pdEnroller is a robust statewide course and event registration system used by all nine of Washington State’s Educational Service Districts (ESDs) and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Here's a closer look at its advantages and features for educators.

CPSD is embarking on a dynamic transformation of its math curriculum to prepare all students with the skills and knowledge they need for future success. This initiative focuses on two key areas: a shift to a more engaging and relevant math experience in middle school, and a transition to a new, more effective curriculum in elementary classrooms.

Puget Sound ESD is proud to announce the 15 winners of the Regional High School Art Show. These entries received the highest scores and will advance to the Annual State High School Art Show through OSPI in Olympia, Washington.

Washington State districts must now provide all four days (28 hours) of Fundamental Course Study (FCS) training to their paraeducators every school year.

As the U.S.’s longest-running national literacy initiative, Children’s Book Week takes place this year from May 5–11 and is an annual celebration of books for the young and young at heart.

The Puget Sound Educational Service District Board of Directors met in an executive session on May 5 and 6 with Human Capital Enterprises consultants to interview semi-finalist candidates recommended by the PSESD Superintendent Review Committee. Upon conclusion of those interviews and Board deliberation, the Board reconvened in an open session and advanced three candidates as finalists. 

The 2025 PSESD Poetry Slam is happening on 5/17/25, and we are still accepting submissions for student performances of poems, spoken word, and monologues!

It’s no secret that teachers are some of the world’s most important figures in our daily lives, despite the fact that they all too often battle long hours, low salaries, and other challenges – and ultimately, are simply all too often underappreciated.

But happily, this week, May 5-9, is Teacher Appreciation Week, providing all of us with the chance to celebrate teachers as they deserve!

Also known as the Battle of Puebla Day, the fifth of May, or Cinco de Mayo, celebrates the date of the victory of the Mexican army on May 5, 1862 over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.

The OneKSD Art Contest is open through May 14, 2025, and it invites students from all grade levels and staff across the Kent School District (KSD) to visually express the meaning of unity, collaboration, and shared identity within our diverse community. Through original artwork, participants will showcase how different schools, cultures, and experiences come together to form a strong and connected district.

Walk into the Chinook Middle School library and you’ll feel it right away — it’s a place where students find themselves on the shelves and feel seen in the stories they read. At the center is librarian Josi Hodge. She helps students find books that match their interests and sparks a lifelong love of reading. Book clubs, personal recommendations and one-on-one conversations all build trust and belonging.

This work at Chinook is a living example of Highline’s commitment to equity, inclusion and stronger literacy outcomes. Every choice, every story, helps students grow in confidence and learning.

May has arrived, bringing with it the annual opportunity to celebrate the richness and history of Asian American/Pacific Islander/Native Hawai’ian Heritage Month, when we recognize the strength, contributions, and legacies of Asian Americans, Native Hawai’ians, Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) who have helped to build and unite this country in each successive generation. “AANHPI” is an umbrella term referring to a vast and diverse group of people, ranging from the indigenous people of Hawai’i, all of Pasifika, and all of Asia. By some estimates, 60 percent of the world’s population lives in Asia or the Pacific.

School leadership matters. And as the most tireless leaders in our schools, school principals must successfully navigate constant challenges, spending their days overseeing schools while also working to support students and teachers alike. That’s why we should celebrate all they do on School Principals’ Day, May 1!

When elementary students are asked what they would like to be when they grow up, many students answer with “Soccer player,” “Ballet dancer,” “Firefighter,” or “YouTuber.” (The last one is a recent addition in the last decade.)

For Bainbridge High School 9th grader Lilah Wakefield, when she was younger, her answer was “President.” So it is no surprise that Wakefield was among 12 students across Washington State selected to serve for two years on the Legislature’s Youth Advisory Council (LYAC).

Do you know a high school senior who’s planning to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) after graduation? Encourage them to apply to be a part of Washington State STEM Signing Day 2025!

As the largest pow wow in the United States, the Gathering of Nations has grown in the past 42 years into one of the  most vibrant, cultural, and important indigenous festivals in North America, as well as one of the world’s most recognized annual cultural festivals. It was founded to offer an opportunity to provide Native people with the opportunity to come together each year to celebrate and share their culture, as well as providing an essential place where singers and dancers can feel confident that competition is fair to all.

This year, 2025, marks 80 years since the end of World War II -- and the Holocaust. 

Established as a solemn annual commemoration of the Holocaust and its persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazis and their allies in World War II, the Holocaust Day of Remembrance (Yom HaShoah) is an official remembrance of the Holocaust that takes place each year.

This past week, and as required by RCW 28A.310.170, Human Capital Enterprises has convened a Superintendent Review Committee to review applicants against the Board-adopted Next Superintendent Criteria and recommend candidates to advance for first-round interviews with the PSESD Board of Directors on May 5 or May 6. Human Capital Enterprises will present the Superintendent Review Committee recommendation to the full Board in an executive session at the Board’s April 30 meeting.

Celebrating American Sign Language (ASL), National ASL Day takes place on April 15 each year, as a reminder of the importance of sign language for those in the Deaf community and beyond who cannot hear or speak.