Educational Service District 113

 Leadership. Support. Quality Services.

The purpose of ESD 113 is to assure excellent and equitable education for all students through service and collaboration. We serve over 71,000 students in the counties of Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason and Thurston.

Oral Histories from ESD 113

Making schools better

Bill Keim, Superintendent of ESD 113, discusses accomplishments in school improvement planning.

School bus safety

Bill Keim, Superintendent of ESD 113, explains entrepreneurial leadership in traffic safety.

Expert staff equals expert assistance

Bill Keim, Superintendent of ESD 113, believes it is the expertise of staff that is an essential component to their success.

HR co-op helps all schools

Bill Keim, Superintendent of ESD 113, discusses how their human resources cooperative is essential to small and large school districts in their region.

AESD Network

Bill Keim, Superintendent of ESD 113, promotes the new collaborative role of the ESDs working together.

Being in Olympia

Bill Keim, Superintendent of ESD 113, muses on what it is like to be so close to the state capital.

Proactive versus reactive

Jon Gott, former ESD 113 Board member and former Superintendent of North Thurston S.D. (1971-1991); and Howard Coble, ESD 113 Board member and former Superintendent of Snohomish S.D. (1969-1973) and Olympia S.D. (1973-1980) explain how ESD 113 is committed to student achievement.

WSIPC

Jon Gott, former ESD 113 Board member and former Superintendent of North Thurston S.D. (1971-1991); and Howard Coble, ESD 113 Board member and former Superintendent of Snohomish S.D. (1969-1973) and Olympia S.D. (1973-1980) feel that WSIPC is the finest example of cost efficiency for school districts.

You’re on the bridge. Get off!

Jon Gott, former ESD 113 Board member and former Superintendent of North Thurston S.D. (1971-1991); and Howard Coble, ESD 113 Board member and former Superintendent of Snohomish S.D. (1969-1973) and Olympia S.D. (1973-1980) explains what makes a great board of directors.