ECE & SaSS Partner to Provide Paraeducator Training
As part of the General Paraeducator Certificate, paraeducators must complete the Fundamental Course of Study (FCS), which is a series of professional development courses covering [...]
Prevention coalitions recognize Outstanding Volunteers of the Year
More than a dozen volunteers and community groups have been recognized by the region’s prevention coalitions for their efforts over the 2019-2020 school year to [...]
Externship program offers teachers a glimpse into construction industry needs
“I’m looking for real-world, practical things I can bring to my students to use; something tangible and touchable.” That’s what Hanna Burleson, a science teacher [...]
ESD 112 STEM kits provide engaging at-home learning opportunities
In the weeks leading up to the end of a rather peculiar school year for Southwest Washington students, ESD 112 partnered with several local districts [...]
Community partnership recognized for its involvement in Grow and Learn program initiatives
General Federation of Women’s Clubs Camas-Washougal (GFWC C-W) is helping young readers through their Reach for the Stars with Books program. This local effort, which [...]
ESD 112 launches innovative Career Connected Learning network
Before the school closures, students in Camas School District are introduced to different career options. By 2021, Washington will have over 740,000 job openings. And [...]
Family resource coordinators are finding new ways to help families
Family Community Resource Coordinator Hilda Lail is still helping families at Harney Elementary during the pandemic, even though the services look a little different now. [...]
Free ESD 112 early learning playgroup goes virtual
Countless operations and programs have had to switch gears and go digital over the past couple of months due to COVID-19, and education programs have [...]
ESD 112 partners with GVCC to launch Lemonade Day
Still looking for ways to combine fun and learning at home while practicing social distancing? Take a trip to Lemonopolis to learn about business and [...]
ESD-U works toward greater educator workforce diversification in WA
As ESD-U prepares to wrap up its second year this summer, the alternative route to teacher certification program is marking its successes and looking forward [...]
ESD 112 helps school districts deliver meals to students in transition during school closures
Since all Washington State schools were shut down in mid-March to prevent the spread of COVID-19, schools across the state have made it a priority [...]
Child Care Aware coaches pitch in to deliver much-needed child care supplies
When schools and nonessential businesses began to shut down across Washington State in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 in mid-March, Tina McFadden [...]
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