Service Plan Details

Analyzing results, selecting goals, implementation of strategies, verifying results, implementation of CIP cycle, leadership retreat, SIMPL data dig @ districts

Direct support of MTSS process and practice in school districts. Example activities: team meeting, data analysis, action plans, creating process/protocols, on-site coaching.

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.

Assisting schools in developing, revising, and aligning curriculum based on current content standards.

Instructional materials adoption assistance and materials alignment

Professional development surrounding instructional models (Danielson, Marzano, ITIP, homegrown, etc.), strategies, and planning.

Kagan, Differentiation, Vocabulary, BlendED, Direct Instruction

Trainings and support for content areas not tested through NSCAS.

Provides professional development of staff and/or individuals with the integration of technology into the classroom.

Cognitive Coaching for Teachers

Assistance/mentoring for teachers (or small groups of teachers) needing assistance with implementing specific strategies.

Provide support and training to school LAN Managers.

Coordination of statewide distance learning and remote learning courses. Fiscal agent for the consortium.

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.

This service focuses on assisting schools with completing the processes required by the Universal Service Corporation for discounts on telecommunications services. These requirements include filing numerous reports, letting bids or requests for proposals, and completing on-line requests to receive calculated discounts for eligible services.

Coordination of a computer repair service across multiple vendors. ESU serves as a central drop off / pick up location.

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.

Compliance, financials, training

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Provides grant facilitation, management, professional development, and networking for Career and Technical Education teachers through the Carl D Perkins Grant 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.

Trainings, support and resources to assist schools in meeting the needs of English Learners.

Title IV-A Consortium supports the goal of Title IV-A: Well rounded education opportunities, safe and healthy students, and effective use of technology.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Volume purchases for various vendor services to optimize purchasing efficiencies for such items as John Baylor, policy updates, etc

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.