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Save the Date!2011 AESD Conference
Puget Sound ESD will host the 2011 AESD Annual Conference, April 14-16, 2011 with a theme "Creating and Fulfilling Dreams: Engaging Each Child." More details to come!
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2010 AESD Conference
AESD Annual Meeting 2010: Connect. yesterday.today.tomorrow.The Spring AESD Conference was held April 22-24, 2010 in Vancouver, and was hosted by ESD 112. Thanks to Dr. Twyla Barnes, Superintendent, and her extraordinary ESD 112 staff for their gracious hospitality and outstanding conference! Click on 2010 Conference to read about the conference and view pictures.. Click on 2010 AESD Conference to review conference handouts. See The Heritage Project to view videos, pictures and other historic information from the nine ESDs in Washington State. |
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Steve Myers to become next superintendent of ESD 105
After helping guide transformational learning improvement work as superintendent
of the Toppenish School District, Steve Myers will step into a new role
on July 1 as the next superintendent of ESD 105.
The ESD 105 Board of Directors chose Myers on March 5 to succeed Jane
Gutting as superintendent. Gutting announced last November that she would
be leaving the agency at the end of June after 11 successful years leading
the organization. Read the complete story at Steve
Myers.
AESD President's Message
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By Charles Staadecker, Puget Sound ESD
I am pleased and honored to be your new AESD President. I feel fortunate to work with Superintendents and Board Members throughout the state who give countless hours of time and effort on behalf of our children. All of us remain vigilant in how education is serving our students and we are committed and accountable to how our school districts are educating each and every child.
We find ourselves at a unique point in time for our nine ESDs – now closely linked by our statewide network. Given the current economic conditions, our state and school districts face a severe financial short fall. Last year we were buffered by funds from the Federal Government, and one-time fixes by the state. We cannot, nor should not, expect that to continue. More and more our state legislature and individual school districts will turn to the ESDs for help.
This will turn out to be an opportunity for us; and, we will need to be prepared. Our nine ESD Superintendents continue to amaze me with their unfailing commitment to insure ESDs are at the forefront; but they look to their respective boards for input and spirited dialogue. With the foresight of the executive board and superintendents, the AESD Forum (click on link in right-hand menu) conceived and developed together on behalf of the AESD Network, provides a “dialogue link” to allow all board members to participate in an exchange of thoughts and entrepreneurial ideas in a statewide ESD conversation.
Thus we now have a place mark for all ESD board members to post our ideas and solutions that are working in our districts. For example, an idea in the Tri Cities may have an application in Anacortes. Now all board members can share those thoughts electronically. But the only way this on-line conversation will be useful, is that we are committed to using it. So please, I ask this of you: if you have entrepreneurial ideas, agenda items of importance, share them through this link. Dedicate 10 minutes at your next board meeting to have staff “ walk you through” accessing this dialogue link – then bookmark it on your “favorites.”
May this opening message find all of you excited about what lies ahead.
Together we shall succeed. I wish you good health.
ESD Updates
Cybersafety front & centerIf someone had asked you 10 years ago to define the key elements of student safety, what would you have said … locked doors, well monitored hallways? More>>
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Kids identified as chronic Becca Bill truants now have a new option for finding success at school. Olympic ESD 114 opened the doors on its new Truancy Intervention and Prevention School (TIPS) in January.
NCESD
region recently completed the 25th year of celebrating school district
employees at the regional Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Excellence
Banquets.
Administrator Professional Certificate Program NWESD is currently accepting registrations
for the 2010/11 Administrator Professional Certificate Program,
designed for regional administrators who hold a residency administrator
certificate and have two years experience in an administrative role.
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AESD Mission Statement
Provide coordination to enable clear and appropriate communication between ESD Boards as a means for sharing ideas of common interest.AESD Role, Strategic Plan and Constitution
