On September 20, 2018, our OESD celebrated the beginning of its 50th year of providing services to public education! A special banner was displayed in front of the OESD building in Bremerton. While the weather cooperated, Superintendent Greg Lynch provided an overview...
Equal Opportunity for All Everyone has the right to an equal opportunity to take part in mainstream American life. Buildings must have entrances that don’t require walking up stairs. Sidewalks must have curbs that slope to ease transitions for wheelchairs. We’re used...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Michelle Price, Superintendent at North Central Educational Service District is featured in one of a 9-Part video series by AASA titled Women in School Leadership: Navigating Pathways to the Superintendency....
Upcoming Events The Northwest Educational Service District 189 presents the Social Emotional Learning Summit in Anacortes on December 3-4, 2018. The focus is on Building Resilience & Social Emotional Expertise in Schools. Learn more and register > State and...
PASCO, WA – Governor Jay Inslee awarded Educational Service District (ESD) 123 at the 26th Annual Governor’s Employer Awards ceremony in Redmond, WA. On Wednesday, October 17, ESD 123 was one of six employers honored for their exemplary work recruiting, hiring,...
Article Published on the AESA Perspectives website Over a decade ago, the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) launched a monumental mission to become an Antiracist Multicultural Organization (ARMCO). This article describes the multiple pathways the agency...
The 2018-2019 school year will see brand new climate science learning opportunities in regions across the state, thanks to a $3 million Climate Science Education Grant awarded to the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). The nine ESDs will partner with...