NJROTC cadets from Crook County School District, under the guidance of Master Chief Donny Jackson, helped with the dedication of the High Desert Regional Education Center flagpole.

Pictured here are: Donny Jackson, Master Chief, with Randy Pike (11th grade), Eric Haigler (11th grade) and Eli Giron (9th grade). High Desert Education Service District would like to thank Crook County NJROTC cadets for taking time out of their day to help with this dedication.

HDESD welcomed over 200 employees the first week of September at their all staff inservice. Several break-out sessions were offered for staff to attend; from desktop yoga to Google Apps 101.  Pictured here are HDESD employees learning more about Google Apps for educators and ways to increase mobility at work.

We were thrilled to welcome a cohort of new staff to the High Desert Education Service District family yesterday. The New Employee Orientation was packed with important topics nestled in playful, interactive activities. Now…off to sharpen our pencils and join central Oregon school districts in welcoming students and families to the 16-17 school year.

High Desert Educational Service District (High Desert ESD) recently announced a new educational program called Math in Real Life. The grant-funded program is focused on professional development for middle and high school educators in Central Oregon. A four-day camp, held in Redmond, hosted approximately 20 educators and 12 Central Oregon industry leaders who will provide real life examples to help educators bridge the gap between classroom and real life applications of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Math in Real Life was lead by international math and science teacher, Linda Adams, who designed the program’s curriculum to help teachers write real life lessons that will engage students to reason, problem solve, explore and connect with what’s going on with industry and how math and science are applied in everyday life. “Having spent many years in the classroom in the U.S and abroad, I’ve learned the importance in providing students with real life applications in regards to math and science, problem solving, risk taking and ultimately innovation, said Linda Adams, Math in Real Life coordinator.”

This fall, educators who participated in Math in Real Life, will begin to apply their math and science lesson plans in the classroom hopefully igniting further interest from Central Oregon teachers and students in the vast opportunities that connect math and science to their everyday world.

Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic continued its annual tradition of providing free dental screening and sealant applications Title I-C summer schools.  On August 11 they came to the Migrant K-5 Summer School at Vern Patrick Elementary in Redmond and provided this very valuable preventative dental service to around 50 migrant students. Next week they hope to serve 200 more students in Madras.  Thanks Kemple!

 

Teach Central Oregon is excited to partner with summer learning opportunities like, Elk Meadow’s Brain Camp. Brain Camp has welcomed five summer interns from the Teach Central Oregon project to work as classroom assistants from August 1-18th. The five interns earn a stipend and are enrolled in a 1-credit course at Central Oregon Community College (COCC) as part of their summer experience. Adriana, Yannely, Noemi, and Melissa are high school students at Bend Senior High School and Mountain View High School and Liz will be a second-year student at COCC in the fall. All five interns are interested in exploring career opportunities in teaching.

Teach Central Oregon has partnered this summer with the Kiwanis Summer Reading Program, Redmond School District’s Extended School Year and Camp 9 programs, and the Jefferson County 509-J School District’s Acceleration Camps to offer a total of 25 students summer internship opportunities in teaching!

Pictured here is Yannely Nonato. She will be a senior this year at Bend High School.

They learned how to GROW their minds! Thanks to the Central Oregon Boys and Girls Clubs, Campfire, Juntos, and OSU-Open campus for joining us for Better Together’s Growth Mindset Training! A big thanks to Kendra Coates, D.Ed. for leading this valuable workshop!

The Early Learner’s Group is a parent/toddler class that meets during the school year and three weeks in the summer. Parents, teachers and a Speech/Language Pathologist work together to help children progress with their learning goals. The group provides a social setting for children to learn routines and practice their interactions with others.  The focus of the group is to provide parents with strategies they can implement at home with their child.

High Desert Education Service District is recruiting new team members! Come join us as we continue to improve student outcomes with Excellence, Equity and Efficiency. We are now hiring:

• Programmer Analyst
• STEM Pathways Project Lead and Educator Coordinator
• Secretary
• Enterprise Network Engineer
• Alternative Learning Options Coordinator
• Speech Language Pathologist
•  Educational Assistant
  

Learn more!