Regional News
A Message from our AESD President on upcoming changes
Inevitably, change happens! Certainly the time between the winter Dispatch and this edition is evidence of that. The legislative session ended with mixed results in resolving various funding and policy issues impacting our school districts as well as the AESD. On a...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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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2019 Summer Education Connection
Check out the 2019 Summer Education Connection online and look for a printed copy in the mail or sent to your school in June. Start planning for professional learning and read news from around the region including: Upcoming Workshops and Classes Climate Science...
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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...
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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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