Preventing slips and falls when walking or working on snow and ice
Slip and fall injuries often result from the presence of snow and ice on surfaces. There are several factors that when combined with slippery surfaces increase the likelihood of a slip and fall incident. The following includes ideas on how [...]
Cold Weather and Freeze Alert: Preparing for Winter Weather
As the days grow shorter, the temperatures get colder, and the winter weather begins to set in, preparing for winter conditions can help mitigate potential hazardous exposures that could result in property damage or injury to staff, students and the [...]
School leaders share COVID-driven funding concerns with legislators
Education leaders, board members and superintendents from across Southwest Washington came together virtually on December 4, for a legislative forum hosted by ESD 112. The forum, which was held over Zoom for the first time this year because of the [...]
From bond to beautiful
The community of White River School District is a mostly rural one spread out near the base of Mt. Rainier. They passed a bond back in 2001 to build a new high school, and in August, 2015 their elementary [...]
ESD 112 board re-appoints longstanding board member
Marilyn Koenninger ESD 112 Board Member of 31 years, Marilyn Koenninger, was re-appointed to the ESD 112 Board of Directors at their November board meeting last week. Koenninger will once again represent District 5, which includes Vancouver School [...]
Math Anywhere program gains national attention
Math Anywhere, a community-based project from ESD 112 designed to build positive math experiences for students outside of school, is getting national attention thanks to a major player in STEM education. 100Kin10, a nonprofit network of hundreds of organizations dedicated [...]
Early Care and Education Centers now offering school-age remote learning support
School-age students enrolled at any of ESD 112’s Early Care and Education (ECE) child care centers now have access to remote learning supports to help with homework assignments and other tasks related to distance learning. The newly-available supports include on-site [...]
Clark County drug take-back events collect over 4600 lbs. of unwanted medications
On Saturday, October 24, 2020, four drug take-back locations were opened to accept unwanted medications. Over 4,600 lbs. of unwanted medications were collected at the Clark County sites even though ESD 112 was unable to participate in the collection this [...]
Regional, state efforts underway to improve classroom inclusion
Currently, the state of Washington is ranked as one of the nation’s least inclusive states (44 out of 50), but educators from across Southwest Washington and the rest of the state are actively working to change that. The Washington Association [...]
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