Examples of Initiatives and Projects
P-3rd Initiative
Launched in 2014, Central Oregon’s P-3rd Initiative connects, integrates, aligns, and transforms the birth thru 3rd grade continuum within the larger P-20 care and educational continuum.
Rethinking, Unlearning, Undoing, & Subtracting
Intentional focus in professional learning on what we need to rethink, unlearn, undo, and subtract at the personal, professional, organizational, and systems level.
SEL in Sports
Integrating SEL/tSEL in youth and high school sports through mentoring, student athlete wellness clinics, and one/one and small group coaching for athletics coaches.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
High Desert ESD
Dr. Kendra Coates
Director of Mindset & SEL/tSEL
kendra.coates@hdesd.org