Spero provides hope for students with school avoidance
Derived from the Latin word for “hope,” Spero was started to help students whose mental health was the biggest barrier to school attendance. The dream was to capture students who have historically flown under the radar, quietly quit attending [...]
ClimeTime turns FIVE!
ClimeTime, a statewide program that provides professional development learning to educators, is celebrating its fifth-year anniversary. Since 2018, this grant-funded program has given teachers the opportunity to deepen their understanding of climate science. ClimeTime provides teachers a way to bring [...]
Career Connect Southwest distributes over $100,000 to regional schools and organizations
In February 2023, Career Connect Southwest (CCSW) began distributing over $100,000 in funding to support program development related to career connected learning to schools and organizations throughout the Southwest Washington region. CCSW has three local networks spanning six Southwest Washington [...]
Regional School Safety Center creates model for supporting student safety & well-being
Block & Department of Education Grants Provide Funding for More Mental Health Staff School districts in need of mental health, behavioral health, safety planning resources, and substance use prevention now have access to expanded resources through ESD 112’s Regional School [...]
2023 Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show Winners Announced
On March 22, ESD 112 rolled out the virtual red carpet for the 2023 Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show. Hosted on YouTube, ESD 112 Superintendent Tim Merlino and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Superintendent Chris Reykdal [...]
Robots roam the region in ESD 112
ESD 112 has been providing professional learning and loaning computer science materials to teachers for the past several years. As part of this initiative to promote computer science education in Southwest Washington, we recently visited two elementary schools to observe [...]
Matthew Valentine Recognized as Washington State Champion for 2023 Poetry Out Loud Competition
On Saturday, March 11 at Tacoma Little Theater, Olympia High School senior Matthew Valentine was selected as this year’s winner of the 2023 Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition for Washington State. Valentine was one of two finalists from the Southwest [...]
Small habits you can build into your daily life to increase your inclusivity
A diverse and inclusive workplace is one that makes everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the business, feel equally involved in and supported in all areas of the workplace. Workplace inclusion is when people feel [...]
ESD 112 Board Selects Susan Barker for District 1 Seat
The Educational Service District (ESD) 112 Board of Directors has selected Susan Barker as its newest board member. Barker, a retired educator and school administrator, will represent District 1, which includes Green Mountain, La Center, Kalama, and Woodland School Districts, [...]
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