SOESD

Are you a parent of a 3 or 4 year old child?
¿Es padre de un niño de 3 o 4 años?

Do you live in Jackson or Josephine County?
¿Vives en el condado de Jackson o Josephine?

Would you like your child to attend a preschool at no cost to your family?
¿Le gustaría que su hijo asistiera a un preescolar sin costo para su familia?

To learn more about Preschool Promise:

Para obtener más información sobre Preschool Promise:

• Visit webpage/ Visite la página web southernoregonearlylearninghub.org
• Email/Correo electrónico lorena_juarez@soesd.k12.or.us
• Call/Llamada Lorena Juarez at 541-810-3424

About Southern Oregon Early Learning Services Hub

The Southern Oregon Early Learning Services Hub (SOELS) brings together partners in the sectors of early learning, K-12 education, health, social and human services, and private sector business to improve outcomes for families with children under the age of six. With better coordination and alignment of resources and services, our families become more healthy, stable and attached and our children arrive at kindergarten prepared and supported for success. SOESD generously provides the fiscal and administrative supports for SOELS.

Acerca del Centro de Servicios de Aprendizaje Temprano del Sur de Oregon

El Centro de Servicios de Aprendizaje Temprano del Sur de Oregón (SOELS) reúne a socios en los sectores de aprendizaje temprano, educación K-12, salud, servicios sociales y humanos y empresas del sector privado para mejorar los resultados de las familias con niños menores de seis años. Con una mejor coordinación y alineación de recursos y servicios, nuestras familias se vuelven más saludables, estables y unidas y nuestros niños llegan al jardín de infantes preparados y apoyados para el éxito. SOESD proporciona generosamente el apoyo fiscal y administrativo para SOELS.

For more information/                                                            For assistance in Spanish/

Para más información:                                                            Para obtener ayuda en español:

René Brandon                                                                           Lorena Juarez

Southern Oregon Early Learning Services Hub                Child Care Resource Network

Southern Oregon ESD                                                            Southern Oregon ESD

rene_brandon@soesd.k12.or.us                                      lorena_juarez@soesd.k12.or.us

541-776-8590 x 1154                                                              541-810-3424

Topics to include:

—student engagement
—new teacher/admin mentoring
—SOREN (Regional Educator Network)
—Media and Lending Library
—STEM Hub
—CTE
—Educational Technology
—School Improvement
—Student Success Act
—Ready Schools, Safe Learners
—Professional Development

Our Southern Oregon community is navigating through an extraordinarily challenging time. Pain and up-heaval from the fires, COVID-19, racial injustice, and the upcoming election are weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of our educators ,who in the midst of all of these trials, are giving everything they can to support students and their families. And while there are deep ripples of heartbreak, loss, and grief, we are also witnessing the resiliency, generosity, and capacity of our community to overcome and come together. As we find our way through these complex times, we are reminded of the power of relation-ship and the necessity of community.

SOESD and Resolve invite you to participate in a series of online care and connection circles created to give educators a facilitated space to check in, share stories, listen, be present, and build a community of support during this time. While participants are encouraged to sign up for either the Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon series to promote deeper connections and sharing, you are welcome to join any session that fits your interests, needs, and schedule.

Circle Dates and Discussion Focus:  

• Week one (10/6 & 10/8): Grief and Gratitude
• Week two (10/13 & 10/15): Adversity and Resilience
• Week three (10/20 & 10/22): Challenge and Adaptation
• Week four (10/27 & 10/29): Compassion for Self and Others

Register through PDNetworks. (Search by using keyword, “care.”)

“Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending that we are individuals that can go it alone.”

~ Margaret Wheatley

As a result of the recent Almeda fire, SOESD suffered the tragic loss of all buildings on the SOESD Phoenix campus, a location which has served the community since 1907. The SOESD Board has passed a resolution declaring an emergency in order to expedite the recovery effort. SOESD staff previously assigned to the Phoenix campus have been relocated to other SOESD buildings, or are working remotely in order to continue providing services to students, families, and the community during this tremendous time of need. SOESD thanks the many ESDs across the state that have contributed to temporarily replace equipment lost in the fire, so that SOESD can continue providing critical services during the larger scale recovery effort.

Our hearts go out to all those suffering incredible loss due to the recent fires, and also to those helping the community recover and rebuild during this traumatic time. Thank you to the many community members that have contributed to various SOESD donation drives in order to provide clothing and supplies to those in the community that have been displaced. In coordination with the Governor, SOESD is participating on a committee to coordinate a variety of housing options and funding through FEMA disaster declaration.

A list of compiled resources to assist those affected by the fires is available here.