Educational service district
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An educational service district or education service district (ESD) is a type of collective government district in the U.S. state
s of Washington and Oregon
. Organizationally different than a school district
, a single ESD may serve dozens of school districts. ESDs are established to allow school districts to work, plan, and buy equipment collectively.
In Washington the many ESD entities have cooperated to create the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative, also called WSIPC
.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
s of Washington and Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. Organizationally different than a school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, a single ESD may serve dozens of school districts. ESDs are established to allow school districts to work, plan, and buy equipment collectively.
Washington ESDs
There are nine statutory regional service agencies in Washington. Created by the legislature more than 30 years ago, the expressed purpose of an ESD is to assure equal educational opportunities for quality education and lifelong learning for all. In addition to acting as a liaison between local districts and the State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to deliver programs mandated by the state, Washington's ESDs are public entities, which operate in a highly entrepreneurial fashion.In Washington the many ESD entities have cooperated to create the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative, also called WSIPC
WSIPC
The Washington School Information Processing Cooperative is a public cooperative in Washington that provides information services to the state's school districts. The board members of the co-op are primarily composed of Superintendents from the State's nine educational service districts...
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