New Tool Can Help Identify Dampness and Mold in Schools
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently introduced a new tool to help school staff to identify and assess areas of dampness and mold in their school buildings. The Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool provides a checklist [...]
Skamania School receives grant for outdoor science learning
For students in Skamania, the Gorge is their classroom. A $20,000 STEM Lighthouse grant awarded to Skamania School District for the 2018-19 school year will support outdoor learning and teaching plans for a long-held 38-acre piece of property. [...]
Building great teams and doing big things
A message from Superintendent Merlino On February 11, 1969 the bill creating Washington's Educational Service Districts was signed, and though our 50th birthday party in Olympia was postponed due to weather, I want to take a moment to reflect on [...]
Woodland Middle School students participate in CHOICES workshop
Eighth-grade students at Woodland Middle School learned the importance of not dropping out of school through CHOICES, an interactive workshop presented by the CHOICES Education Group, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, in partnership with community outreach specialists from Fibre [...]
Reflections from a Community Conversation on Soaring Rates of Teen Vaping
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," Shane Gardner, Evergreen Public Schools Manager of School Safety & Security, emphasized. His statement echoed the goal of Prevent Coalition’s "It's Not Just Vaping: [...]
Kindness Rocks at Yacolt Primary
The 'river' of kindness that flows through Yacolt Primary's courtyard A river of kindness flows through Yacolt Primary School, and it totally rocks! Quite literally, in fact. Step into the school’s newly revitalized courtyard, and you’ll immediately see [...]
Dr. Graham passes ESD 112 board leadership to Ann Campbell
Ann Campbell was named the next president of the ESD 112 Board of Directors at their January 29 meeting. Outgoing president Dr. Richard Graham, who served in that role for the past two years, passed the gavel to Ann, who [...]
Kalama ESA staff are champions on and off the field
The Seattle Seahawks may not be going to the Super Bowl this year, but ESD 112 has found a team of champions in the Kalama ESA staff. Led by Head Coach Sean McDonald, an Elementary Special Education teacher, Kalama High [...]
Peer Mentoring program a smashing success for Battle Ground Public Schools
It’s nearing the end of third period in sixth grade teacher Tracey Pennington’s class at Daybreak Middle School, and the excitement in the room is palpable. The students are practically bouncing in their seats waiting for the bell to ring. [...]
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