ESD Superintendent busy advocating for the state’s ESDs and school districts
ESD Superintendent Tim Merlino visits with Senator Lisa Wellman in the Senate Caucus Room. The road between Vancouver and Olympia is a familiar [...]
Senator Patty Murray introduces bill to address child care crisis
Finding high-quality, affordable child care & early learning is becoming increasingly difficult for millions of working families across the country. The cost of child care [...]
Students from Trout Lake and Cedar Tree Advance to State ‘Poetry Out Loud’ Competition
Mila Fuentes of Trout Lake School and Isaac Lu of Cedar Tree Classical Christian School were the top two finishers of the Southwest Washington [...]
District leaders share stories with state legislators about school funding issues
L-R: Rep. Vicki Kraft, Rep. Paul Harris, Sen. Annette Cleveland and Rep. Monica Stonier listen to presentations by Southwest Washington superintendents on school funding [...]
Union High School CSO Jamal McKenzie receives state award for safety
Shane Gardner (left), Manager of School Safety and Security, congratulates Jamal McKenzie (right) on being chosen Security Officer of the Year from among 3,000 [...]
Southwest Washington high school artists recognized across the state
The results of three high school art competitions from around the state have been announced this May, and Southwest Washington art teachers and their students [...]
Senator Patty Murray visits Hough Early Learning Center to learn how the child care crisis is affecting families in Southwest Washington
As Senator Patty Murray entered the Hough Early Learning Center she was greeted with smiling preschoolers and a welcome sign speckled with the colorful handprints of [...]
ESD staff and local community leaders participate in national prevention training
ESD 112 prevention staff joined over 3,000 other community leaders and prevention professionals from around the country to participate in a premier national training event [...]
Congratulations to Cedar Tree School junior, Isaac Lu, 2018 Poetry Out Loud State Champion
Isaac Lu, a junior at Cedar Tree School in Clark County, is the 2018 Poetry Out Loud Washington State Champion.Photo by Jesse Gardner. [...]
ESD 112 and region districts work to communicate funding changes to public
In 2017, the Washington State Legislature made sweeping changes to the way schools are funded. State lawmakers and school district officials continue to learn about [...]
Nearly $1 million awarded for WA computer science education
Almost $1 million in grants were awarded to improve access to computer science and related educational programs in Washington state, the Office of Superintendent of [...]
ESD leadership shares priorities with federal lawmakers
Five leaders from ESD 112 represented Southwest Washington at the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESD) Call to Action Legislative Conference in late September. While [...]
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