COVID-19 Operations for Vancouver campus staff ESD 112 is actively participating in and supporting efforts to slow and manage the spread of the COVID-19.  We do not want you or your families to be exposed to unnecessary risks or to inadvertently spread the virus.  At the same time, ESD 112 provides a range of critical services that our schools and communities rely on.  We have great employees who want to continue to work, who can do so safely, and whom we want to continue to pay for their efforts. To accomplish competing and important objectives we are implementing temporary changes in our operations, which include working from home for those who are able. Work from Home Starting March 17, (tomorrow), I am encouraging all employees who can work from home to work from home.  Decisions about who can work from [...]

ESD 112 teams have been doing big things. Check out some updates below. Spero Center is moving full steam ahead! ESD 112 is preparing for the opening of its new program, Spero Center. Spero, derived from the Latin word meaning “hope” is a therapeutic school specializing in whole child support for youth in grades 6-12 whose mental health challenges are the primary barrier to their school participation. Students who attend Spero are qualified for and served via an individualized education program (IEP) and are recommended for Spero placement by a school district IEP Team. Spero will be located in the 2200 building on the ESD 112 campus (Specialized and Regional Transportation, which are currently housed there, will move to the new transportation facility at 1121 NE 136th Ave.). The communications and public information team is working to support Spero Center [...]