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Notice of Budget Hearing
A public meeting of the Northwest Regional Education Service District will be held as an in-person and virtual meeting on June 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
06/06/2025 7:46 AM
Join Us As We Celebrate Pride Month 🌈
Pride Month is celebrated in the United States from June 1-30. It is a time to celebrate people who are Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual, Genderfluid, and Nonbinary, as well as heterosexual and cisgender allies.
06/05/2025 11:18 AM
Southwest Connection Features Art Contest Winner
Congrats to Clatskanie High Schooler Grace Hadley on being featured by the Southwest Connection. Grace won an art contest run by our Northwest Early Learning Hub, and her artwork is now featured on early literacy toolkits and a little free library in St. Helens.
06/04/2025 4:07 PM
🧠 Help Students Thrive After Traumatic Brain Injuries: Join Our Collaborative Network
Are you passionate about supporting students with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions? Join our region's TBI team (Region 8) and be part of a collaborative network making a real impact!
05/29/2025 2:41 PM
Turn Career Curiosity into Action: A Practical Toolkit for High Schoolers
Job shadowing is a powerful way for high school students to learn more about potential careers. But how does it work and where should students start? Our new Job Shadowing Toolkit will take students from A to Z of job shadowing.
05/28/2025 2:20 PM
Congrats to our 2024-25 Retirees 🎉
This year's 15 retirees have contributed an astounding 274 years of service to our agency. Whether they were here for 2 years or 34, each person listed below made a lasting impact on NWRESD. They collectively helped thousands of children and families over the years.
05/27/2025 4:38 PM
Take Action - Oregon Legislature to Finalize Budget Soon
Contact your Senator and Representative to reiterate how critical these additional investments are for children and families. You can use the template below as a starting point or write your own message from scratch.
05/23/2025 4:00 PM
Board Proclaims June 1-30 as Pride Month
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NWRESD commits to honoring Pride Month with intentional practices that go beyond symbolism—by embedding equity in our educational programs, supporting LGBTQIA+ students and staff, and fostering a culture of affirmation and inclusion throughout our region.
05/22/2025 9:00 AM
Memorial Day Holiday
All sites and programs will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
05/19/2025 12:30 PM
Seaside Student's Artwork Featured in How to Raise a Reader Toolkits
Mously Mbathie, an eight-year-old from Seaside, was recently selected as the winner of a county-wide art contest. Her submission features her standing among all of her favorite book characters.
05/15/2025 11:21 AM
Clatskanie High Schooler's Artwork Featured in How to Raise a Reader Toolkits
Grace Hadley, a 15-year-old from Clatskanie, loves reading dystopian, fantasy and historical fiction books. She also loves penning stories — so when she heard about a recent county-wide art contest, she decided to create artwork to go along with her most recent story.
05/15/2025 11:07 AM
Yolanda Coleman Selected as Director of Human Resources
Yolanda joined NWRESD as our Talent and Acquisition Administrator after an accomplished career in school leadership and counseling. “I am excited about this new opportunity and look forward to supporting our community in new ways,” says Yolanda.
05/15/2025 9:47 AM
Board Proclaims June 19, 2025 as Juneteenth Independence Day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the NWRESD Board encourages students, families, staff, and the wider community to participate in Juneteenth celebrations, learn about this crucial aspect of American history, and engage in ongoing actions toward dismantling racial inequities and promoting healing and unity.
05/15/2025 9:00 AM
Board Proclaims June 1-30 as PRIDE Month
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NWRESD commits to honoring Pride Month with intentional practices that go beyond symbolism—by embedding equity in our educational programs, supporting LGBTQIA+ students and staff, and fostering a culture of affirmation and inclusion throughout our region.
05/15/2025 9:00 AM
When Do Kids Start Learning to Read? It’s Not Kindergarten.
If you ask Aaliyah, an 8-year-old from Nestucca Valley, who inspired her to read, she’ll tell her it was her mom. “She gave me courage to read by myself,” Aaliyah says.
05/14/2025 10:55 AM
Supt. Message: Oh! Has it been a year!
We’re in the home stretch of the 2024-25 school year — students (and their teachers) are heads down, eyes on the finish line. 🙇♀️⏳🏁 In the rush to finish strong, it’s easy to forget just how far we’ve already come. I pulled together our top 10 stories from the year.
05/13/2025 4:13 PM
Notice of Budget Committee Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to ORS 294.401, that a public meeting of the Budget Committee of NWRESD, Washington County, Oregon, will be held virtually on the 22nd day of May, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
05/09/2025 3:31 PM
antkwak Early Learning Center Celebrates Soft Open, Name Dedication
There’s a new early childhood education game in town. To passersby, the gray 50,000-square-foot building on Aloclek Drive in Hillsboro might look unassuming. But come closer and you’ll see this building is anything but ordinary.
05/09/2025 8:29 AM
Freshman Year Isn’t What It Used to Be — That’s a Good Thing
Academically, middle school wasn’t that great for Knowyn (pronounced Know-Win), a 15-year-old from Beaverton. “I practically failed eighth grade,” he says. But as he wraps up his freshman year at Beaverton High School, a lot has changed.
05/07/2025 4:02 PM
🎤 Student-Powered. Future-Focused. Join Us June 13 for Our Cascade Alliance for Equity Spring Summit + More Professional Learning Opportunities
Check out these equity, teaching and learning, culture and climate and special education professional learning opportunities this spring.
05/07/2025 1:42 PM