OSPI to discuss regional and statewide efforts/partnerships and how...
ESD Superintendents busy advocating for the state’s ESDs and school districts
Superintendents from the state’s nine ESDs have been busy in Olympia this legislative session advocating on behalf of ESDs and the 295 school districts they collectively serve on legislation including school safety, Climate Science, special education, and Career...
AESD Network News from across the State
Success in life is not accidental: Planning works! We often hear the phrase, “The best way to prepare for the future is to plan for it.” Operating from that belief, the AESD Executive Committee recently approved the 2018-2021, AESD Network Strategic Plan with updated...