HIGHLIGHTS:¨ ADVISERSupport¨ BrightBytesClarity¨ CloseReadingTraining¨ GradeAlike/JobAlikeCollaborations¨ InstructionalCoaching¨ OverViewDataAnalysis¨ ParaeducatorSupport¨ PrincipalCadre

§ EvaluationProcess§ InstructionalModels

¨ Research-basedVocabularyTraining¨ StatewideInitiatives

§ BlendEd§ DataLiteracies§ Teacher-PrincipalEvaluation

¨ STEM¨ Text-DependentAnalysis¨ TitleISupport¨ WednesdayWebinars¨ WinterWorkshopandSummerTechInstitute

AREASOFCONTINUEDSUPPORT:¨ CanvasLMS¨ ContinuousImprovement¨ Curriculum,InstructionandAssessment

§ CareerTechnicalEducation§ DIBELSNextEssentialTraining/DataAnalysis§ Effective,EfficientTeachingStrategies§ C4LSupport§ InstructionalCoaching§ NWEAMAPDataAnalysis§ NNNCWritingScoringDataRetreat§ CurriculumAlignment

¨ DistanceLearningClassesandTeacherTraining¨ InstructionalMaterials

§ MediaOn-Demand:SNAP,Learn360,WorldBookWebandVisualThesaurus

¨ Leadership(AdministrativeAssemblyandPrincipalCadre)

¨ ProfessionalLearningCommunities¨ ResponsetoIntervention(RtI)

§ ReadingInterventions§ DataAnalysis§ On-siteTechnicalAssistance

¨ TechnologyIntegration§ BlendEdand24/7Learning§ DigitalCitizenship§ GoogleAppsforEducation§ On-siteConsultationandTraining

DanGarner,Osmond,Pres. TimLambert,Chambers,V.Pres.DaveSullivan,Elgin,Secy.CraigBrewster,ButteBobChilcoat,Jr.,Stanton

ESU8BOARDMEMBERS:

CORESERVICES 2015-2016ANNUALREPORT

302MainStreet,Box89Neligh,NE68756

402.887.5041www.esu8.org

BillMowinkel,Administrator

JillBates,AssistantAdministrator

CORESERVICEScon’t

PROGRAMANDCONSORTIAOPPORTUNITIES:¨ ApexLearning¨ JohnBaylorACTPrep¨ NebraskaMathematicsProfessional

DevelopmentSeries(NMPDS)¨ NebraskaScienceInstitutes-KICKS¨ NortheastNebraskaPerkinsConsortium¨ NWEAMAPConsortium¨ RUSGrant¨ SCIPGrantConsortium¨ SystemSupportGroup(PRT8)

ThisAnnualReportisarequirementoftheNebraskaDepartmentofEducationfor

accreditation.ThisreportalsogivesESU8theopportunitytoshareitscurrentstatuswithseveral

communities.

LocatedinNeligh,Nebraska,EducationalServiceUnit8isanintermediateagencyproviding

supplementaryservicestoK-12schooldistricts.ESU8servesAntelope,Boyd,Holt,Madison,

Pierce,Stanton,andWheelercounties.

MissionStatement:ThemissionofEducationalServiceUnit8istopromoteexcellenceineducation

throughleadership,service,andsupport.

CentralLearningCenterSouth212MainStreetP.O.Box89Neligh,NE68756402.887.5041,ext.1246CentralLearningCenter402PStreetP.O.Box89Neligh,NE68756402.887.5559

EasternLearningCenter300WestEisenhower

P.O.Box1227Norfolk,NE68702

402.371.3454

WesternLearningCenter520EastClayStreet

P.O.Box508O’Neill,NE68763

402.336.3707

ADDITIONALESU8FACILITIES:

DelFuelberth,BattleCreekDr.WendeHeckert,NorfolkLyndaKassmeier,Norfolk

WilliamKuester,NelighDonSchmidt,Norfolk

ESU8hasmettherequirementsestablishedbytheAdvancEDAccreditationCommissionandisaccreditedby

theNorthCentralAssociationCommissiononAccreditationandSchoolImprovement.

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TeacherscollaborateduringasessionattheannualSummerTechInstitutethatwasheldattheLifelongLearningCenterinNorfolk.

SPECIALEDUCATION

HIGHLIGHTS:¨ AssistiveTechnologyCommittee¨ BrainInjuryRegionalSchoolSupportTeam¨ ILCDFacilitation¨ MandtTraining¨ NortheastRegionalAutismSpectrum

DisordersTeam¨ ProfessionalDevelopmentinSpecial

EducationTopics¨ SRS/NSSRSTrainingAREASOFCONTINUEDSUPPORT:¨ EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducation¨ HearingImpairedServicesthroughthe

NortheastRegionalProgram¨ LevelIIIProgramsforStudentsAges5-21with

SignificantDisabilities¨ Psychology:EvaluationandConsultation¨ RtI/MTSSSupport¨ SpecialEducationSupervisionand

Consultation¨ Speech/LanguageTherapy¨ Transition

Support

AREASOFCONTINUEDSUPPORT:¨ ArtSupplyProgram¨ ElementaryandSecondaryArtShows¨ ElementaryScienceOlympiad¨ HighAbilityLearner(HAL)Sessions¨ JuniorHigh/MiddleSchoolandHighSchool

AcademicQuizBowls¨ SchoolNursingServices

STUDENTSERVICES

TECHNOLOGYHIGHLIGHTS:¨ CloudHostingforServers¨ GSuite(Google)¨ NNNCPartnership¨ Office365(Microsoft)¨ PRTGMonitoringandReporting¨ SingleSignOnAREASOFCONTINUEDSUPPORT:¨ Internetconnectivityto:

§ 100%K-12PublicDistrictsandESUs§ 100%state,communityandtribalcolleges§ 100%UniversityofNebraska§ 50%PrivateHigherEducation§ 20%PrivateK-12Schools

¨ ContractedInfrastructuresupportforLANandWAN¨ EmailAccounts¨ E-RateTrainingandSupport¨ NetworkDesignandTraining¨ NSSRSTrainingandSupport¨ TechnologyEquipmentSupport

FINANCESEducationalServiceUnit82015-2016schoolyearbudget:

DISBURSEMENTS:¨ SpecialEducation $4,117,462¨ GeneralFunds 3,410,869¨ CapitalOutlay 4,875,000 Total $12,403,331

REVENUE:¨ ContractsandMisc. $5,648,154¨ LocalTaxes 1,859,976¨ StateFunds 9,337

Total $7,517,467

LOCALTAXLEVY:¨ 1.2625centsper$100ofassessedevaluation

forGeneralFund¨ Localtaxesgenerated14.03%oftotal

operatingrevenue

StudentsfromallthreeLearningCentersmeetinNelighfortheirannualtrackandfieldday!

StudentsexperiencevirtualrealitythroughtheuseofGoogleCardboardappsattheSTEAMSummerCamp!

StudentsprogramandflyminispiderdronesattheSTEAMSummerCamp!