Regional News
ESD 123 Offers Novice Teacher Training
In 2015, two ESD 123 Content Coordinators came together to create a training designed to meet the unique needs of early career educators. At that time, none of the 23 school districts within ESD 123’s region participated in the BEST grant and the need for new teacher...
Better Together: Partnering to support student mental health and wellness
Featured Article in the Washington Principal (AWSP) In 2016, the Children’s Mental Health Workgroup formed as a result of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2439, which relates to increasing access to adequate and appropriate mental health services for children....
NCESD Superintendent Michelle Price Selected as the 2018 National Educational Administrator of the Year
North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) Superintendent Michelle Price was recently notified that she has been selected as the 2018 National Educational Administrator of the Year. Michelle will be honored at the annual National Association of Educational...
2019 AESD 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Educational Service Districts are gearing up to celebrate 50 years of service to Washington schools and communities during the 2019 annual conference of the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). This year’s event will be held at the historic Skamania...
ESD 112 to Host 2019 AESD 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Conference
Celebrate 50 years of Team AESD as Champions for Washington's Children https://youtu.be/KoXskCJuxHg Educational Service Districts are gearing up to celebrate 50 years of service to Washington schools and communities during the 2019 annual conference of the Association...
ESD-U Program Highlighted in AESA Perspectives
One agency’s solution to the teacher shortage crisis in Washington state Washington’s demand for teachers increased by 250 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to Washington state’s Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) (WA Office of PI, April 2018). School...
10 Award-Winning Art Pieces by Student Artists
The 45th Annual ESD 105 Regional High School Art Show showcased 94 entries by students from 14 of south central Washington's high schools. The exhibit, on display Feb. 26-March 16 in the lobby of the Junior Achievement World facility in Yakima, included a March 3...
The OSPI/AESD Science Network: A focus on Scientific Literacy
We live in an age of constant scientific discovery — a world shaped by revolutionary new technologies. More and more, scientific and technological issues dominate state discourse, from environmental debates on ozone depletion and acid rain, to economic threats from...
Preparing for Life After School: ESD 123 Program grows by more than 300%
To prepare students for life and employment after school, ESD 123 has been providing pre-employment training and support for students with disabilities in 11 of the region’s 23 school districts since November 2016. The program training was modified over the past...
OESD and Chimacum Celebrate 2018 Regional Teacher of the Year, Gary Coyan
Gary Coyan, Arts/CTE Teacher at Chimacum High School, is definitely a teacher to celebrate! On September 13, 2017, Olympic ESD Superintendent Greg Lynch visited the Chimacum School Board Meeting to present Gary Coyan with his Regional Teacher of the Year Award. Since...