East Central Educational Service Center

Happy World Teacher’s Day! Thank you to the many teachers serving in our member districts. We appreciate you and proudly support your work!

Selecting a new curriculum requires intentional planning and implementation. This workshop guides leaders through the selection process and offers suggestions for implementation with fidelity. Find details and register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mqbf5bv

Talk about engagement… Our FIRST group of students visited Sunnyside today to participate in our Forge Your Future Student Experience. Filled with RISEC-themed activities, this opportunity allows students to explore their interests and challenge their curiosity as they consider their future career goals. Are you interested in learning more? Email tphilhower@eastcentralesc.com.

We were honored to host a fantastic group of educational leaders today for PLC training. Facilitated by PLC expert Carrie Rosebrock, participants engaged in information gathering and planning activities.

There is still time to join our Affinity Groups, designed to connect area educators & foster collaboration on specific topics. This is a great opportunity to grow your professional capacity & network. Find out more and register! https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/page/affinity-groups

Our New/Beginning Teacher group has been restructured to include more participants. Cohort 2 will utilize a mixture of recorded videos, hybrid meetings, and Zoom meetings. More details may be found here: https://conta.cc/3MVyL7H

Today is National Custodians Day! School custodians work tirelessly to ensure students can learn and staff can work in a clean and safe environment. We recognize their work and thank them for their service!

The ECESC team was honored to participate in Eastern Hancock’s CAFE (Community and Family Engagement) meeting today. Many powerful discussions about work-based learning and career-connected learning for ALL students. Dr. Philhower and his team consistently put students first and push our thinking to do great things for kids! “It’s not about college or careers. It’s always about careers.”

October is National Principals Month. ECESC proudly supports nearly 150 principals (plus assistant principals) from our member districts. These educational leaders provide guidance to their students and staff, having a significant impact on their school communities.

We will host an Open Court Program Overview on 11/13. Join McGraw-Hill to learn about this HQCM-approved program. Participants will be equipped to return to their districts with information to assist them in the materials review process. Register: https://tinyurl.com/bxaxyj5f

Registration for the Open Court Program Overview, being held Nov. 13, is now open. Join McGraw-Hill to learn about HQCM-approved Open Court. Participants will be equipped to take info back to their districts to assist in the materials review process https://tinyurl.com/h36xs9v9

Did you know the RIASEC framework helps students consider their personal strengths when considering their future career paths? Did you know we have experience that will help them better understand this process? Contact tphilhower@eastcentralesc.com for more information.

Fri-yay! Another busy day at ECESC! We were grateful to host the Indiana Association of School Business Officials district meeting this morning, which included an informative presentation by Brenda Erbse from IDOE. We also hosted our district finance and business leaders for a Cooperative Purchasing Lunch & Learn with our friends from Central Indiana Educational Service Center, NIESC, Amazon Business, SpendBridge, and TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System).

Registration for the Wonders Program Overview, being held on Nov. 6, is now open. Join McGraw-Hill to learn more about this HQCM-approved series. Participants will be equipped to take info back to their districts to assist in the review process. https://tinyurl.com/yc5fambj

ECESC hosted area superintendents/high school admin/counselors through the BSU Study Council to learn about the new diploma requirements from IDOE. We proudly host these events at Sunnyside to foster collaboration between our member districts who are looking for support.

We are proudly hosting our Career Coaching Kick-off this morning. Schools involved with the career coaching grant are learning about the support offered through ECESC.

Are you interested in learning new ways to support multilingual learners? Consider attending this session that focuses on culturally inclusive instruction, differentiated pedagogy, language acquisition, assessment/progress monitoring, and building a supportive community, and walk away with a toolkit of strategies and resources for servicing this group of unique learners. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/tawf9jm

Our New/Beginning Teacher group has been restructured in an attempt to include more participants. For cohort 2, we will utilize a mixture of recorded videos, hybrid meetings, and Zoom meetings. Registrants will be sent weekly videos to watch independently and will attend meetings at the conclusion of each learning section. More details may be found here: https://conta.cc/3MVyL7H

Yesterday, we visited Randolph Eastern's Courting the Cosmos experience. Kevin Honeycutt led students in this immersive STEM experience. Jr/Sr High students built the Moon Village and then served as Moon Mentors for the elementary students for an out-of-this-world experience!

Our September Director’s Update hit inboxes this week. In case you missed it, you can view it here: https://conta.cc/4dZDiBQ If you are currently not on our email list, click the button at the top of the update to join!