The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) has been awarded a grant to assist the Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub with the establishment of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to strengthen connections between early learning and K-12 educators.
The $143,700 grant was awarded to the IMESD by the Oregon Early Learning Council, and will last through June 30, 2015.
The IMESD serves as a partner-leader in the Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub along with Umatilla-Morrow Head Start. The organizations, along with school district partners throughout Umatilla, Morrow and Union counties, are working towar better connections between early learning providers and K-12 educators, as well as reaching out to parents about the variety of early learning services and programs available in the region.
Through the new grant, the IMESD will assist in creating PLCs made up of preschool providers, kindergarten teachers, primary school teachers and administrators.
