Goals and Strategies:
The goal of the curriculum team of the Educational Service Center of Lake County is to provide high quality support to districts through professional development and coaching to teachers and adminstrators. The following is a list of services available, but not limited to:
- OIP facilitation
- Best Practice job embedded Professional Development
- Use of Data Tools (Measure Up, Value Added, Success, D3A2)
- Race to the Top Initiatives
- Co-Teaching and Differentiated Instruction
- Coaching
- Reading in the Content Areas
- Early Reading Strategies
- Ohio Core Standards
- Formative Assessment
- Curriculum Audits
- Curriculum Mapping
- Other: Please inquire about your specific needs
Related Links
Links to state curriculum/content areas:
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TEAM SERVICES
Jovette Hiltunen, Director of Curriculum/SST Consultant
Phone: 440-350-2563 Ext. 791
Email: jhiltunen@lakeesc.org
Professional Development Coordination
- Data analysis for Systemic Change
- Focused Improvement Planning/Performance Monitoring
- Educational Leadership Initiatives
- Legislative Compliance
David Dewey, Coordinator, Gifted/Talented
Phone: (440) 251-6064
E-mail: ddewey@lakeesc.org
Gifted Curriculum / Program Development
- Professional Development
- Data Analysis - Gifted Program Evaluation
- Policy Review & Revision - Identification, Service, Acceleration
- ODE Reports / Gifted EMIS Assistance
Steve Young, Director, College/University Partnerships
Phone: 440-350-2563 Ext. 706
Email: syoung@lakeesc.org
- Community and School District Partnerships
- Regional and Area Curriculum Directors' Meetings
- Regional and County Principals' Meetings
- Regional and County Superintendents' Meetings
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Ohio is currently embracing two school improvement initiatives: Race to the Top and the Ohio Improvement Process. Districts who wish to voluntarily participate in these initiatives can call on the Lake County ESC to support them through both of these processes. The Lake County ESC provides services, programs and curriculum specialists to meet the needs of our districts and assist in the school improvement process.
Data Analysis
Progress Monitoring Tools
Value Added
AYP, Performance Index
SMART Goal Setting
Professional Learning Communities
Teacher Based Data Teams
Teacher Leader Training
Differentiated Instruction
Co-Teaching Models
Strategic Planning
Response to Intervention
Internal/External Facilitator Training
Research Based Best Practices
Job Embedded Professional Development
CORE Standards Based Education
Curriculum Mapping
Building Learning Targets
Marzano's High Yield Strategies/iObservation Tool
Assessment OF and FOR Learning
Reading Recovery Strategies
Region IV District Coaching
LCESC will provide facilitators to help districts analyze and prioritize needs based on the Tri-Tier model and create a collaborative plan for assisting district leadership teams with their efforts to improve student achievement and organizational efficiency. Specialists in the areas of Special Education Compliance, Literacy, School Improvement and Early Learning / School Readiness will facilitate and monitor progress of data driven performance agreements.
LAKE COUNTY ESC - GIFTED AND TALENTED SERVICES
The Lake County Educational Service Center provides leadership, consultation and support for the design, implementation, evaluation and coordination of district gifted and talented programs. The Coordinator of Gifted and Talented provides the following services to Lake County districts:
- Direct teacher support
- Professional Development
- Contact for state local and national resources and organizations
- Identification of gifted and talented students
- Personnel recruitment
- Research services
- Assistance with the ODE reviews of local programs
- Assistance in completion of Annual and Financial Gifted Reporting
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