About Us

Yes, we’re built for this.

We’re a comprehensive team of communicators, creatives, and crisis professionals with the experience to navigate complex challenges in districts of all sizes.

A Creative Agency Model–built with Care for Education

The ESD 112 Communications department is the largest school communications program among Washington’s nine educational service districts, offering a wide range of services tailored to each partner’s needs. Our 14-member team brings a strong mix of experience and skills in school communications, making us a unique resource in the state. When you work with us, you’re partnering with a supportive, collaborative team that understands education, building public trust, and is committed to helping you connect with your community.

Meet the Team

Our Communications and Public Engagement department is structured similarly to a creative agency, but...

Unlike private, for-profit firms, we are a public education service organization committed to supporting school districts and educational programs only.

Who is Educational Service District (ESD) 112?

Our Mission

ESD 112 equalizes educational opportunities for learning communities through innovative partnerships, responsive leadership, and exceptional programs.

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Serving 30 public school districts, two state-operated districts, and more than 25 private school districts across six Southwest Washington counties, ESD 112 supports learning communities through more than 300 programs. These services span early learning and special education, as well as operational and technical support, including transportation, construction management, and insurance cooperatives.

Many of our programs, including Communications, work with schools outside our southwest Washington region, further expanding access to quality communications and creative services beyond our borders.

Our clients & partners

We work collaboratively with educational programs and school communications professionals within ESD 112 and across the state of Washington!

ESD 112 COMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM

School districts from Southwest Washington and across the state choose to participate in our Consortium for communications coordination, so they don’t have to go it alone when it comes to big issues like school funding, labor disputes, cell phone bans, Title IX, social media best practices, and other emerging hot topics. Areas of focus are discussed and materials produced through collaborative communication and messaging development. Each year we produce a dozen or more communications talking points, templates, and other shared materials for our Consortium members to utilize and customize. We stay on top of the hot-button issues and alert our district partners, so they can concentrate on educating students.

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Southwest WA school districts in the ESD 112 Communications Consortium

Interview with Monique about crisis communication & collaboration

As the fearless leader of our award-winning group of creatives and storytellers, Monique shares how she maintains calm under pressure, what fills her cup and keeps her grounded, and what she loves the most about collaborating with school communications professionals in Washington.

Video for Social Media

Video is a powerful tool for social media. On average, video posts get 48% more views than those with text and/or photos. From informative to entertaining, video content can grab the attention of an audience while reinforcing your brand. Many content managers feel that they aren’t using video to its full potential. We offer tips and tricks for creating video across all social media platforms, along with examples.

Ensuring your election communications are PDC compliant

Communicating about an upcoming school funding initiative can be tricky for school districts to navigate, particularly if staff is not aware of the rules and regulations. In this article, we cover the basics of PDC rules and some general rules of thumb for sharing information about bonds and levies.

what our clients are saying

“The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely difficult on families, students and for school district personnel. Being able to share information, challenges and successes has created a community of communication professionals that is closer and more helpful to each other than ever. Thank you ESD 112 for all you do.”

Rick Parrish

Director of Communications & Operations, Longview Public Schools

“I just wanted to say a quick thank you for organizing the calls, supplying the agendas, providing resources and the wrap ups. Especially, as a relatively new person to the education communications world, these resources and talks have been really helpful. Once again, thanks for all that you are doing. I appreciate it.”

Craig Birnbach

Communications Manager, Evergreen Public Schools

“After publishing our annual report, I was excited and blown away at all Communications helped us accomplish. Our work simply could not be done without your incredible talent, guidance and contributions. You continuously make things better and take our ideas to the next level.”

Christopher Belisle

Community Prevention Coordinator, Prevent Coalition

“As a communicator in a smaller district in the region, sharing the work of creating great messages, translating documents, and anticipating questions we needed to be able to answer during the COVID-19 pandemic was a huge support. The shared resources were much better than we could have created working by ourselves, and have garnered praise from our school board, district leadership, and district families.”

Les Brown

Communications & Technology Director, Washougal School District