The Superpower of Health and WellnessThe NwOESC Wellness Committee is excited to continue our focus on health and wellness throughout the 2026-2027 school year! With nearly 400 employees working across a variety of departments, roles, and locations, we know that wellness looks different for everyone. Our goal is not to create one more thing for you to do. Instead, we want to provide simple opportunities, useful resources, and encouragement that support your well-being in ways that fit your life. This year, our wellness efforts will focus on three areas: Wellable, appreciation, and kindness.
Wellable
We will continue to promote the NBHP Wellable program available to all NwOESC staff. Wellable offers activities, challenges, resources, information, and coaching to support a variety of personal wellness goals. Throughout the year, we will highlight the monthly Wellable themes in the NwOESC Essentials newsletter and share reminders about opportunities available through the program. If you have not explored Wellable recently, we encourage you to sign up, log in, take a look around, and find a few resources or activities that work for you. It is a simple way to make your well-being part of your routine throughout the year.
Prizes:
NBHP offers monthly Amazon gift card drawings for those who have a Wellable account and meet the monthly point requirements.
NwOESC offers monthly participation incentives to NwOESC staff from October through April for accessing and using Wellable. Each month, seven employees will be randomly selected to receive a $50 apparel credit from among ESC staff members who have a Wellable account and are actively earning points during that month.
Appreciation
We will continue our annual Employee Appreciation and Wellness Incentive in May. This is an opportunity for us to recognize the important work our staff does every day, say “THANK YOU, and encourage personal well-being.
Kindness
This year, we are adding a new focus on kindness. Positive relationships, feeling connected, supporting one another, and taking care of ourselves all contribute to a healthy, positive, and KIND environment. Twice during the school year, we will encourage simple acts of kindness toward ourselves, our colleagues, and others in our lives and communities. Watch for more information about:
World Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Week
November 13, 2026 February 15-19, 2027
Wellness Looks Different for Everyone - We recognize that our staff have different interests, needs, schedules, and circumstances. If you are assigned to a member district that has its own wellness program, we encourage you to take advantage of those opportunities as well. Most importantly, we hope this year's NwOESC initiative encourages you to find realistic ways to improve your health and wellness and contribute to a kinder world.
Your well-being matters, and we hope you will find opportunities throughout the year that work for you.
Meet Your 2026-27 Wellness Committee
Amy Colegrove-Mitchell • Jill Gilliland • Andy Hunter • Abby Lorenzen • Linda Schlosser • Melissa Sears • Jenna Storrer • Pat Turpening • Kerri Weir