Harney ESD provides a multitude of specialized services for these school districts with the express purpose of assuring affordable mandated services for all children of the county as provided through the statutes included in ORS 334.003 through ORS 334.127.  Administration for this countywide education support agency is delivered from the Harney County Courthouse and led by a seven-member board of directors who represent the various school districts throughout the county.

Harney ESD Regional Services Center:  The Harney ESD Regional Services Center programs are delivered from the Fairview Heights complex located at Units #24, #25, and #26 which include professional offices, an extensive educators library, and a public meeting room designed to serve the entire community.  ESD programs include Technology, Speech & Language, Learning Resource Center, High School StRUT Instruction, Curriculum & Assessment, Printing/Policy/Group Purchase,  Rural Elementary Music, Rural Clerk & Budget service,  Rural Special Education, and Administrative consultation.  Harney ESD also provides a countywide Prevention and Family program plus federally funded IDEA Special Education and Title Programs through consortium management.

Harney ESD Early Childhood Center:  Located in the former Fillmore School (which was vacated due to declining enrollment in the Burns/Hines district), the Harney ESD Early Childhood Center serves families with children age birth to five, or up to enrollment in public kindergarten.  Individual programs which comprise this family center include Oregon Head Start, Federal Head Start (also known as Harney County Head Start), Great Start, Healthy Start, Early Intervention, and Early Childhood Special Education.  The Early Childhood Center will be moving into a new building next to the former Filmore School very soon.

Other Educational Opportunities

Home School.com provides valuable information for those educating their children at home. 

The Value of an Education:  The Oregon Labor Market Information System provides some credible reasons to obtain a higher education and the financing of that education.  The chart below shows the monetary reasons for obtaining a higher education.

Educational Resources

• Oregon Libraries - Links compiled by the Oregon Library Association
• OSU Government Information Sharing Project - System for accessing U.S. Federal Government Information

Help for school reports about Oregon

• Facts for reports
• The Book on Oregon
• Oregon History

Other links dealing with education:

• America's Learning Exchange
  ALX is the national electronic marketplace where individuals and companies can readily find appropriate training and education resources. ALX connects people to the training and education they need.
• Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
  The Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development provides state leadership, accountability, and technical assistance to Oregon's community colleges, JTPA service delivery areas, Community Service Commission volunteer programs, and programs of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.
• Links for All Oregon Schools
  Oregon On-Line provides a single point of access to public and private schools in Oregon, from the elementary through the university level.
• Oregon Blue Book - Education
  The Education Page of this site describes public education in Oregon and an overview of private colleges.
• Oregon Department of Education
  Look here for comprehensive information on the State's education resources, as well as listings of jobs and careers in education.
• Oregon School Reform
  This site contains school reform information for educators.
• State Government Internships
  The Oregon Department of Administrative Services lists internships with state agencies available to college and university students.