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Do you have young children in your household? If so, make sure to check out the Hood River Children's Fair on Saturday, October 7th, 10am - 1pm at Mid Valley Elementary School.
CGESD employees may choose to enroll in a 403(b) retirement account. Here is info:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PM9AaKm_UFCa3JurasZ_86ol6HD4VILg/view
(this link will only work for CGESD employees)
CGESD's School Safety & Emergency Management consultant, Claire Ranit, was recently featured at a School Safety Summit in Pendleton. Read about the great work here:
https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/how-are-we-going-to-get-everybody-home/article_f4e1dd0c-3551-11ee-8641-67cd2c78b076.html
Spaces are still available for the annual STEM Symposium August workshops! Multiple offerings for K-12th grade OR educators. Sign up today!
https://www.gorgestem.org/symposium
CGESD is hiring!
Check out https://cgesd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx for the many interesting roles currently available.
Summer Office Hours
The Columbia Gorge ESD Offices will be closed on Fridays through August.
Summer Office Hours will be Monday - Thursday, 8am-4:30pm.
Free books for Oregon residents through the Ford Family Foundation
Select a book, read it, write a review and request another. Books for all ages! https://selectbooks.org/collection/
Thank you to the 100s of families that attended the 2023 Gorge STEM Fair and for the generous booth hosts that made the event possible!
Gorge STEM Fair is tomorrow, don't miss it!
When: 11am - 1pm, Saturday, June 3, 2023
Where: Horizon Christian School Sports Field (700 Pacific Avenue, Hood River)
More info: www.gorgestem.org/stemfair
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Gorge STEM Fair will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2023, 11am - 1pm
Where: Horizon Christian School Sports Field (700 Pacific Avenue, Hood River)
More info: www.gorgestem.org/stemfair
Mark your calendars: The 2023 Gorge STEM Fair will take place on Saturday, June 3rd.
This year the event will take place at the Horizon Christian School Sports Field (700 Pacific Avenue in Hood River) from 11 AM - 1 PM.
See www.gorgestem.org/stemfair for more info
15 educators from across the region attended a Talented and Gifted professional development session at Columbia Gorge ESD on Wednesday 12 April 2023. Angela Allen, Talented and Gifted Education Specialist from the Oregon Department of Education shared resources, perspectives and stories about providing services.
We're hiring for Migrant Summer School! Multiple positions and competitive wages. More info: https://www.cgesd.k12.or.us/page/jobs
Monthly Maintenance Window this Friday, April 7th, 2023 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Expect some possible network outages during this time.
Check out the great work by First Book of Wasco and Hood River Counties. First book is a close partner with CGESD's Four Rivers Early Learning Hub. They work closely together on early literacy projects in the region.
Recent article:
https://columbiacommunityconnection.com/the-dalles/nbspfirst-book-continues-serving-hood-river-and-wasco-counties
New Addition to the Sunshine Kids Preschool Playground!
A new Communication Board was installed recently at Sunshine Kid s Preschool. It gives children another way to communicate with teachers and their peers by pointing at pictures of activities or letters and numbers. A special thank you to Immense Imagery for designing the board, Optimist Printers for printing it onto a sturdy, weatherproof board and Mid Columbia Children’s Council for installing it on the playground.
New Virtual Book Study Opportunities - info at:
https://www.r16cc.org/join-our-2023-professional-book-study-series/
Most meetings are after the school day. The book is provided by Region 16 Comprehensive Center (focused on educators in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska).
Local K-8 educators - check out the many computer science professional learning opportunities coming up this winter and spring!
https://www.gorgestem.org/computer-science-for-all
Winter closure: CGESD Offices will be closed December 17 - January 2nd for winter break. Some staff will be working remotely, but most will be off during this time.
CGESD closure on Friday, 12/9/22.
Due to continuing winter weather conditions, CGESD offices will be closed.