CELEBRATING OUR ESD 105 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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As National School Board Appreciation Month comes to a close, we want to recognize our ESD 105 Board of Directors for all that they do to support the students, educators and families of our region! These seven, dedicated individuals, work tirelessly to represent our communities, while providing guidance and support to our programs. Learn more about our Board of Directors
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Do you know someone who works in a school who's going above and beyond to support students?
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Each year, ESD 105 has the privilege of recognizing two individuals from throughout our region to serve as our Regional Teacher of the Year and our Regional Classified Employee of the Year. Our regional winners advance to OSPI's state recognition program where one individual from each category is selected to advance to the national competition.
Anyone can make a nomination for our regional awards including peers, school/district administrators, students and community members. The deadline to make a nomination is March 1, 2023.
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National School Counseling Week (#NSCW23) is next week, Feb. 6-10, 2023. We thank our ESD 105 school counselors for the tremendous impact they have in helping our students reach their highest potential.
CALLING ALL SCHOOL COUNSELORS!
If you're a school counselor, we'd love for you to participate in the American School Counselor's Association's #NSCW23 photo challenge...Here's how you can help us celebrate the great work you do each day.
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Download a sign.
- Answer the question on the sign.
- Take a selfie holding your sign.
- Send your selfie to us by next Thursday (2/9/23)!
Next Friday we will post these selfie signs to our social media pages.
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Project GLAD® is back with new offerings!
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We're excited to share that the Project GLAD® Regional Training Center recently reopened! ESD 105 and Orange County Department of Education have entered a partnership that will allow us to serve as the regional training center for Washington, Oregon and beyond! As part of this partnership, OCDE Project GLAD® consultants will be housed here at our agency to provide learning opportunities.
This partnership will allow us to offer NEW and UPDATED training opportunities for teachers of multilingual learners.
Updated Course Offerings:
OCDE Project GLAD ® Foundations Training
OCDE Preschool GLAD® Foundations Training
Training of Trainers for Project GLAD®
Training of Trainers Preschool GLAD®
New Course Offerings:
GLAD® Next Generation
Planning with WIDA Standards with GLAD® strategies
GLAD(R) strategies in the Key Language uses
monthly Mll teacher PLC
GLAD® trainer and teacher Network
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Applications are now open for 2023 "Ellison Education Grants"
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The Ellison Education Grants were created to empower and support Washington State’s most effective, innovative and inspirational K- 12 public school teachers. The Ellison Foundation supports a classroom teacher's expertise in understanding their own professional learning needs and the needs of their students. The Ellison Foundation has awarded 83 grants and $831,000 in the last six years.
In 2022, three of the sixteen recognized grants were awarded to teachers in our region! Grant funding ranges from $1,000-10,000 and aims to provide support to educators who design academic enrichment curriculum for students and or professional learning experiences for their current practice. The deadline to submit an application for a 2023 Ellison Education Grant is April 1, 2023.
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| Question, Persuade, Refer
Suicide Prevention
Thursday, March 2nd
Early Recognition of Suicide: How to detect warning signs.
- Early QPR: Asking questions about suicidal thoughts and feelings to open up a conversation.
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Early Intervention and Referral: How and where to refer for local resources.
- Early Advanced Life Support: Early detection and treatment.
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Child Abuse & Neglect:
Issues of Abuse
2 Offerings Available
March 9th & 23rd
Child abuse and neglect threatens a child’s safety. Educators and community members must work together to prevent and stop child abuse and neglect. This training will help you understand the prevalence of child abuse and neglect, recognizing the signs, and know what, when and how to report suspected instances. Together we can work to prevent abuse and neglect and keep children safe.
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