For 21-year-old Hunter Olin, traditional public school was challenging. As a child, she was diagnosed with a developmental disability, making routine school activities like classroom [...]
Kicking off the 2019-2020 school year with a powerful training designed to best support student needs, 128 Southwest Washington school district leaders gathered at Alki [...]
School nurses are unsung heroes in Washington state’s effort to ensure that all students receive equal access to education. Serving as a bridge between healthcare [...]
On June 12, the ESD 112 Teaching & Learning leadership team came together for their end of the year meeting. The primary focus of the [...]
When 11-year-old Trinity Walker arrives for school at Quest Academy, she’s like a “second burst of sunshine,” said Karen Scott, care coordinator for ESD 112's [...]
Tammy Smith, a Kalama Life Skills teacher who is part of the ESD 112 ESA team, was recognized for her outstanding teaching by the Kalama [...]
The Seattle Seahawks may not be going to the Super Bowl this year, but ESD 112 has found a team of champions in the Kalama [...]
On May 22nd, the ESA's Dayton School District Life Skills class took part in the First Annual Walla Walla Day of Champions alongside other special [...]
Videos highlighting programs and creative communications from the Teaching and Learning division of Educational Service District 112 (ESD 112) were recently honored with Merit Awards [...]
Kristin Leslie, Director, CWU Special Education Technology Center ELLENSBURG, Wash. — As the 2017-18 school year got underway, so did the work of [...]
ESD 112 Becomes Certification Provider Finding teachers is becoming especially difficult. It's a challenging job, and with the demand for teachers in general increasing by [...]
In late 2016, the long-awaited Quest Academy opened its doors to a handful of students in a newly renovated building in Longview. Several months later, [...]
ESD 112 equalizes educational opportunities for learning communities through innovative partnerships, responsive leadership, and exceptional programs.
ESD 112 acknowledges and honors the traditional lands of the Cowlitz and Chinook Tribes, Lower Columbia Peoples, Shoalwater Bay Tribe and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, on which our school districts reside in what is now Southwest Washington. We pay respect to the elders and caretakers that have stewarded these lands throughout generations and that are still here today.
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