Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show
Due to Governor Jay Inslee's March 13 announcement of a statewide ban on all public gatherings of more than 250 people and closures to [...]
Flipped Internship: Turning the typical student work experience upside down
Think back for a moment to when you were in high school or college, preparing to enter the real world and start your career. How [...]
Safety and the Supervisor’s Responsibilities
The responsibility for the health and safety of employees is usually assigned to the supervisor. Supervisors are the people who can take immediate, direct action [...]
Protecting Schools – 10 Key Findings
The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released a report in late 2019 on targeted school violence that reinforces much of what many of [...]
Statewide ClimeTime program recognized in national online publication
Now in its second year, ClimeTime programs across the state of Washington continue to educate K-12 teachers about climate science and provide them with the [...]
Ergonomic tips for hand-held devices
Ergonomic injuries like text neck, cellphone elbow, and digital eyestrain are becoming more commonplace as we spend longer hours working and organizing our lives online, [...]
Unofficial special election results in for school bonds and levies
Many school districts in the ESD 112 region had bond or levy measures on the February 11, 2020, ballot. The unofficial results are in, [...]
Tips to prevent re-injury after an on-the-job injury
Suffering a work injury that involves missed time from work can be challenging in many ways. Besides the physical injury, there is often an emotional [...]
The ladder of success begins with safety
For the school year 2018-2019, Southwest Washington Workers Compensation Trust had some serious employee injuries resulting from falls from a ladder. All of these injuries [...]
Woodland teacher leverages community partnerships to serve 18-21 transition students
“It takes a village to raise a child.” D’Ann Horrocks is the Director of Partners in Transition at Woodland Public Schools The African [...]
Don’t fall down on the job – Preventing slips, trips, and falls
Slips, trips and falls can result in strains, sprains, contusions, fractures and other serious injuries. For the 2018-2019 school year, a slip, trip and fall [...]
Five board members sworn in to ESD 112 board
Four incumbents and one new member were sworn in to the Educational Service District (ESD) 112 Board of Directors at the agency’s regular board meeting [...]
ESD 112 equalizes educational opportunities for learning communities through innovative partnerships, responsive leadership, and exceptional programs.