High Desert Education Service District Superintendent Paul Andrews has announced his retirement at the end of June 2024. Andrews has been with the region’s Education Service District for 25 years, first teaching, then innovating and growing programs, and ultimately leading the organization as superintendent beginning in 2017. Andrews was 31 years old when he accepted […]
Linda Quon
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i4Education Re-imagines And Rebrands Central Oregon Educator Talks
Central Oregon’s nonprofit i4Education organization has announced that it is rebranding and expanding the region’s TED-Ed talks and master class for presenters. Over the past two years, i4Education, the innovation arm of the High Desert Education Service District, has hosted and led two highly successful Central Oregon TED-Ed talks and trained 20 speakers using the […]
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Stepping Up & Stepping In
The power of parents as teachers
In the midst of a national substitute teacher staffing crisis, some local parents are trading their classroom volunteer roles for paid positions. Others are exploring substitute teaching careers which offer extra income, flexible schedules and summers and school holidays off. “Substitute teachers play a critical role in student success,” said Kristen Johns, Human Resources Manager […]