Too Much Screen Time?
Whether it is a work computer, a home laptop or our ever-present smartphones, chances are you stare at some type of screen for hours each day. This can lead to vision problems. “Focusing on tiny type for hours on end [...]
SummerWorks Internship Program Goes Virtual
When the school closures and work from home orders came into effect the SummerWorks team pivoted to virtual outreach and enrollment, connecting with school teams and families across Clark and Cowlitz counties to enroll 64 students in the virtual SummerWorks [...]
ECE & SaSS Partner to Provide Paraeducator Training
As part of the General Paraeducator Certificate, paraeducators must complete the Fundamental Course of Study (FCS), which is a series of professional development courses covering many domains of learning to be completed in one year. ESD 112's Student and School [...]
ESD 112 facilitates purchase of PPE for Washington schools
ESD 112 is helping schools across the state of Washington get the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need in advance of a return to in-person education. Late last month, truckloads of face shields, cloth face coverings, gloves, N95 masks and [...]
Prevention coalitions recognize Outstanding Volunteers of the Year
More than a dozen volunteers and community groups have been recognized by the region’s prevention coalitions for their efforts over the 2019-2020 school year to prevent youth substance use in Southwest Washington. Each year, the coalitions honor volunteers from across [...]
Construction Services Group provides safe school reopening guidance
Most people spend around 90 percent of their lives in the built environment, i.e., some sort of building or structure. Unfortunately, current science suggests that being within a built environment can propagate the spread of COVID-19. This is especially true [...]
Local sewing group donates 1,500 masks to ESD 112
Members of a local social media group known as the SEWcial Distance Club recently sewed and donated 1,500 cloth masks to ESD 112 for its employees and those served by the agency to use. The group was created in April [...]
Externship program offers teachers a glimpse into construction industry needs
“I’m looking for real-world, practical things I can bring to my students to use; something tangible and touchable.” That’s what Hanna Burleson, a science teacher at RA Long High School in Longview, said she hoped to get out of a [...]
iTech Prep teacher named ESD 112 Regional Teacher of the Year
Dr. Erin Lark, Regional Teacher of the Year 2021, teaches Environmental and Life Sciences at iTech Preparatory School in Vancouver A Vancouver Public Schools science teacher has been named ESD 112’s Regional Teacher of the Year for 2021. [...]
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