Over 350 early childhood educators in
our region have joined Collaboration for
Children, which provides on-site mentoring
and assistance with college credit
Northwest Early Learning Initiative: an Update
NWESD 189 is at the forefront of planning early-learning education, tools and strategies to support professionals involved in providing educational opportunities for all birth-to-5 children and their families in the five-county northwestern region of the state.
Through various grants including a funding source from the Early Learning Opportunity Act, the district Early Childhood Education Program has so far been a huge success, according to Early Childhood Education Manager Margy Miller, who administers the program in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Island and San Juan counties. Read more.
Jerry Jenkins
Jerry's Corner: A Status Report
The NWESD 189 has begun planning for the 2006-2007 year. A few items may be of particular interest.
- Teacher-of-the-Year
- Technology Leadership Center
- Funding/Budgeting
- Classroom/School/District Improvement
- Classroom Level - Continuous Improvement Training-Classroom Level (CIT-CL)
- School Level - School Improvement Planning Technical Assistance Project (SIPTAP)
- District Level - Strategic Planning
If your district has an interest in any of these program support services next year, I would encourage you to make contact through your administrator soon. Read more.
Study Teams Research Student-improvement Methods
NWESD 189 has been highly successful in assisting school leaders research ways of improving student improvement through school-based study teams, according to Linda Dobbs, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning.
“The old adage, ‘If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll continue to get what you’ve always gotten,” points to the importance of the research stage of school-improvement planning,” says Dobbs, a leading facilitator with the NWESD’s School Improvement Planning Technical Assistant Project (SIPTAP). Read more.
Dr. Bill Prenevost
Prenevost Retires after 37 Years in Monroe
Monroe Public Schools Superintendent Bill Prenevost is retiring after an illustrious 37-year career in the same school district.
“We were fortunate to have Dr. Prenevost with us for so long,” says Tom MacIntyre, Monroe School Board President. “His vision and history have provided our community with a successful and stable public school system.” Read more.
Spec. Carol Johanson
A Teacher, a Wife, a Mom, a Reservist
Carol Johanson, a third-grade teacher in the Everett School District, recently received a major award. No, not an educational honor — a military award.
Johanson, who teaches at Cedar Wood Elementary in Bothell, is also a U.S. Air Force Reservist and the award she earned as an Administrative Specialist with the 446th Maintenance Group at McChord AFB was Senior Maintenance Technician of the Year. Read more.
NEWS from the Fourth Corner
What's Going On?
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APRIL | ||
1 |
Superintendents Executive Committee Meeting 10:30 AM • NWESD 189 |
2 |
Daylight Savings Begins |
10 |
Superintendents Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting 9:30 AM • NWESD 189 |
10 |
Skagit County SpEd Administrators Meeting 8:00 AM to Noon • NWESD 189 |
10 |
Enrollment reports (P223, P223H, P240 for 02/06 & Running Start) • Due at NWESD 189 | 10 |
Enrollment reports (P223, P223H, P240 for 3/06 & Running Start) • Due at NWESD 189 |
13-17 |
Classified School Employees Week | 16 |
Easter Sunday |
17 |
Curriculum Directors Meeting 9:45 AM to Noon • NWESD 189 |
17 |
Monthly cut off for revisions to S-275 |
17 |
Monthly cut off for revisions to S-275 | 19 |
Technology Roundtable 9:00 AM to Noon • NWESD 189 |
20-24 |
Young Authors Conference 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM • Skagit Valley College |
20 |
Whatcom County SpEd Administrators Meeting 1:00 to 3:30 PM • TBA |
22 |
Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 PM • NWESD 189 |
20 |
Snohomish County SpEd Administrators Meeting 8:30 to 10:30 AM • Mukilteo Admin Offices |
29 |
Whatcom County SpEd Administrators Meeting 8:00 to 9:30 AM • NWESD 189 |
22 |
Earth Day |
29 |
Skagit County SpEd Administrators Meeting 8:00 to 9:30 AM • NWESD 189 |
24-28 |
National Volunteer Week |
29 |
Snohomish County SpEd Administrators Meeting 8:00 to 9:30 AM • NWESD 189 |
26 |
Administrative Professionals Day |
29 |
Regional SpEd Administrators Meeting 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM • NWESD 189 |
26 |
Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 PM • NWESD 189 |
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