Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts to assist with the continuous improvement process ‘CIP’. Examples: steering committee meeting, mission/ vision work, data support, data dashboard, comprehensive needs assessment, CIP goal selection, action plans, program evaluation, preparing for the CIP external visit; support for Comprehensive Support and Improvement ‘CSI’, and Targeted Support and Improvement ‘TSI’ and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement ‘ATSI’ student designations.
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
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ESU Funds (Levy and Core Service Dollars)
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts to establish Multi-tiered System of Support processes and practices, including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports ‘PBIS’ and Social Emotional and Behavioral Learning ‘SEBL’. Examples: regional meetings, team meeting, data analysis, action plans, creating process/protocols, on-site coaching, Targeted Improvement Plan ‘TIP’, Results Driven Accountability ‘RDA’, Performance Enhancement and Knowledge ‘PEaK’ Project, NeMTSS.
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
Promoting Engagement and Knowledge (PEaK) Project
ESU Funds (Levy and Core Service Dollars)
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Training, support and consultation for sustaining, improving and re-establishing school environments that are conducive and supportive of learning. Examples: school safety teams and plans, crisis teams, psychological first aid, standard protocol response training, suicide prevention, staff and student wellness, self care, trauma informed care, school law webinars, Title IX training, de-escalation training (Mandt, Crisis Prevention Institute ‘CPI’), equity.
A series of opportunities to engage in discussion and learning about initiatives and professional growth. Examples: Leadership meetings, Mentoring training, Walkthrough development, Evaluation tool development, Technology Integration tools, Review of principal and teacher standards, adult learners, balanced leadership, change process/change management, teambuilding, teacher/principal evaluation
Professional Learning Department Network Meetings, District Professional Learning contacts network meeting. Executive Leadership Program professional learning.
Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts to assist in the curriculum development process, including selection and implementation of instructional materials. Examples: curriculum alignment, articulation of instructional units and scope and sequence, incorporating standards into classroom practice, high quality instructional materials selection and consultation, curriculum guides.
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Workshops, college courses, consultation or direct work with school districts that focus on optimal learning environments and effective instructional strategies. Examples: classroom culture, classroom management, effective instructional strategies, explicit instruction, co-teaching, Kagan, Differentiation, Direct Instruction, Vocabulary.
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
ESU Funds (Levy and Core Service Dollars)
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts to develop formative and summative assessments and analyze and apply diagnostic, formative, interim and summative data. Examples: creation of classroom and district assessments, analysis of assessment data results, using assessment data to inform instruction, training and consultation related to classroom, state and national data, Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills ‘DIBELS’, Acadience, Measures of Academic Progress ‘MAP’ Growth, Nebraska Student Centered Assessment System ‘NSCAS’ Growth. Nebraska Reading Improvement Act approved assessments
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
Professional learning and direct support for districts and teachers in digital learning. Examples: remote learning, hybrid learning, blended learning, and the tools and resources used to facilitate digital learning, on-site classroom observations, technical assistance support, workshop facilitation, one-on-one consultation
Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts that focus on research-based, best practices designed across a variety of services to support beginning teachers and their mentors. Examples: lesson design, classroom management, student engagement, high yield strategies, technology integration, special education, parent-teacher conferences.
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
ESU Funds (Levy and Core Service Dollars)
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Workshops, consultation or direct work with individuals who serve in specialized roles/capacities. Examples: school counselors, curriculum directors, technology integrationists, High Ability Learners ‘HAL’ coordinators, local area network ‘LAN’ managers, media coordinators, special education specialists, registered nurses, paraprofessionals, administrative assistants, custodians, lunch program staff, transportation providers and others.
Funding Sources:
Title II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
ESU Funds (Levy and Core Service Dollars)
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Special Education Policies/Procedures, Inclusive Practices, ASD, Transition, EDN, Behavior and Best Practices, School Psychs Cadre, TIP/CAP training and other opportunities as requested by districts.
Funding Sources:
IDEA Consolidated
Promoting Engagement and Knowledge (PEaK) Project
Early Develpment Network
Planning Region Team Grant
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
English Learners Instructional Support--providing guidance, materials, scheduling, placement, and assessment to schools. Not related to Title III grant consortium services
Funding Sources:
ESU Funds (Levy and Core Service Dollars)
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)
Provides support for parents, school, and ESU staff surrounding special education. Supervision services include assisting by providing technical assistance regarding Rule 51 and Rule 52 policies and procedures, facilitating IEP meetings, and consultation.
Early Childhood Special Education services includes managing referrals, conducting evaluations, providing educational services to children birth to 5 years old.
Provide direct and indirect support through general education and special education processes. Provide individual, team, and systems-level supports and services to various problem-solving teams. Academic, social emotional, and behavioral assessment, consultation, collaboration with classroom teachers, special education staff, specialists, parents, administration, and school personnel to develop an effective plan to meet the needs of each individual student.
Supports teachers, other district staff, and families to assist, 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 (ages 0-21). Examples: Implement verbal behavior program, IEP development-how to write measurable goals, District IEP meeting facilitation, Direct teaching to assist IEP implementation, Para, Parent & Teacher training-Behavior strategies, role modeling, coaching, & data collection, Model, instruct and collect data for social skills & functional life skills, Develop data collection systems, Direct student services in the home, Differentiate instruction, Provide resources (web sites, trainings, curriculum materials, evidence based research )
Provision of supports and services, including technology and self-advocacy, for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Examples: Regional programs, direct services, consultation, DHH Teacher, DHH Interpreter
Audiological supports and services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Hearing assessments are conducted for any student suspected of having a disability or difference in their hearing.
Provides assistance to local educators and students, both verified and non-verified, to improve classroom behavior and student/teacher interaction through observation, consultation, screening and in-service. LMHP, Behaviorist services related to better understanding mental health issues in the public schools.
The writing, consultation, collabortion, and assistance with regional grants. Examples: Program planning, identification and implementation of strategies and interventions for students of ASD. Maintains lending library.
Special Education Services provided to students. These data will be collected for the ESU use only and will not be included in the statewide data. This includes Program Supervision/Director, Audiology, School Psychology, Speech-Language, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Level 3 Programming (18-21), Behavior Intervention Team, Early Development Network, and access to regional teams such as the SE ASD Team, SE Transition , ESUs 4-5-6 NeMTSS, and PBIS.
This category also includes ESU 4 Student Events (e.g., Student Leadership Academy, Quiz Bowl, Readers Challenge, Rube Goldberg).
Funding Sources:
IDEA Consolidated
Promoting Engagement and Knowledge (PEaK) Project
Early Develpment Network
Planning Region Team Grant
District Funds (Contract, Consortium, or Other District Dollars)