Join the State Board of Education for a community forum in Vancouver on Nov. 6
The State Board of Education will be hosting a community forum in Vancouver on November 6 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Washington State School for the Blind. This forum will feature an open discussion about the SBE’s draft strategic [...]
Lyle Community School’s Pre-Kindergarten Program achieves high quality rating
Lyle Community School’s Pre-Kindergarten Program has been notified by the Washington State Department of Early Learning that it has received a Level 4 rating, defined as providing a program that is “thriving in high quality.” On a scale of 1-5, [...]
Harry Potter room casts a spell on Ridgefield students
Above the Media Center at Sunset Ridge Intermediate School/View Ridge Middle School in the Ridgefield School District, there is a small, private room. Step through the door, and it is as if you have been transported to Hogwarts, the school [...]
Lyle High School students honor Indigenous People’s Day
In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, members of Lyle High School’s Culture Club made a presentation to six different classes on Monday, October 8. Representing the local Warm Springs and Yakama tribes, as well as Southeast Alaska Tlingit, Ojibwa/First Nation [...]
Woodland A.P. Government students learn about U.S. political system at the local level
Sharon “Shari” Conditt, a social studies teacher at Woodland High School, invites visiting professionals to present to her classes and uses field trips to provide students in her Advanced Placement (AP) Government class with a variety of enriching opportunities in [...]
Longtime educator, Bob Lucas, leaves Kelso School Board
The community of Kelso has big shoes to fill on its school board after the September resignation of Bob Lucas, who for the past seven years has helped inform and guide the direction of the Kelso School District as Vice President [...]
STEM Network’s pilot program answers need for trained manufacturing workforce
With a growing population of young people, Southwest Washington’s many STEM-related industries—those in science, technology, engineering and mathematics—would seem well positioned for hiring a strong workforce. But there is a problem: Up to 81 percent of new, high-growth, well-paying jobs [...]
Math Anywhere project promotes math fun in the community
Pop quiz: Look at the above picture and answer “How many?” Your first response is probably: “How many what?” And that’s the point. ESD 112 Math Coordinator Molly Daley is on a mission to engage young kids and their grownups with open-ended games [...]
ESD 112 to host early care and education job fair October 16
Toddlers at the Park Crest Early Learning Center enjoy the shade of an outdoor play tent constructed by their preschool teacher. Join a team that helps build a foundation of success for children in our community. Educational Service [...]