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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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