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SCRIPT Facilitator training benefits every ESD in Washington
In March, CS for All came to Bellevue, Washington to facilitate a workshop called SCRIPT (School CSForAll Resource and Implementation Planning Tool) for Washington state. The workshop was framed as a form of professional development for change facilitators. Andy J....
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2019 NWESD Regional Classified Employee of the Year
Zita Moser, a paraeducator in the Sedro-Woolley School District, has been named 2019 Regional Classified School Employee of the Year by the Northwest Educational Service District 189 (NWESD). Moser splits her time in the district working in a preschool program based...
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Teaching Teachers How to Learn
ESD 112 was highlighted in the Spring 2019 edition of Northwest Crimson & Gray, a magazine of Washington State University Vancouver. The article talks about the unique partnership between ESD 112 and WSU Vancouver and their efforts to show aspiring teachers how...
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“One small step…” ESDs across the state celebrate 50 years of service
The most famous words of 1969, spoken by Neil Armstrong, also fittingly describe another initiative that occurred that same year benefitting education in our state. Fifty years later, the impact of that initiative is one that continues to provide giant leaps for...
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ESD-U Currently Recruiting for Summer Cohort
Teacher certification and endorsement program ESD-U is currently accepting applications for its upcoming 2019-2020 cohort and is holding informational sessions in January and February. Aspiring teachers who currently hold a bachelor’s degree or certified teachers...
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Statewide Climate Science Initiative Highlighted in Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly
ClimeTime, a statewide initiative, was recently featured in an article written by Abby Rusky and published in the Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly December issue. The article, Launching K-12 Climate Science Literacy to Scale in Washington State, highlights the...
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Winter/Spring 2019 Education Connection
Read our Winter/Spring Education Connection online and get a jump start on professional development planning for the year and read a few of our latest stories from around the NWESD region: Need a printed copy? No problem! Just send us an email...
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Heart in Hand – Washington State Teacher of the Year
It’s 9:30 A.M. in Robert Hand’s Family & Consumer Science class at Mount Vernon High School. Nineteen seniors settle into their seats and everyone has an HP Notebook. Trendy music plays softly in the background, there is a string of white lights on the ceiling,...
read more“When Given Wings, Summer Learning Takes Flight” The Burlington-Edison School District Pilots NASA Camp
This past summer, the Northwest Educational Service District 189’s Migrant Education Program in concert with OSPI, the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP) and NASA Science Mission Directorate, and the Burlington-Edison School District championed a...
read moreNorth Central Education Foundation Awards over 100 Teacher Classroom Grants
The North Central Education Foundation was thrilled to increase the number of teacher classroom grants that were awarded at the 2018 Teacher Classroom Grant Award reception held in October at the Confluence Technology Center in Wenatchee. During this ninth year of...
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Legislative News
2019 Legislative Session – Week of 4/8/19
Summary Monday is day 85 of the 105 day legislative session. If the two chambers can come to agreement on details of the budget, adjournment is scheduled for April 28. AESD Specific Bills School Safety HB 1216 is waiting in the Ways and Means Committee for a vote of...
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2019 Legislative Session – Week of 4/1/19
Summary Both the House and Senate released their operating budgets last week. The House passed their budget off the floor on Friday March 29, and the Senate is still in the process of passing their budget through the Ways and Means Committee. We anticipate it will...
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2019 Legislative Session – Week of 3/24/19
Summary This past Wednesday, the March Economic and Revenue Forecast was released, containing mostly positive news as our state’s economy continues to outperform the nation. Updated numbers showed state revenues looking to increase by about $861 million more than...
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2019 Legislative Session – Week of March 18
Bills of Interest Halfway through the sessions, the following bills are in various stages: School Safety AESD priority bill HB 1216 is up for hearing today in the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Committee. The House passed the bill last week with a strong 83 to 14...
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2019 Legislative Session Update
Mar 4, 2019 is the 49th day of the 105 day legislative session. Last week legislators heard dozens of bills before last Friday’s fiscal committee cutoff. The House Appropriations Committee heard nearly 30 bills on both Monday and Tuesday and on Wednesday scheduled a...
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2019 Legislative Session – Week 3
Summary 1/28/19 begins week three of the 2019 Legislative Session. We’ve seen hundreds of bills introduced. Additional Resources: To get up to speed, check out WSSDA’s legislative update from week 2 now available here.The Opening Day Special Edition TWIO is now...
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