Our ESD 123 Fall Swag Store is officially open! Stock up on ESD 123 gear for the cooler months, including T-shirts, sweaters, button-downs, cozy blankets, knit caps, scarves and more.

The ESD 123 Migrant Education Program is collecting donations for its annual Community Closet, taking place Nov. 19.

Staff are invited to donate gently used clothing, shoes and essential items to help provide free resources for students, families and community members in need. Donations can be dropped off in the MEP Space at ESD 123.

If you’re cleaning out closets or organizing at home, this is a great opportunity to give your items a second life while supporting families in our community. Please see the attached flyer for a list of suggested donation items.

Every donation makes a difference — thank you for helping make this year’s Community Closet a success!

Even strong teams can experience strained relationships from time to time. In this five-minute #CultureDrop video, Gaylen Emanuele shares a simple approach for repairing relationships with coworkers and moving forward in a healthier, more productive way.

Take five minutes to watch the video and consider whether there’s a relationship at work that could benefit from a reset.

Click here to watch!

New Grant Supports Assistive Technology Lending Library

The Special Services Department has received $60,000 in funding from the Foundry 10 organization in Seattle. This funding is to help establish an assistive technology lending library for regional school districts.  A lending library will allow students and districts to try out technology (some of which is very expensive) to make sure it will be a good fit for the students' needs.  There are other lending libraries in the state, but none that are nearby to ESD 123.  We plan on adding more equipment to the library over time. 

Have questions about your retirement benefits? Join Bruce Anderholt from DRS Education and Outreach on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for an overview of pension plan basics for ESD 123 and school district employees.

Topics will include retirement eligibility, estimating your pension, what happens if you leave employment or die before retirement, Plan 3 investments, Deferred Compensation and more. Bring your questions!

Attend in person in the Blue Mountain Room or online. A virtual access link will be emailed after registration.

Click here to register today!

Be sure you check out these policies and procedures. They have all been updated since March 2026:

Participate in an organized walk between September 30 and October 31 and earn 1 event point toward your Well Day Off! Only one event point may be earned.

How to participate:

You must personally participate in the organized walk.

📸 Take a photo of yourself participating (this is simply to verify participation) and submit it using this link. Please label the photo with your name.

📝 Complete the 2026–27 Feedback Form using this link.

Both the photo and feedback form must be submitted by November 6.

ESD 123 Partnered Walks:

Take Strides Sept. 30: Stop by the ESD 123 table at the event to sign in.

Buddy Walk Oct .3: When registering, select Team ESD 123.

Community-organized walks count too, as long as they are an organized walk and take place during the September 30–October 31 timeframe.