by | Jun 10, 2020 | Advocacy, Leadership, Superintendent
Above: video clip from HDESD staff address on June 3, 2020. For full message to staff and community, please see post below. A message from Paul Andrews Superintendent, HDESD As an organization dedicated to putting children first, taking care of each other and...
by debbie | Mar 17, 2017 | Leadership
Experiencing education through the eyes of students Last month, I spent a full day going back to school. As an educator and administrator, I’ve been an observer in the classroom many times, but it’s been 33 years since I’ve attended high school myself and truly...
by Rachel Wente-Chaney | Feb 28, 2016 | Leadership
Oregon has a PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) shortfall looming. In this video, Greg Munn, Director of Business Services shares the big picture on the issue and talks about what we are doing at High Desert Education Service District to prepare for...
by Rachel Wente-Chaney | Jan 19, 2016 | Leadership
“Why should we look to the past in order to prepare for the future? Because there is nowhere else to look.” —James Burke, science historian The Challenge: Increasing Technology Equity and Accessibility in Central Oregon The US Department of Education released the 2016...
by | Dec 16, 2015 | EI/ECSE, Leadership
It’s time to step up for children with special education needs The United States is experiencing a significant increase in the number of children being identified with special education needs. In Central Oregon, the early childhood special education student population...