We recently spoke with Amber Nitta with Federal Way Public Schools to talk about what she's gained by becoming Nationally Board Certified.

In 2025, the theme of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is “the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Racial of Discrimination (ICERD).”

Dr. Matt Oberst is the Principal with Federal Way High School, and we recently sat down to speak with him about the benefits of having Nationally Board Certified teachers in the classroom.

In education, the thousands who serve among the support professionals are an integral part of the industry and its importance.

That’s why it’s so important to celebrate their contributions each year for Education Support Professionals week, which takes place this year from March 10–14, 2025. The week was first noted for celebration in 1975 by PSE in order to salute the irreplaceable contributions of Education Support Professionals (or ESPs, for short) in the public school system.
 

Rachel Wegener is a high school English teacher in the Federal Way Public Schools who teaches 10th and 12th grade English. She's been with Federal Way for seven years, and we recently sat down to talk with her about what she's gained by becoming Nationally Board Certified.

Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) has released its annual Report to the Community spotlighting the agency’s work in the 2024 school year.
 

In 1990, Harriet Tubman Day was finally enacted as a national holiday on March 10 by the United States Congress as a gesture to celebrate her heroic work in freeing slaves as well as toward the abolishment of slavery in America.

Taking place this week from March 3–7, 2025, National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success.

We sat down with Rene Alvarez, a dedicated English teacher with Washington High School in Franklin Pierce School District, to talk about the benefits of having Nationally Board Certified teachers in the classroom.

Your voice matters! The PSESD Board of Directors wants to hear from students, staff, families, and community members to help shape the search for our next superintendent.

Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PST

Classified Teacher of the Year Julie Herdt was recently recognized at the February 19, 2025 PSESD Board of Directors meeting!

The PSESD Board of Directors is asking students, staff, families, and community members to participate in a Superintendent Search Survey. 

Today is Presidents' Day -- and it's also PTA Founders' Day!

It is an ironic fact that the brilliant Frederick Douglass would surely appreciate that while we now honor his birth date each February 14, Douglass himself was, until late in his life, not entirely sure of the date of his birth.

PSESD is excited to offer an opportunity for educators involved in MTSS work across the region to connect, learn, and share feedback on your MTSS needs.