Tag: InterMountain Education Service District
Education Service District Receives Grant for Outdoor School Site
The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) has received a grant of $25,000 from Gray Family Foundation’s Camp Maintenance Grant Program for improvements at the...
Education Service District Celebrates 2021 Crystal Apple Awards
The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) and its component school districts are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Crystal Apple “Excellence in...
IMESD’s Director of Facilities Monitoring Radon in Schools
Ask somebody what they know about radon and they will probably say something like “isn’t that something found under some houses?”
Ask Larry Glaze and...
Thinking Outside the Box: IMESD Specialist Creates Virtual Job Club
Working during the COVID-19 pandemic means being resilient and thinking outside the box, so when Donna Lowry had an opportunity to do that, she...
Vast Majority of Districts in IMESD Had Grad Rates Above State...
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...
IMESD Responds to Updated School Metrics from Education Department
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released an update to its Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance, including updated metrics for students to return to...
Blue Mountain Community College, IMESD to Host Virtual College Fair
The Intermountain Education Service District (IMESD) and Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) will host the second of two virtual college fairs today for high...
School District, IMESD to Host Conference for Regional Teachers
Hermiston School District will host a regional Conscious Discipline conference in collaboration with the InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD), July 6-10, at Armand Larive...
IT Department Using Buses, Houses to Create Hotspots for M.C. Students
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent school closures across Oregon have required school districts to come up with solutions to various problems, including how to...
Partnerships Form to Feed Morrow County Students During Closure
Like all school districts in Oregon, Morrow County School District is grappling with many issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent statewide...
Nominations Sought for Oregon Regional Teacher of the Year
The InterMountain Education Service District is encouraging students, parents, staff and community members to nominate a great teacher in their district for 2021 Oregon...
InteMountain ESD Teacher Named 2019 Migrant Teacher of the Year
Edelmira “Connie” Garcia, a longtime InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) employee, was named the 2019 Title I-C Mirant Education Teacher of the Year by...
Local High School Students Earn College Credit During EOU Visit
A group of 33 high school students from eastern Oregon school districts had the chance to visit Eastern Oregon University last week and earn...
Children’s Rodeo Set for Thursday
Children from Eastern Oregon will Let ‘er Buck in the Round-Up Arena on Thursday for the InterMountain Education Service District’s (IMESD) annual Children’s Rodeo.
The...
Education Service District to Provide Free Hearing Screenings
The Intermountain Education Service District (IMESD) will provide free hearing screenings to public elementary school students at area schools this fall.
Hearing screenings are conducted...
Grant Money to Allow IMESD to Make Improvements to Outdoor School
The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) will make improvements valued at $30,000 at its Outdoor School location, Buck Creek, this summer.
The agency received a...
Oregon Legislature Approves $13 Million for BMCC’s FARM II Project
The Oregon Legislature approved $13 million in funding for the FARM II project on Sunday just before the 2019 Legislative Session came to a...
Education Service District Receives Grants for Oral Health Program
The InterMountain Education Service District recently received several grants for its Oral Health Program that serves students in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon Community Foundation granted...
New Morrow County Intern Program Aims to Connect Students to Jobs
Morrow County students will have the opportunity to work right in their own backyard through a new program - the Morrow County Student Internship...
IMESD’s Outdoor School Site Gets a Trio of New Flag Poles
InterMountain Education Service District’s Outdoor School (ODS) site celebrated Kick-Off Day of this year’s program on May 8, 2019. That day, the group of...