Northwest Alliance
Northwest ESD 189
1601 R Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
Voice: 360-299-4000
Fax: 360-299-4070
Joanne Johnson
NWESD 189 Program Coordinator
NW LASER Alliance Director
Voice: 360-299-4046
jjohnson@esd189.org
Kelly Spears
Science Materials Center Manager
Voice: 360-652-4501 ext. 4209
kspears@esd189.org
Jennifer Whitney
NWESD 189 LASER Professional Development Coordinator
Voice: 360-299-4069
jwhitney@esd189.org
Adrienne Somera
Science Content Professional Development Provider
Voice: 360-299-4052
asomera@esd189.org
Nancy Menard
Science Team Administrative Assistant
Voice: 360-299-4020
nmenard@esd189.org
Northwest Alliance Homepage
http://www.esd189.org/sciedrfm/LASER.html
The Northwest WA LASER Regional Alliance is an integral part of science education reform in the northwest corner of Washington State. We serve the NWESD 189 region, which includes the 5 most northwestern counties in the state: Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties, along with the Island and San Juan counties, made up of the San Juan Island group and Whidbey and Camano Islands in the north Puget Sound.
Our current membership is comprised of NWESD 189 and the following school districts:
- Bellingham
- Burlington-Edison
- Coupeville
- Ferndale
- LaConner
- Lake Stevens
- Lakewood
- Lummi Tribal School
- Lynden
- Meridian
- Mount Baker
- Mount Vernon
- Nooksack
- Oak Harbor
- Sedro-Woolley
- Stanwood-Camano
Our potential for growth is great and we hope to grow exponentially in the next few years. In addition to staff development, our Alliance supports the NWESD Science Materials Center Cooperative housed in Arlington, Washington, at English Crossing Elementary school in the Lakewood School District.
The Northwest LASER Alliance owes much of it's success to the Lakewood SD for generously donating the use of their spare portables on the English Crossing Elementary school campus to the Science Materials Center Cooperative.
For more informatrion, please visit our Northwest Alliance homepage at http://www.esd189.org/sciedrfm/LASER.html
Our center can be reached from I-5. Take the Smokey Point Exit off I-5, north of Marysville. Travel east to 16 th Dr. N.E. Turn left and drive into the Lakewood School District . Travel to the VERY end of 16 th Dr. N.E. and turn right into the parking lot. The Science Materials Center and NW LASER Alliance is found in the two portables directly to the West of that parking lot and part of English Crossing Elementary school.
Directions to NWESD 189-from the North & San Juan Ferry
From the North * Take Exit #230 (Hwy 20 West) off Northbound I-5 * Turn right at the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp * Turn left at the light onto Hwy 20 West (0.1 miles) * Straight through Hwy 20 Spur light (sign "Anacortes - San Juan Ferry") (12.0 miles) * Turn right at light onto R Avenue (2.7 miles) * Continue around curves (street becomes Q Avenue ) * Turn right onto Seafarers Way (Rite Aide on left side) (1.2 miles) * Turn right onto R Avenue (300 feet) * Turn left into NWESD 189 entrance (250 feet) From the Anacortes - San Juan Ferry Terminal *
From San Juan-Anacortes Ferry Terminal, follow signs up the hill * Turn left onto East Hwy 20 Spur at light (sign "Anacortes - Mt. Vernon") (0.5 miles) * Turn right onto Commercial at light (Safeway across street) (3.4 miles) * Turn left onto 14th Street (just past McDonald's) (0.1 miles) * Turn right onto Q Avenue (one short block - 150 feet) * Turn left onto Seafarers Way (very short half block) (75 feet) * Turn right onto R Avenue (300 feet) * Turn left into NWESD 189 entrance (250 feet) Directions to NWESD 189 -from the South & Whidbey Island
From the South (freeway/highway route) * Take Exit #230 (Hwy 20 West) off Northbound I-5 * Turn left at the light at the end of the exit ramp, to go under I-5 * Straight through Hwy 20 Spur light (sign "Anacortes - San Juan Ferry") (12.0 miles) * Turn right at light onto R Avenue (2.7 miles) * Continue around curves (street becomes Q Avenue ) * Turn right onto Seafarers Way (Rite Aide on left side) (1.2 miles) * Turn right onto R Avenue (300 feet) * Turn left into NWESD 189 entrance (250 feet) From the South (Conway cut-off route-less congestion, but more turns) * Take Exit #221 (Conway LaConner, Lake McMurray) off of Northbound I-5 * Turn left at exit ramp stop sign, to go over I-5 * Turn right onto Fir Island Road (0.3 miles) * Follow curves, over rail road tracks and the Skagit River south fork and travel across Fir Island* Turn left onto Best Road at the flashing light (9.0 miles) * Travel up and over the Skagit River north fork* Turn left onto Hwy 20 West at light (6.5 miles)* Continue through Hwy 20 Spur light (sign "Anacortes San Juan Ferry") (6 miles)* Turn right at next light onto R Avenue (2.7 miles) * Continue around curves (street becomes Q Avenue ) * Turn right onto Seafarers Way (Rite Aide on left side) (1.2 miles) * Turn right onto R Avenue (300 feet) * Turn left into NWESD 189 entrance (250 feet)
From Whidbey Island (Mukilteo Ferry, Langley, Coupeville, Oak Harbor)
From Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry Terminal, go right onto Hwy 525 * Continue
North on Hwy 525 past the Pt. Townsand ferry terminal * cut-off (road becomes
Hwy 20 East ) (19.7 miles) * Continue on Hwy 20 East past the Coupeville cross
street (5.5 miles) * Continue on Hwy 20 East down a curvy hill into Oak Harbor,
* turn left at the light labeled Hwy 20 East (Ford dealership on side)
(9.9 miles) * Continue through Oak Harbor (will need to be in left lane) *
Continue over the Deception Pass bridges (10.5 miles) * Turn left at light
onto Hwy 20 Spur (sign "Anacortes"), Fidalgo * Country Inn on left
and Frontier Auto dealer on right (6.2 miles) * Turn right at light onto R
Avenue (2.7 miles) * Continue around curves (street becomes Q Avenue ) * Turn
right onto Seafarers Way (Rite Aide on left side) (1.2 miles) * Turn right
onto R Avenue (300 feet) * Turn left into NWESD 189 entrance (250 feet)
Contact Staff for additional information regarding the Alliance.