May 14, 2012

THIS WEEK:

- Peer Recognition
- Staff Highlights
- Tillamook EI/ECSE Receives $1,000 Grant
- Washington County EI/ECSE Honored by Community Action
- Keep in Touch via Twitter
- Retirement Receptions around the Counties
- Technology Purchasing Requests Deadline THIS FRIDAY!
- All Staff Inservice: August 27, 2012
- Calendar
- Regular Features: Jobs, Workshops, Suggestions, Logo Apparel,    Emergency closure info for staff, Click.Buy.Help.org.

Peer Recognition

The following staff will receive a cheery little rubber duck via ESD courier. Learn more: www.nwresd.k12.or.us > For Staff > Kudos:  
Phil Gregg, holly Hooge, Alan Joynson, Joanne Kalk, Libby Kelly, Herlinda Lambaren, Renee Mahin, Christina Meier-Nowell, Chris Mejia, Ana Morehouse, Ana Morehouse, Sarah Ryan Ahmed, Linda Walker, Tina Weeks, and Dave Wellman.

Staff Highlights

Congratulations to the two fellow staffers below who were both recently presented with some well-deserved honors:

• Alan Joynson, instructor at the Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation (HTR) in Tillamook: Alan was presented the Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year award from Oregon Association for Career and Technical Education (OACTE) at the group’s April Conference. OACTE supports career and technical education through leadership, advocacy, professional development, and partnerships. Alan noted that “It‘s good to be recognized by your colleagues.”
  
  
• Kari Hill, Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant: Kari received the Michelle Smith-Sullivan Award for excellence in education-based therapy services.

Tillamook EI/ECSE Receives $1,000 Grant

Congratulations to the Tillamook Service Center EI/ECSE program for being the recipient of a $1,000 Community 101 Grant.  Administrator Helen Armstrong will receive the grant today and the funds will provide building materials for students at TOPS (Tillamook Options Program) to build a “Safety Town” on the Service Center’s preschool playground.  The program is excited about this grant and the opportunity to have this creative play area constructed for the children.

Washington County EI/ECSE Honored by Community Action Organization

The agency’s Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Program in Washington County received Community Action Organization’s Outstanding Community Partner award at their 2012 Celebration of Community Spirit Awards Banquet Wednesday at the Oregon Zoo.  The award is given to an individual or organization that has been a collaborative partner in furthering Community Action’s mission and whose work is focused on responding to the causes and conditions of poverty in Washington County. Congratulations EI/ECSE staff!

Stay Connected via Twitter

The agency uses Twitter to communicate job openings as well as positive press stories that we’ve shared with the media. Sign up by visiting www.twitter.com/nwresd and clicking the ‘Follow” button on the top right corner. You can get real-time news by choosing to receive NWRESD tweets via text!

Staff Retirement Receptions around the Counties

Join us this month as we celebrate staff who are retiring at the end of this school year with individual, county-focused receptions.

• Tillamook County: Tuesday, May 22, 6:00 p.m./Tillamook Service Center Conf. Rm.
• Washington County: Thursday, May 24, afternoon reception/Regional Office Hillsboro

Important! If you plan on retiring from NWRESD with PERS prior to July 1, 2012, (or know of someone who will), please let the Human Resources Dept. know ASAP at twing@nwresd.k12.or.us or 503-614-1482.

Technology Purchasing Requests Deadline THIS FRIDAY MAY 18!

In order to process your end-of-year requests for technology purchases, we would like to have all your requests by Friday, May 18, 2011. Administrators may submit their requests directly to Hung Wasson (503-614-1690 or hwasson@nwresd.k12.or.us). Please include the following information:

• List the requested item(s)
• A statement of authorization to purchase
• Budget account code

All Staff Inservice: August 27, 12

All 500+ NWRESD staff meet together once each year for professional renewal, training, & team building. All employees must attend this important event. This year, the inservice will be at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. More information will be posted as it is available at www.nwresd.k12.or.us > For Staff > Inservice.

Calendar

• Leadership Team—Tuesday, May 15, 8:30 a.m./ Regional Office, Washington Rooms
• Tillamook County Retirement Reception—Tuesday, May 22, 6:00 p.m./Tillamook Service Center
• Washington County Retirement Reception—Thursday, May 24, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m./Regional Office Staff Lounge
• All Staff Inservice—Monday, August 27/Liberty High School in Hillsboro

Let’s Hear From You:  Staff is encouraged to share items in the weekly Monday Memo. Email submissions to mstenberg@nwresd.k12.or.us by Thursday to be included in the following week’s Memo.

REGULAR FEATURES…

Job Openings: Sign up on Twitter to receive agency job openings and other news:  www.twitter.com/nwresd, or go to www.nwresd.k12.or.us look for the “Frequently Use Links” heading on the top left and click on “Job Openings”.

Workshops: ESD-hosted trainings for staff and school personnel in the four-county region can be viewed at www.nwresd.k12.or.us, look for the “Frequently Use Links” heading on the top left and click on Course Offerings and Events.

Suggestion Box: If you have a suggestion that you would like to bring to the attention of the ESD's Central Management Team (CMT), send an e-mail to suggestions@nwresd.k12.or.us. Suggestions are reviewed monthly and reported back in the Monday Memo.

NWRESD Logo Apparel:Samples are available at the front desk at the Regional Office. To learn more and place an order, visit www.nwresd.k12.or.us/apparel (also linked on the Web site under For Staff > Key Links).

Emergency Closure Information for Staff: www.nwresd.k12.or.us/enews.html

• Procedures for ESD staff related to delays and closures are available via the link above and on the “Emergency Closure” page of the ESD’s Web site: Look for the “Emergency Closure Info” link on the top left of the Web site.
  
  
• You are responsible for knowing what your responsibilities are in the case of delays or closures. View the procedures on the Emergency Closure” page indicated above. If you have questions, please speak to your supervisor.
  
  
• Closure /delay information is reported real-time by local media in each county (radio and TV), and listed on local media Web sites. Subscribe to receive this information from via email and cell text messages at http://flashalert.net/ (also on emergency closure page linked above).

Receive Weather-Related Closures and Delays via Email or Cell Phone

Staff can subscribe to receive real-time closure and delay information from NWRESD and component districts via email and cell text messages at http://flashalert.net/. Once there, click on a city on ‘Portland’ on the map, then choose the region you are looking for: NWRESD service centers and component districts are listed under “No. Ore. Coast Schools”, “Columbia Co. Schools:”, and “Washington Co. Schools”.

• Please be sure you are familiar with how the ESD will communicate, and what your responsibilities are if the weather forces closures or delays, by visiting www.nwresd.k12.or.us/enews.html.