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Personalized Solutions That Strengthen Schools and Save Districts Money
Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) is committed to providing personalized solutions that help Ohio’s school districts maximize resources, improve student outcomes, and operate more efficiently.
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Summit Preschool Consortium Earns Prestigious Gold Star Step Up to Quality Rating
Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) is proud to announce that all districts in the Summit Preschool Consortium have been awarded the Gold Star Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) rating from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth.
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County funding behavioral health and wellness coordinators in four school districts
County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council passed legislation on Monday evening to grant $750,000 to fund the expansion of the Summit Educational Service Center’s (ESC) Behavioral Health and Wellness Coordinators to four school districts, Manchester Local, Mogadore Local, Stow-Munroe Falls City and Springfield Local.
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Steve Miller Honored with the 2024 OCTM Mathematics Leader Award
Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) is proud to announce that Steve Miller, a distinguished member of our team, has been honored with the prestigious Mathematics Leader Award by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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Celebrating New Leadership in Our Communities
Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) warmly welcomes a new cohort of superintendents, ushering in a promising era of educational leadership.
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Summit ESC Announces Andrea Patt as New Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) is delighted to announce the promotion of Andrea Patt to the position of Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
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A New Vision for Graduates: Summit ESC and Norton City Schools Unveil “The Panther Way”
Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) recently partnered with Norton City Schools to develop "The Panther Way" – a Portrait of a Graduate initiative that reimagines student success.
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Summit ESC Leads the Charge for Female Leadership in Education at OSBA Annual Convention
At the Ohio School Boards Association annual convention, Summit Educational Service Center (ESC) took center stage with its impactful presentation, "Preparing and Promoting Women in Leadership."
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Summit ESC Leadership Featured in Crain's Cleveland
We are delighted to share that Joe Iacano, Superintendent, and Corey Hoynacke, Curriculum Director at Summit Educational Service Center, were recently featured in a distinguished publication by Crain's Cleveland.
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Summit ESC receives High-Performing ESC Designation
Summit Educational Service Center has proudly earned the prestigious High-Performing ESC designation for the 2023 fiscal year from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
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Celebrating Outstanding Educators at 2023 Education Celebration
Summit ESC proudly unveils the distinguished winners from the 2023 Education Celebration, an esteemed annual event that spotlights extraordinary educators across Northeast Ohio dedicated to transforming students’ lives.
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Key Additions to the SESC Team for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Summit ESC is thrilled to kick off the new academic year by welcoming a dynamic group of seasoned professionals to the team!
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Summit Educational Service Center to Host Substitute Hiring Fairs
The Summit Educational Service Center, along with The Renhill Group, Ohio’s premier substitute staffing solution, will host Substitute Hiring Fair on Friday, July 28th.
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Tutor Ohio Kids (TOK): Putting Ohio Students on the Path to Success
To continue to provide the best education to students across Ohio, Summit ESC has partnered with The ESC of Central Ohio to launch Tutor Ohio Kids (TOK).
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Summit ESC and Peg’s Foundation Partner to Bring Proactive Prevention for Behavioral and Mental Health
The partnership aims to address the disconnect between schools and mental health and wellness services in Summit County.
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Upcoming Events

Apr

Independence Science Materials

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Curriculum Director's Meeting

May

Professional Learning Community: Elementary Principals
Elementary Principals play a crucial role in shaping a school’s culture, supporting teachers, and ensuring student success. We have amazing leaders in Summit County. To feel supported, they need re...

May

Independence Science Materials

May

Lexia LETRS Training - Unit 4
Alyssa Bird will facilitate LETRS training for Units 1-4 at Summit ESCthroughout the course of the 2024-2025 school year. This will consist offour training sessions (one for each LETRS Unit), and f...

May

Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP)
Attendance at this 1 day Center for AAC & Autism LAMP Workshop is required to register for the additional .5 day course "Moving Forward with Lamp on IOS" WorkshopLAMP is an augmentati...

May

Mathematical Modeling and Reasoning Teacher Training

May

Professional Learning Community: Smaller District Superintendents
Smaller district Superintendents (ADM = 1,000 students)A Group Just For You! (Share resources, struggles, questions and successes!)Superintendents of Ohio’s smaller school districts face unique cha...

May

Summit ESC Crisis Team Quarterly Meeting
Quarterly meeting of the Summit ESC Crisis team to discuss current needs, professional development, processes and procedures. Open to any qualified crisis team member in participating school distri...

May

Akron Area School Superintendents' Association Meeting (AASSA)
Monthly Networking Meeting (Members & Invitation only)

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