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2010 AESD Conference

AESD Annual Meeting 2010: Connect. yesterday.today.tomorrow.

The next AESD Conference is scheduled April 22-24, 2010 in Vancouver and will be hosted by ESD 112. Conference information is now available at AESD Conference Registration information.

CREATE A PORTRAIT OF MILLENIALS AND GENERATION NExT!
A new generation comes of age, shaped by unprecedented revolution in technology and dramatic events at home and abroad. Born in an era of a “virtual world” and “social networking,” today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders prepare to take their place where the only constant is CHANGE!
Attend the 2010 Aesd meeting:

EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE ESDs IN SHAPING THEIR FUTURE

See NOW is the Time for a PowerPoint slideshow that includes a preview of the conference. Click on 2010 AESD Conference to learn more about the theme "Create a Portrait of Millenials and Generation NExT!" Look for registration early in 2010!

Click on 2009 AESD Conference to read about the Conference held in Walla Walla last spring.

ESD 40th Anniversary

ESD Anniversary Video

February 8, 2010 AESD Executive Board Meeting

The AESD Executive Board Meeting is scheduled February 8 at noon following the WASA WSSDA Legislative Conference. For more information, see AESD Executive Board Agenda. See November 11, 2009 for a copy of the minutes from the previous meeting.

ESD Superintendents in the News

ESD 105 Superintendent Jane Gutting (left) has announced her retirement in June 2010. Her leadership fin AESD will be greatly missed. See Retirement for the full news release.

ESD Superintendents are making a difference in the statewide educational arena. Janet Gutting was named by the Governor to the Quality Education Council. See Jane Gutting for more details.

Puget Sound ESD Superintendent Monte Bridges (right) was honored as the new WASA President at a reception on August 11, 2009.

AESD President's Message

By Brad Gingerich, ESD 123

I hope everyone is having a great fall. I’m sure everyone is busy and getting ready for winter and the extra challenges that occur when the weather changes. ESDs are continuing to address the challenges of everyday business in the educational community with quality staff and outstanding leadership.
I just returned from an elk hunting trip and I got to thinking about how that experience related to our new networking effort that all Washington ESDs are working on. I enjoy hunting and was going out and making an effort and was enjoying myself, but not getting an elk. After several days of hunting by myself I joined with four other friends and saw some elk, but they were going down into a big canyon. If I had been by myself I may not have gone down after them, but since I had people I knew that would help me, I chose to make the effort to go after the elk. When one of the other hunters and I got almost to the bottom of the canyon, we were lucky enough to have 30-40 elk in front of us, but there were so many we made the choice to focus on one elk so we would have the best chance to succeed. We made a good shot and got the elk we were after. Then the work began, but because I knew I had help I knew I could get the job done. Five of us worked together and got it ready to pack out and after two and one-half hours of going up a steep ridge, we got back to our vehicles. That was the hardest part of the effort; but we still had to take care of the meat, so we had to make a plan to finish the job. Again, with the help of my friends, we got the meat taken care of and will enjoy it in the coming year.

The network plan that our ESDs are working on has been much like my elk hunt. Our superintendents and staff have worked hard to get it started, then focused on how it could be done—and are now working on an action plan to actually make it work. With a lot of continued work by everyone, we will have something that will hep us provide the assistance to kids for years to come. I would really like to commend our superintendents for their commitment to this project and energy they are putting out to make it a success.

We just had an election so we all have work to do to educate the new legislators and continue with our efforts to show that we can provide the services that are needed to help our educators and kids. Jim Shoemake and Marcia Fromhold are continuing to work hard for us and if anyone needs help with talking points or ideas when meeting with legislators you can contact them or your superintendents.

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