In 2025, three school districts enlisted our help with their communications strategy and materials for their bond resolutions in the February 2026 special election. Learn how the RPIE strategic communications framework guided our work and the passage of all three bonds with the highest voter approvals in the state.
In 2025, three school districts enlisted our help with their communications strategy and materials for their bond resolutions in the February 2026 special election. Learn how the RPIE strategic communications framework guided our work and the passage of all three bonds with the highest voter approvals in the state.
In 2025, three school districts enlisted our help with their communications strategy and materials for their bond resolutions in the February 2026 special election. Learn how the RPIE strategic communications framework guided our work and the passage of all three bonds with the highest voter approvals in the state.
The Challenge ESD-U is a program operated by ESD 112 that provides alternative routes to teacher certification in Washington. Established in 2018, the program has consistently served 40-60 candidates per year; however, with the full PESB approval in late 2022, the...
The Challenge The pandemic and increasing political polarization have put schools at the forefront of culture wars that have adversely affected community support for school funding measures. School bond measures in Washington require a 60% supermajority to pass, and...
The Challenge Prevent Coalition had a landing page for their Secure Your Cannabis campaign, which targets retailers, community partners and parents in the effort to prevent marijuana use by youth. In the beginning, the page started out small with just a few images and...
In this case study, we explore how two school districts saw a 30%+ increase in social media reach by using a short form video strategy, compared to their average reach before publishing short form videos.Why Embrace Short Form Video? Social media is a rapidly growing...
In this case study, we explore how school districts have used ESD 112 social listening services to better understand public sentiment during times of change and uncertainty.What is Social Listening? Social listening is an emerging service used to monitor and analyze...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, ESD 112 and school district communicators in our region recognized the need to collaborate to produce consistent, accurate materials to guide communications about the rapidly changing situation. We established a school district...
Bond Planning and Educational Materials The community of White River School District is a mostly rural one spread out near the base of Mt. Rainier. They passed a bond back in 2001 to build a new high school, and in August, 2015 their elementary and middle schools were...
With a new superintendent and construction work beginning on a recently approved bond at the start of the 2018-19 school year, the Kelso School District wanted to increase communication with the Kelso community. They had been doing four printed, black and white...
In 2014-15, the Willamette Educational Service District (WESD) launched a new program that partnered with local community colleges to help students earn low-cost college credits while in high school. The problem? WESD did not have a full-service communication...