Keep watch on Fridays in September for helpful information from ESU 16 speech-language pathologists
Congratulations to our Board of Directors members recognized last night through the Nebraska Association of School Boards Awards of Achievement Program! Board members are honored for their participation in NASB programs, services, advocacy, workshops, and events.
Aloha to Summer Sped Meeting, Special Education staff dove into model IEPs, transition, literacy, and math through AI. They also had opportunities to collaborate with their teams to review determinations with NE Counts. They all enjoyed a Tiki Time Out with a Dirty Soda Bar and LRE Trail Mix.
Aloha to Summer! Here is a look behind the scenes at our team getting into the tropical spirit for the ESU 16 Summer SPED Meeting tomorrow.
Be sure to come dressed in your Hawaiian shirts and join in the Aloha spirit!!
Be sure to come dressed in your Hawaiian shirts and join in the Aloha spirit!!
The High Plains Early Learning Connection (HPELC) Fall 2026 Newsletter is here!
Check out the latest quarterly update to discover upcoming training opportunities, professional development resources, and news across our region.
Serving early childhood professionals, partners, and trainers across ESU 15 & 16 counties (Arthur, Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Grant, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, and Thomas).
Cheers to Grant Creager on his birthday! Wishing you a day full of happiness and celebration. We appreciate you serving on our Board!
Wishing our OWLS Instructor, Laurie Vak a very Happy Birthday and a day filled with happiness!
Medication Aide Training - September 2, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. MT - 11:30 a.m. MT at the Ogallala Central Office. Zoom option is available. Please register here: bit.ly/ESU16reg
Asbestos Awareness Training & Asbestos Designated Person Training; Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at ESU 16 in North Platte. Please register by end of day August 22 if you would like to attend.
The ESU 16 Fall SPED Meeting is scheduled for August 26, 2026. Register by August 19th if you plan on attending!
We hope our Administrator, James McGown has a birthday filled with smiles, laughter, and celebration!
The SSC NP Office will be Closed all day on Tuesday, August 11th for maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience.
What a great way to kick off the new school year with our 3rd Annual Para Impact Conference!
We had a wonderful day filled with professional development, networking, and great opportunities to connect with others. We were also fortunate to have booths represented by ESU 16, Special Olympics, and Region 2.
A huge thank you to our incredible presenters for sharing their time, knowledge, and expertise with us! We also got to celebrate Jason Gieschen’s birthday, which made the day even more special!
Thank you to NACO for being so accommodating and helping us throughout the day. The NACO building is absolutely wonderful for hosting this conference!
And, of course, to all of our amazing paraeducators—we appreciate everything you do! Your districts are lucky to have you, but more importantly, the students you work with are so blessed to have you supporting them each day. Have a wonderful school year!
We also want to extend a special thank you to the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation. Through an Applegate Grant, they helped fund this conference, and we are so appreciative of their support.
We had a wonderful day filled with professional development, networking, and great opportunities to connect with others. We were also fortunate to have booths represented by ESU 16, Special Olympics, and Region 2.
A huge thank you to our incredible presenters for sharing their time, knowledge, and expertise with us! We also got to celebrate Jason Gieschen’s birthday, which made the day even more special!
Thank you to NACO for being so accommodating and helping us throughout the day. The NACO building is absolutely wonderful for hosting this conference!
And, of course, to all of our amazing paraeducators—we appreciate everything you do! Your districts are lucky to have you, but more importantly, the students you work with are so blessed to have you supporting them each day. Have a wonderful school year!
We also want to extend a special thank you to the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation. Through an Applegate Grant, they helped fund this conference, and we are so appreciative of their support.
Join us in celebrating Jason Gieschen today! Wishing you a very Happy Birthday and a great year ahead.
The past 2 days brought over 60 educators together to collaborate around the Science of Reading! We learned and strategized ways to weave evidence-based literacy instruction into our time with students. So thankful to work with such amazing educators this week!
#SoRinAction! #LiteracyMatters
#SoRinAction! #LiteracyMatters
Ready to expand your early childhood education skills? 🧩 High Plains Early Learning Connection is hosting the 2026–2027 Virtual Early Learning Guidelines Workshops!
All sessions take place virtually from 6:30-9:30 CT
Offered By: High Plains Early Learning Connection
Register on NECPRS: https://necprs.ne.gov/user/training/list
All sessions take place virtually from 6:30-9:30 CT
Offered By: High Plains Early Learning Connection
Register on NECPRS: https://necprs.ne.gov/user/training/list
Bringing people together around good work is the BEST way to kick off the year! Teachers and leaders in ESU 16 collaborated around the IPG today. It's exciting to support strong instructional moves in our amazing districts!
#WhatInspirESU?
#WhatInspirESU?
We're kicking off the year strong at ESU 16 with 50 participants
diving into the Science of Reading Series!
We love learning alongside our districts and are already looking forward to the next session in our five-part series. Let's keep the momentum going-here's to a year of powerful, evidence-based
literacy learning!
#ScienceOfReading #ESU16 #Literacyleadership #Welovelearning
#Professional Development
diving into the Science of Reading Series!
We love learning alongside our districts and are already looking forward to the next session in our five-part series. Let's keep the momentum going-here's to a year of powerful, evidence-based
literacy learning!
#ScienceOfReading #ESU16 #Literacyleadership #Welovelearning
#Professional Development
Lots of new faces coming soon! Please help us welcome our new ESU 16 staff members!
New Staff Orientation will be held on August 5th at the Ogallala Central Office.
New Staff Orientation will be held on August 5th at the Ogallala Central Office.
Cheers to John Frates on his birthday! Wishing you a day full of happiness and celebration. We appreciate you serving on our Board!
