Dave Fowler was named the region's 2025 Career Technical Education Teacher of the Year by the Region 12 CTE Consortium. Fowler was surprised with the award during an all-school assembly at Heppner Junior/Senior High School on December 16th, 2025.
Caitlin Russell, IMESD's Regional CTE Coordinator had this to say about the 2025 Awardee:
"Dave Fowler is the kind of leader you lean on. His guidance has shaped CTE across our region and strengthened TSA programs statewide, always with students at the center. Dave turns big ideas into real opportunities that help students grow, compete, and succeed long after they leave his classroom."
Congratulations, Dave!
Schools from five districts engaged in friendly competition at the Oregon TSA gathering on December 11th. See the highlights and results using the following link: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/2606768
Congratulations to Umatilla School District Superintendent Heidi Sipe, who received a COSA leadership award in December! Read the article: https://tinyurl.com/4tzmpmuz
EdTech Summit 2026 is here!
Join us for a day of hands-on learning, innovation, and collaboration. From Canva for Beginners to AI tools like Gemini, Notebook LM, and SchoolAI, we’re diving into the future of digital education.
Register: https://events.imesd.k12.or.us/event/EdTech-Summit/580
Let’s shape the future of teaching—together!
REMINDER: IMESD Offices will be closed from November 26-November 28.
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Attention Classified Staff! Join us for Classified Connection on November 12th from 5-7 pm. We'll gather in the theater room at The Prodigal Son in Pendleton for training featuring IMESD School Psychologist, Liz Durant. Durant will address how to manage explosive behaviors.
*IMESD provides appetizers & non-alcoholic drinks
*PDUs will be issued
The Early Childhood Education and Behavioral Health Fall Summit brought together more than 415 educators to the Pendleton Convention Center on October 11, 2025 to learn strategies for fostering staff resilience, integrating trauma-informed approaches, and practicing self-compassion in their work with children and families.
Read the Full Story: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/2484926
The Oregon Trail REN hosted 400+ regional educators at its annual Professional Development Summit on Friday 10/10! Thank you to the 77 speakers who led 120 sessions in multiple content areas. Read the article: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/2485450
IMESD is currently seeking classified substitutes for positions in the classroom as well as maintenance or custodial. We are looking to fill positions in Pendleton, La Grande, Hermiston, Boardman, Umatilla, Baker, and John Day.
In your cover letter, please note the locations you are willing to be a substitute for. All classified subs are required to complete the fingerprinting process prior to working.
Position Description: https://www.applitrack.com/imesd/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1&AppliTrackPostingSearch=title%3Aclassified%20&AppliTrackZipRadius=5&AppliTrackSort=type&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail
This fall, our Comms team partnered with Ione School District to uplift student voices in a new video project — revisiting a simple but powerful question: “How does it feel being an Ione Cardinal?”
🎬Watch the video → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaQHqck5TbY&t=122s
📰 Read the full story → https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/2457555
Join the Regional Educator Network for our annual Professional Development Summit in Pendleton on October 10th! All 21 IMESD districts are invited to attend -- all staff are welcome!
Register for sessions here: https://2025imesdotrenprofessionald.sched.com/about
