January 26, 2021
Despite a 2019-20 school year marked by major COVID-19 challenges, Oregon’s Class of 2020 achieved the highest graduation rate ever in the state. The statewide graduation rate was...
January 21, 2021
Thank you to our wonderful IMESD Board of Directors!
January 8, 2021
All IMESD Offices will be closed on Monday, January 18 th , in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
December 23, 2020
The Umatilla School District robotic team from 2016 is featured in a documentary that will air in January: https://tinyurl.com/y8hrq3cr
December 11, 2020
Do you know an amazing Teacher in your school district? Nominate them for an Oregon Department of Education Award:
2022 Oregon Teacher of the Year – Nominations accepted...
December 10, 2020
Do you know an amazing Education Support Professional in your school district? Nominate them for an Oregon Department of Education Award:
2021 Education Support Professio...
December 9, 2020
K-2 and 3-5 workshops, January 11 and 12- follow-up from the earlier sessions with a focus on teaching sentence writing and providing feedback to increase sentence skills. Se...
December 1, 2020
Jessica Sprick, with Safe & Civil Schools, began teaching as a special education teacher for students with emotional behavioral needs and later became a Dean of Students at the mi...
November 30, 2020
The IMESD congratulates the Pilot Rock School District on the passage of its General Obligation bond on the November 3rd ballot. At the November 18 th meeting, the Pilot Rock Sch...
November 18, 2020
All IMESD Offices will be closed on Thursday 11/26 and Friday 11/27 for Thanksgiving. We wish you a safe holiday!
November 13, 2020
Amazon Web Services' annual Girls' Tech day is virtual this year. The FREE event is designed to inspire and motivate girls and young women ages 8-24 to develop and pursue their in...
November 9, 2020
The IMESD has partnered with the University of Oregon College of Education to develop training and improve support for a crucial part of its school districts -- paraeducators. Fin...
November 6, 2020
All IMESD Offices will be CLOSED on Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.
November 4, 2020
The Greater Oregon STEM Hub at Eastern Oregon University recently constructed and distributed 2,000 at-home STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) kits to every fourth gra...
October 30, 2020
On Friday, October 30th, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released an update to its Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance, including updated metrics for students to retu...
October 23, 2020
The IMESD and Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) are teaming up to host two virtual college fairs for high school teachers and counselors, students, or families of students ex...
September 16, 2020
The 2020 Census is still happening, and it’s not too late to make sure everyone in your household is counted.
For each resident of Umatilla County who participates, approx...
September 15, 2020
All IMESD Buildings are OPEN for business on Tuesday 9/15. This includes: Pendleton Headquarters Print Shop & Warehouse (Pendleton) Punkin Center (Hermiston) Joseph Buildi...
September 14, 2020
Due to hazardous air quality in Umatilla County, the IMESD Pendleton Headquarters Building, the IMESD Print Shop & Warehouse in Pendleton and Hermiston’s Punkin Center are CLOSE...
September 4, 2020
The IMESD's Virtual Learning Academies have become more important and more robust during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were recently featured on OPB's Think Out Loud program with ...