Staff Development: Professional Development- Marzano training (considering bringing out Marzano) Follow up in district with.
CIP visit- year 5. Dates November 18, 19, 2025 Team lead is selected. (Reading and Vocab goal)
Instructional Materials: Align ELA curriculum. Also want to look at Science materials. Looking to replace both elementary and secondary. Mainly an admin and teacher decision. Takes 3-4 days with a team looking at materials. Teachers have started to look. Start in October. Decision by February.
ELA alignment to standards (pulling subs for the building)- early Fall. One full day with Brooke and then they can finish up on their own.
Leadership- Looking for opportunities for teacher leaders. Mentioned Adaptive Schools, and UNK NexGen Academy.
Want to be premiere program! Want to use Revision grant to support bond. Reviewed 5 year plan. Needs/Wants list will drive revision. Suggest staff goes on tours to get ideas of what will fit in spaces. Revision/Refresh- next year is the refresh of the notebook they previously completed. Won’t need a data dig until 26-27. Want handbook done for the following year.
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.
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.
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. KSB training series. Perry Law Firm policy updates. Other topics for superintendents.
Training specific to reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing instruction and strategies.
English Learners Instructional Support--providing guidance, materials, scheduling, placement, and assessment to schools. Not related to Title III grant consortium facilitation services
Collaborates closely with school district leadership, counselors, and CTE educators to provide customized support and resources related to Career & Technical Education.
Coordination of career and technical education components includes, but is not limited to: strategic planning for CTE growth, facilitating data exploration, program alignment, and work-based learning.
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.
Provides grant facilitation, management, professional development, and networking for Career and Technical Education teachers through the Carl D Perkins Grant Consortium.
Provide support in coordinating school wide and targeted assistance Title 1 programs. Training and support provided for teachers, administrators, and bookkeepers.
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.
The ESU 7 Production Department provides schools with copy and finishing services, lamination, flash and word cards, writing paper pads, and poster printing.