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2023-24 Annual Notice to Parents for Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Services
The 2023-24 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Procedural Safeguards, also known as the parents rights booklet, is an important document that outlines the rights of parents of children who are eligible or potentially eligible to receive services in special education.
02/06/2024 2:52 PM
Families with Children Experiencing Disabilities Could Qualify for Additional Tax Exemptions
The procedure for claiming an exemption for the 2023 tax year is explained in the Oregon Individual Income Tax Return and Instruction booklets.
02/06/2024 2:14 PM
VIDEO: Hear Directly From Families, Educators Why Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education Programs Matter
This past spring, our Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education programs were significantly underfunded. These programs serve children ages birth to 5 who are experiencing disabilities and/or delays.
02/01/2024 10:11 AM
Advocacy Day in Salem - Feb. 7: Join Us to Make Your Voice Heard
Join your local ESDs for an advocacy day in Salem next Wednesday. We'll meet with legislators and talk with them about the importance of adequately funding our special education programs.
01/31/2024 7:23 PM
Monthly Messenger: ‘Cuts to Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education are Heart-Crushing For Me’ Says Executive Director
Winter has made a belated, albeit dramatic entrance in Oregon. What is ordinarily a time for reflection and service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a long weekend rife with event cancellations and weather-related hardship.
01/23/2024 4:00 PM
Cuts to Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education Gut-Wrenching for Families, Educators
Last year, the Oregon Legislature cut the biennial general fund budget of a critical early education program called EI/ECSE. On Jan. 9, parents, educators and staff from NWRESD gathered at the Beaverton Early Childhood Center in south Beaverton to ask legislators to adequately fund the program.
01/17/2024 2:11 PM
Nominate a Support Professional of the Year
Education support professionals work together with teachers and administrators in Oregon’s schools to keep schools organized, safe, clean, secure and operational. They ensure students are fed, transported to and from school, cared for and connected. Nominations are due Feb. 21.
01/17/2024 8:52 AM
Nominate a Teacher for Oregon’s Teacher of the Year
We all know dozens of phenomenal teachers — or more. Please take a moment to nominate one or two of them for this statewide recognition. Nominations are due Feb. 21.
01/17/2024 8:46 AM
DEADLINE APPROACHING: Apply for a Grant From Our Regional Educator Network by Feb. 2
Grants are available to educators, grade level teams, building administrators, equity teams, superintendents, etc. in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook and Washington counties. We’re looking for applications that propose ways to address inequities in our schools.
01/17/2024 8:40 AM
Dig Into Our 2024-25 Local Service Plan
There’s only one document that details the nearly 100 services our ESD provides. That’s our local service plan. This winter, our staff will present the report to every school board in our region (every board that requests a presentation, that is). Boards must vote whether to approve the plan by Marc
01/17/2024 8:37 AM
Our Board is Unbeleafable 🌱
Our nine board members come from all walks of life. Some have decades of experience in education and others are experts in business, health care, social work, project management and fundraising. But they are all steadfast advocates of educational access and student success.
01/17/2024 8:25 AM
Board Proclaims February as Black History Month
BE IT RESOLVED that the NWRESD Board of Directors recognizes February as Black History Month.
01/10/2024 2:00 PM
The Astorian Features Recent Donations to Child Care Grant Program
Our Child Care Resource and Referral team helps operate a grant advisory group that recently received $185,000 from local foundations.
12/18/2023 3:09 PM
Remembering Tina Weeks (1967 - 2023)
With great sadness, we are sharing with our Northwest Regional Education Service District communities that Tina Weeks has passed away. Tina was a teacher who worked in Tillamook County for more than 15 years.
12/14/2023 2:23 PM
Monthly Messenger: A Message of Gratitude
As the winter holidays approach, I want to share a brief message of gratitude. So many positive happenings and outcomes transpired across our ESD region in 2023.
12/14/2023 10:19 AM
Join us Jan. 31 for our virtual School Safety and Mental Health Summit
We’re hosting a free, one-day virtual summit focused on fostering collaboration and coordination between educators, administrators, mental health professionals, and other community partners in creating environments where students feel both physically and emotionally safe.
12/12/2023 9:48 AM
Northwest Regional Education Service District’s Efforts to Expand, Improve Child Care Gain Community, Business Support
Clatsop County’s youngest residents still don’t have access to the quality child care their families need. The county remains what is considered a severe child care desert for infants and toddlers — meaning there are more than 10 children for every available program slot.
12/08/2023 1:53 PM
Coding Event Seeks to Get More Students into Computer Science
Last month, there were more than 7,000 unfilled computer science jobs in Oregon according to a recent report from the Computer Science Teachers Association. Jobs like these have an average salary of close to $110,000 a year.
11/27/2023 2:31 PM