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 [...]
2021 Southwest Regional Virtual Art Show Winners Announced
This year, the Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show was held virtually on YouTube on March 31, 2021. ESD 112 Superintendent Tim Merlino welcomed guests to the first-ever virtual event. Viewers had a chance to see award-winning pieces [...]
Prevent Coalition announces second phase of Locks Save Lives campaign
Vancouver’s Prevent Coalition has initiated the development of a second phase of its Locks Saves Lives campaign, which encourages families in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties to keep their loved ones safe by storing their prescription medications in a locked [...]
ESD112’s Aprille McMillan participates in national conference on Social & Emotional Learning Curriculum
Aprille McMillan, Early Learning Childhood Coordinator Aprille McMillan was recently invited to be part of a panel presentation at the Harmony SEL “Power of Engagement Summit” in February to share ESD 112’s experiences implementing the Harmony SEL (Social [...]
Birth-3 Intervention Services Adapt to a Virtual Structure
As with many programs and services over the past year, ESD 112’s Birth to Three Early Intervention program made the switch from an in-person structure to a completely virtual one. And while that challenge may not have been unique across [...]
SafeSchools brand is changing
Most of our region’s school employees are familiar with the SafeSchools on-line training platform. In fact, our region’s employees completed over 213,000 courses during the last school year alone. The next time you login for training you may notice [...]
Flipped internships – Looking for the learning
Three interns and their mentors at Washougal-based Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS). Upon completion of the flipped internship and graduation from Hayes Freedom High School, Haley (center in white shirt) was hired to perform production planning at ADS. [...]
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