Superintendents Focus Series
The County Superintendent hosts a series of Professional Development Workshops throughout the year responding to specific requests or needs of the county superintendents. Speakers are brought in to discuss issues such as Media Relations, Legislative Updates, Labor Relations, Negotiations, Levy Campaigns, School Board Relations, Special Education Mandates, and ODE Updates.

For more information contact:
Linda J. Williams, Ph.D.
Superintendent, Lake County ESC
Phone: (440) 350-2563, Ext. 734
E-Mail: lc_williams@lgca.org


Curriculum Directors Focus Series
The Lake County Educational Service Center facilitates countywide Curriculum Directors meetings to address a wide variety of concerns and issues. Topics range from school improvement planning to how to help teachers design quality assessments to drive student learning. The Curriculum Directors group jointly plans and participates in initiatives that are common to all districts, such as the Standards Based Middle School Project. An annual needs assessment helps to prioritize goals and develop action plans for the coming year.

For more information contact:
Karen Lanning
Director, Curriculum and Instruction
Phone: (440) 350-2563, Ext. 719
E-mail: lc_lanning@lgca.org


Principals Associations
The Lake County Educational Service Center hosts regular meetings for Lake County districts’ principals to meet and network with their colleagues. Principals meet monthly in roundtable sessions to discuss building issues and share strategies and tools to use with their teachers to improve instruction. Each group schedules speakers that address related topics and issues specific to their curriculum and management needs providing opportunities for on-going professional growth.

• High School Principals Association
• Middle School Principals Association
• Elementary School Principals Association
• Assistant Principals Association

For more information contact:
Steve Young
Special Projects Coordinator
Phone: (440) 350-2563, Ext. 706
E-mail: lc_young@lgca.org


Personnel Directors Focus Series
District Personnel Directors and representatives attend monthly, ESC sponsored seminars throughout the year that provide top-rated learning opportunities. The topics focus on personnel related issues such as Licensure, Hiring Practices and Strategies, Wellness Re-Authorization of the Child Nutrition Act, Healthcare and other more.

For more information contact:
Brian Bontempo
Assistant Superintendent
Phone: (440) 350-2563, Ext. 702
E-mail: lc_bontempo@lgca.org


Aspiring Administrators Program
The Aspiring Administrators Program is a cooperative initiative developed by the Lake County Educational Service Center in cooperation with Cleveland State University, Youngstown State University and school districts throughout Lake County. The primary focus of the program is to prepare teacher leaders from the Northeast Ohio region to become exemplary entry-level building principals. The courses give participants the skills to successfully operate a building during their entry year on the job and manage the day-to-day operations with a focus on learning for all concerned... students, teachers, and the community. A secondary aim of this program is to reach out to practicing building principals and administrators in the region to enrich and refine their leadership skills and help them to improve and enhance their ability to be successful.

For more information contact:
Dr. Steve Young
Special Projects Coordinator
Phone: (440) 350-2563, Ext. 706
E-mail: lc_young@lgca.org


Book Talks
Each year, the Lake County ESC is host to an ever-growing number of school and business leaders that gather to analyze and discuss books of interest. The Book Talk selections in the past have included such literary icons as The Moral Imperative of School Leadership by Michael Fullan, The World is Flat by Thomas Freidman, and The Truth about Testing, by James Popham.

This leadership initiative has been very successful and is growing in popularity. The groups immerse themselves in the topics taking part in worthwhile, thought-provoking and lively discussions making each scheduled “talk” highly anticipated.