Gov Inslee endorses CCSW Career Launch Programs
Washington Governor Jay Inslee visited Clark College to show his support for Career Launch programs. His visit included meeting students and industry partners involved in the programs that Career Connect SW helped to endorse, including Land Survey & Geomatics with [...]
Districts discuss push to electrify nation’s school buses in roundtable with Sen. Murray
Earlier this week, Washington Senator Patty Murray (D) held a roundtable discussion about the need for a federal investment to electrify the nation’s school buses. Murray was joined by school and utility officials from across the state, including Brett Blechschmidt, [...]
Best practices for calling 911
An estimated 240 million calls are made to 911 each year in the United States. 911 dispatchers and call takers are trained to help with all types of situations. But there are certain steps you can take to help inform [...]
Reduce the spread with good ventilation
Ensuring adequate ventilation throughout the work environment can help to maintain a safe and healthy school building and is important in reducing airborne exposure to viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. The main goal in reducing airborne transmission of viruses [...]
Now enrolling: ECE staff discuss welcoming families to child care
It’s safe to say that for the team at ESD 112’s Early Care and Education child care program, it’s been a year unlike any other. As businesses and community services open back up throughout Southwest Washington, so too has child [...]
Drug take-back event collects 2,811 pounds of unused medications
More than 1,075 residents in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties safely dropped off a total of 2,811 pounds of unused medications and 728 pounds of syringes during a multi-site drug take-back event on Saturday, April 24. The medication disposal event [...]
Prevent Coalition urges community to “Secure Your Cannabis”
On the heels of April 20 (4/20), a date commonly associated with cannabis, Prevent Coalition is reminding adults in Southwest Washington who have cannabis in the home to keep it secure to prevent small children and teens from accidental ingestion. [...]
Make sure your playground is safe for everyone
Playground Safety Tips As warmer weather and more outside playtime begins, now is a great time to review playground safety and prepare playgrounds and our kids for spring and summer fun! To keep children safe on the playground, consider these [...]
Risk Alert: Thieves Nationwide Are Slithering Under Vehicles, Swiping Catalytic Converters
In case you haven’t heard, there is another epidemic occurring now- an outbreak in the number of catalytic converter thefts from vehicles nationwide, including several instances of thefts from school district facilities including school parking lots during school hours. Catalytic [...]
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