2023 - 2024


2020 - 2021
ESU 07


Staff Development Services (84-002.05A)
Notes:
  • Leading Modern Learning, by Jay McTighe.  Prepare kids for the 21st century workplace.


  • Assessment shifts → More authentic, move to demonstrating student understanding.  

    • Transfer of knowledge is a focus: Can you take what you know and apply it to a situation that isn’t so certain.

    • Single-point rubrics.


  • Mission & Vision: Focus from external review in 2019.


  • Silos of curriculum, reading, Danielson, assessments, environments, digital portfolios → integrate together, take away silos.

  • Viable Reading and Math curriculums for K-4 that can be done remotely

1101.00 - Continuous Improvement Process
Analyzing results, selecting goals, implementation of strategies, verifying results, implementation of CIP cycle, leadership retreat, SIMPL data dig @ districts
1103.00 - Crisis/ School Safety
Workshops, consultation, and on-site support for school safety teams, crisis teams, and threat assessment teams.
1104.01 - Principal Development
ESU 7 Principals have the opportunity to meet 5 times each year for opportunities to collaborate. Additionally, principal trainings are scheduled as needs are identified.
1104.02 - Superintendent Development
Superintendent networking meetings on ESU campus throughout the year. Visits by ESU Administrator to school district Superintendents to discuss, plan and problem solve services provided to the districts.
1105.02 - Instructional Materials Adoption
Instructional materials adoption assistance and materials alignment
1106.01 - Instructional Models
Professional development surrounding instructional models (Danielson, Marzano, ITIP, homegrown, etc.), strategies, and planning.
1106.02 - English Language Arts (ELA) Content Training
Training specific to reading instruction; reading strategies consultation; intervention training part of - Instruction.
1106.11 - Instructional Strategies
Kagan, Differentiation, Vocabulary, BlendED, Direct Instruction
1106.12 - Other/Non-NSCAS Content Trainings
Trainings and support for content areas not tested through NSCAS.
1107.00 - Assessment Literacy & Development
Support for creation of summative and formative assessment
1108.00 - Technology Integration
Provides professional development of staff and/or individuals with the integration of technology into the classroom.
1109.01 - Classroom Coaching
Cognitive Coaching for Teachers
1110.00 - New Teacher Academy
Study and implementation of research-based, best practices designed to support beginning teachers. Includes a clear focus on career-long excellence in the classroom and the legacy we create. Topics could include: lesson design, classroom management, student engagement, high yield strategies, technology integration, SPED, parent-teacher conferences
Instructional Materials Services (84-002.05C)
1201.00 - Products and Subscriptions
EdReady, Discovery Ed, World Book, Other
1202.00 - Media Lending Library
Provides tangible resources for schools. ex: DVDs, Real Care Babies
Technology (84-002.05B)
2302.00 - Distance Learning Consortium
Coordination of statewide distance learning and remote learning courses. Fiscal agent for the consortium.
2305.00 - Datacenter Services
Provides a direct connection to each school via a layer 2 VPN. This connection allows schools to place servers in our data center for redundant and primary services along with offsite backups. ESU 7 also hosts a variety of servers that monitor the health of our school's networks. These include: Ubiquity Unifi Wireless Controllers - Monitors and manages the wireless networks for our schools. Ubiquity UISP - Monitors & manages school routers, switches, and wireless bridges.
2307.00 - Coordinating Computer Repair Partnership
Coordination of a computer repair service across multiple vendors. ESU serves as a central drop off / pick up location.
2323.00 - Technical Support
Our Team provides support in the following areas: Backups, Client Computers, iOS, General IT, Lab Computers, Web Filtering, Email, Wired & Wireless Networking, Anti-Virus, and User Administrator.
Student Services
1401.00 - Program Supervision
Compliance, financials, training
1402.00 - Speech Language
Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative services for the educational needs of individuals with speech-language disorders in the areas of receptive language, expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency, literacy, and social communication. Materials and assessment checkout available.
1403.00 - Vision
The ESU7 Vision Team provides resources, services, and support in preparing children/youth, ages birth-21, who have a visual impairment for success in life through collaboration with schools, families, and community agencies. Vision services are available for students experiencing vision problems. Certified vision personnel provide evaluation, consultation, and intervention for these children. This assistance may include the use of adaptive equipment, assistive technology, instruction in Braille, orientation and mobility, and other skills for accessing the general curriculum, and acquire Adapted Core Curriculum skills specific to individuals with vision impairments.
1405.00 - Psychology
Provide the appropriate assessments when evaluating students, interpret and disseminate data, provide interventions, and consult and collaborate with team members to develop an effective plan to meet the needs of each individual student.
1406.02 - Cen7ter
Cen7ter is designed to meet the needs of students ages 14 to 21 with developmental disabilities. Cen7ter's mission is to empower students to use their strengths to assist in preparing each individual to gain employment and independent living skills. The Cen7ter program places emphasis on life skills academics, social skills, independent living, recreation/leisure, and prevocational opportunities. Cen7ter services are IEP driven and available 1 - 5 days a week.
1406.03 - Learning Academy
The ESU 7 Learning Academy supports students aged 5 - 21 in unlocking their potential by working collaboratively with stakeholders and meeting students where they are academically, behaviorally, and socially to build on their strengths in order to successfully transition back to their prior educational environment.
1407.00 - Resource Coach
The ESU7 Resource Coach focus is working with teachers, other district staff, and families to assist and provide guidance, training, resources, and strategies for working with students by utilizing programming and materials to improve learning through meeting each individual student's needs. Training Topics: IEP Development Writing and Implementing Measurable IEP Goals Facilitation of IEP Meetings In-service training for general and special education teachers and para educators Classroom Environment Design to enhance individual student performance Direct work with students to implement strategies Discrete Trial Programming and Implementation Data Collection Behavior Strategies Transition Planning Student Schedule Development Department Staff Meetings Facilitation Verbal Behavior Training Functional Life Skills Activities Independent Living Skills in Home Independent Student Time Activities Professional Growth Suggestions Model Lessons Differentiation of Instruction Other as requested by individual Districts
1408.00 - Deaf Education
A teacher of the Hearing Impaired provides deaf education services and/or consultation for students verified as deaf or hard of hearing. Our Deaf Educator works with audiologists to ensure appropriate aural rehabilitation services to students, families, and schools.
1411.00 - Transition
A transition specialists primary focus is preparing students with disabilities to transition from high school to life after graduation. The specialist supports districts through training opportunities, linkages to agencies and specialists, and providing student workshops on transition-related topics.
1414.00 - Behavior & Mental Health Support
A Behavior Analyst conducts Functional Behavior Assessments to determine why a behavior is occurring and then develop a Behavior Intervention Plan to address the challenging behaviors. The analyst works closely with school administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and school psychologists. Services can be minimal, such as conducting an observation and helping with classroom strategies, or much more extensive. Some students may require intensive behavior interventions, social skills training and/or emotional behavioral health support. I also provide trainings to districts that discuss the basics of behavior, classroom strategies to help manage challenging behaviors, de-escalation strategies, and various other topics that the school district specifies.
Grant Services
1501.01 - Autism Spectrum Disorders Grant
The Northeast Regional ASD Network is available to provide Resources and Training to local school districts in the areas of: Assessment and verification of ASD Program planning, including identification and implementations of appropriate strategies and interventions for students with ASD. The Northeast region has a lending library consisting of books, videos, and other resources that is available to school districts and parents upon request. These may be checked out from the ESU7 Media Department.
1501.02 - Perkins Grant
Provides grant facilitation, management, professional development, and networking for Career and Technical Education teachers through the Carl D Perkins Grant Consortium.
1501.03 - Title 1 COOP
Provide support in coordinating school wide and targeted assistance Title 1 programs. Training and support provided for teachers, administrators, and bookkeepers.
1501.05 - Title II-A Consortium
The ESU 7 Title II-A Consortium supports the goal of Title II-A: Increase the academic achievement of all students through strategies such as improving teacher and Principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified Principals and leaders in schools.
1501.06 - Title III - English Learners
Trainings, support and resources to assist schools in meeting the needs of English Learners.
1501.07 - Title IV
Title IV-A Consortium supports the goal of Title IV-A: Well rounded education opportunities, safe and healthy students, and effective use of technology.
1501.09 - Transition Grant
A transition specialists primary focus is preparing students with disabilities to transition from high school to life after graduation. The specialist supports districts through training opportunities, linkages to agencies and specialists, and providing student workshops on transition-related topics.
1501.11 - Planning Region Team
ESU7’s Planning Region Team (PRT) for early intervention is dedicated to providing supports to families and community partners so ALL children have the same learning opportunities, It also ensures parents become decision makers and leaders in the child’s learning. This is accomplished through a strong commitment to teaming, coaching, and principles of evidence-based practices. PRT is responsible to arrange or provide the required NDE training for Part C providers.
1501.12 - PEaK
PEaK, formerly known as ILCD stands for Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities, a Nebraska Department of Education Initiative designed to enhance program improvement that will result in better outcomes for children with disabilities. The ESU7 PEaK Coordinator assists school districts with their improvement activities for students with disabilities. The Facilitator partners with districts to gather and analyze data in collaboration with the Continuous School Improvement Process and to assist in the development of Targeted Improvement Plans. Each Nebraska school district will develop a Targeted Improvement Plan that will lead to better child and student performance and report annually to NDE on the Plan's progress.
Other Services
1601.00 - Production/Art Media
The ESU 7 Production Department provides schools with copy and finishing services, lamination, flash and word cards, writing paper pads, Ellison Cutouts, and poster printing.
1604.00 - Group Purchasing
Volume purchases for various vendor services to optimize purchasing efficiencies for such items as John Baylor, policy updates, etc
1605.00 - Coop Purchasing
Nebraska ESUCC Cooperative Purchasing provides compliant, competitive, aggregated bidding and purchasing to control and reduce costs to its members by maximizing efficiency of resources and processes in Nebraska and Nationally. Cooperative Purchasing is authorized to coordinate purchases for public school districts, nonpublic school systems, other ESUs, and other public agencies, including any county, city, village, school district, or agency of the state government, any drainage district, sanitary and improvement district, or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska.
Other (not a requirement of SIMPL)