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Keeping Schools Safe

The run-up to this year’s start of school had the usual appearance of routi ne, but it wasn’t. In 14 Spokane area districts, a quiet, but powerful initiative began over the summer when NEWESD 101 officially launched a regional threat assessment cooperative. While...

2019 Washington State Teacher of the Year: Mt. Vernon’s Robert Hand

ESD 189 - Northwest

Robert Hand, a Mount Vernon High School teacher and Northwest Educational Service District 189 (NWESD) Regional Teacher of the Year, was selected as 2019 Washington State Teacher of the Year. Mr. Hand was selected from a talented group of nine teacher nominees from...

ESD 105 offers School Reingagement

ESD 105, Regional News

This past summer, ESD 105 partnered up with the Yakima School District and its Stanton Academy in a two-month project that resulted in 75 youths reengaging back into school programs, with 50 of those enrolling at the Stanton alternative school. Two members of the ESD...

Summer Science was STEM-tastic at ESD 112

ESD 112, Featured, Regional News

ESD 112’s STEM Initiatives team hosted the first-ever STEM-tastic Summer Science Symposium this summer. 192 science teachers from 27 different school districts gathered to learn about dozens of science topics, like solar energy, populations and ecosystems, and...

AESD Network News from across the State

Announcements, Legislative News, National News, Regional News

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...

Seeking ESD Board Member Panelists

Announcements, ESD 189 - Northwest, Regional News

Would you like to serve on an AESD Accreditation Panel? Contact your ESD Superintendent for more information about volunteering! 2019 Panel Dates May 20-May 21 ESD 113 in Tumwater May 28-May 29 ESD 101 in Spokane Background Since the Association of Educational Service...