This article is part of a series about how IMESD Departments have adapted their work during the COVID-19 emergency. Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about the ways people work. Before it changed the way schools deliver instruction to students, IMESD’s Special Education Department was busy supporting newer special education teachers... READ MORE >
This article is part of a series about how IMESD Departments have adapted their work during the COVID-19 emergency. Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about the ways people work. In the ESD’s Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Department, delivering services to students remotely has come with challenges and silver linings. According to Tonya... READ MORE >
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Nixya’awii Community School senior Susie Patrick is one of eight students this year who were the first high school students to receive the Oregon Seal of Biliteracy in a Native language. (Photo courtesy of Susie Patrick) Susie Patrick was scared. The senior would be the first Nixya’awii Community School student to take the Umatilla test... READ MORE >
This article is part of a new series about how IMESD Departments have adapted their work during the COVID-19 emergency.Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about the ways people work. For the IMESD’s Migrant Education Program employees, this has meant different ways to communicate with and engage students and families. The Migrant Education... READ MORE >
The IMESD is proud to announce the 2021 winner is JD Cant, Agriculture Teacher at Imbler High School! Imbler School District held a virtual assembly early this morning to announce Cant as the winner. Cant wins a $500 cash prize and is in the running for Oregon’s 2021 Teacher of the Year – to be announced this fall. “JD takes time to connect with each student and... READ MORE >
The InterMountain Education Service District recently received data about how much energy savings they realized during 2019 after implementing a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) plan and committee. The energy (kWh) and natural gas (therms), plus incentives, added up to more than $15,000 of savings. For details, see the SEM 2019 Year in Review. READ MORE >
This article is part of a new series about how IMESD Departments have adapted their work during the COVID-19 emergency. Before COVID-19 changed so many things around the world, in our nation and in eastern Oregon, IMESD’s Teaching and Learning Department was already a busy place. The department has two full-time instructional coaches, Joe Buglione and Heidi... READ MORE >
There is ONE WEEK LEFT to nominate a teacher for Oregon Regional Teacher of the Year! If you know a great Eastern Oregon teacher, nominate them now at: https://oregonteacheroftheyear.org/nominate/ Deadline is January 31, 2020. The Oregon Department of Education, in partnership with the Oregon Lottery, sponsors this award to honor exemplary educators in every... READ MORE >