Fifteen school districts met on June 24 and 30 at ESU 16 with the West Central Health Department to discuss how they can open in the fall. https://www.knopnews2.com/2020/06/30/health-department-meets-with-school-faculty-for-fall-plans/
ESU 16 Network Operations helped to meet the need of districts with Zoom accounts during the Covid-19 school closures. This chart shows numbers of zoom connections statewide.
The ESU 16 Network Operations staff will be installing new firewalls at member schools this summer. Equipment was purchased with a $500,000 Rural Utilities Service Grant awarded last year. Firewalls will provide increased performance and security for school networks.
Shout out to UNL's Innovation Campus, Dr. Hunter Flodman & crew, the Nebraska Ethanol Industry for their generous donation of hand sanitizer to K-12 schools across Nebraska and to the Nebraska Forestry Service for coordinating statewide delivery. Nebraska Nice...Amazing!!!
The Food Processing Center on UNL's Innovation Campus in partnership with the state’s ethanol industry, has produced 95,000 gallons of hand sanitizer. ESU 16 will take delivery of 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to be distributed to area school districts for the summer/fall.
ONE OF OUR VERY OWN DISTRICTS is being highlighted STATE-WIDE for their great work in adopting & implementing high-quality instructional materials. CHECK THIS OUT! Way to go @PaxtonSchools for being a lighthouse for @ELeducation. https://youtu.be/X9xSbX1eouQ #nematerialsmatter
Wanting to ensure your district is prepared with one Learning Management System to start off the school year to support best practices for learning in an online platform? CHECK OUT these modules! Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology? Access Google Classroom Module TODAY: zorh73y
Birth to 3 Early Intervention: Read all about it!
A Family’s Guide to Early Intervention Services in Nebraska.
http://edn.ne.gov/cms/familys-guide-to-early-intervention-services-in-nebraska
Adults play a significant role in setting the stage for young children's lifelong learning, discovery, and success. Visit https://child.unl.edu for more resources and www.BrainInsightsonline.com
Watch our “A Beautiful Day Video” on Clouds Watching https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/13291
Birth to 3 Early Intervention: Natural environments!
https://www.ifspweb.org/module3/natural-environments.php
Birth to 3 Early Intervention: Services Coordination!
http://edn.ne.gov/cms/services-coordination
Talking "Return to School" procedures, routines, best practices for instruction for multiple scenarios.....LOVE IT @PCS_Pride! Proactive versus reactive thinking! #WhatinspirESU @ESU_16
Birth to 3 Early Intervention: How to make a referral!
http://edn.ne.gov/cms/make-a-referral
Future Ready Nebraska Free Virtual Conference
Birth to 3 Early Intervention: What is Early Intervention?
http://edn.ne.gov/cms/what-is-early-intervention
Equity is a conversation everywhere right now. Thankfully, education is NOT exempt from this topic. Know that NDE has been, and continues to, value individuals and fosters equity in schools. ESU 16 has participated in many opportunities around this topic lately. #WhatInspirESU
NWEA has released new normative charts for 2020. Make sure you are using the updated chart for your Fall 2020 testing!
The Brady Eagles are rocking it with their High-Quality Instructional Materials adoption! They are planning to adopt MyPerspectives & EL Education for ELA. They even started their year-long math process this morning! Way to be a front-runner for HQIM in NE! #WhatInpirESU #HQIM
Did you know that the Nebraska Department of Education has different definitions for School Improvement & Continuous School Improvement? Check it out here: https://www.education.ne.gov/csds/
The Kim Foundation put on an incredible NE Mental Health Conference! They went virtual and it was a success! A few of ESU 16 Mental Health Team Members attended and will be sharing the resources we learned in Fall 2020!!! The main theme was Trauma-Informed Care. https://www.thekimfoundation.org/