Representative Walsh partners in dedication of new parent resource center

Representative Maureen Walsh Joins Washington Parent Information and Resource Center Partners in Walla Walla Site Dedication

State Representative Maureen Walsh will join the staff and partners of the Washington State-Parent Information and Resource Center (WA-PIRC) to dedicate the programs second PIRC site on September 6, 2007 from 1-2 p.m. at Blue Ridge Elementary School.

This event marks the second site dedication for the WA-PIRC program, with the kickoff event having taken place in Pasco, WA on August 8, 2007. In addition to Walla Walla and Pasco, WA-PIRC sites are opening in Basin City, Connell, and Othello.

The Washington State-Parent Information and Resource Center has been established as part of a $3.9 million grant allocated to Columbia Basin College Foundation by the U.S. Department of Education, with Educational Service District 123 serving as the Lead Agency for this program.  

PIRCs in each state throughout the nation will provide training, information, and support to parents, state and local education agencies, and local communities. 

Rep. Walsh currently serves on the Early Learning and Childrens Services committee and maintains improving the quality of early learning programs as one of her top priorities. Like Rep. Walsh, the WA-PIRC program strives to provide families with resources and information to better prepare their children for school.

Rep. Walsh has a long-standing commitment to young children and their families, says WA-PIRC Early Childhood Education Trainer Karen Weakley. We are pleased that she can join us for this event, which will serve to strengthen the links already forged by the Walla Walla Public Schools and their community partners.

About ESD 123
Educational Service District 123, based in Pasco, WA, is one of nine ESDs in Washington. Dedicated to delivering collaborative solutions that promote learning, ESD 123 serves 23 school districts in seven counties of Southeastern Washington.

Under Superintendent Bruce Hawkins and its board of directors, this legislatively mandated, not-for-profit educational organization provides efficiency of educational systems and equity of learning opportunities for over 60,000 Washington students.

For more information about ESD 123, please call 509-544-5700 or 888-547-8441 or visit www.esd123.org.