South Central Educational Service Center June 2016 Newsletter PAGE 1 FREE South Central Ohio ESC June 2016 Newsletter PAGE 4 To add items to the monthly SCOESC newsletter, or if you find a mistake and would like to print a correction, please contact Ryan Ottney, director of communications, at ext. 30263, in room 220A, or e-mail [email protected]. Contact & Corrections SPOTLIGHT ON US Shelly Stall; Accounts Receivable and Payable Shelly’s daughter, Alysa, was just a small child when her mother started working in the ESC’s Accounts Receivable and Payable Office 12 years ago. This year Alysa graduated high school and will start college at Shawnee State University in the fall. Shelly said she has mixed emotions watching her daughter grow up, but said she is very proud and excited for her. Shelly said she will spend her summer working in her garden and around the new house, which was just built this year. Contact Shelly Stall at extension 30209, or e-mail [email protected]. Or scan the QR code to add Shelly’s contact information to your phone. www.scoesc.org Twitter: @SoCeOhioESC Like us on Facebook! In recognition of a commitment to quality and an ongoing dedication to the learning and development of children, five South Central Ohio Educational Service Center (ESC) Preschool Special Education Program sites received a Five-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the state of Ohio, last spring. Those five sites that were rated and honored are part of a consortium within the South Central Ohio ESC that provides services for the local school districts 3-5 year old students with disabilities, along with their typically developing peers. The classroom sites that were rated are housed at South Webster Elementary, Minford Primary, Valley Elementary, Washington-Nile Elementary, and New Boston Elementary. Northwest and Manchester have yet to be rated. Step Up To Quality is Ohio’s rating system for learning and development programs. Participating programs can earn a one to five star rating. In addition to meeting all standards of a four-star rating, programs with five stars may also: • Have lower staff/child ratios. • Use child assessment results to plan activities that best support learning and development goals for each child. • Share assessment results and create goals for children. • Develop plans to support children as they transition to a new classroom or educational setting. •Work with other organizations or businesses within the community to support children and their families. • Have an active and organized parent volunteer group. • Use input from families and community partners’ inform the program’s continuous improvement process. • Have accreditation by an approved organization. “SCOESC is proud to honor all five of our sites that were rated last spring as five-star programs,” said Scott Holstein, South Central Ohio ESC assistant superintendent. “We would like to say, ‘Thank you in a big way’ to the teaching staff that worked tirelessly to prepare for onsite visits and whom continuously work in improving and developing those exemplary learning environments. We know that children have approximately 1,892 days from birth until school starts, and every day matters. It is important to us that children develop their self-confidence, social and emotional skills, and a love of learning.” Research confirms that the first five years of a child’s life has a direct impact on how children develop emotional well-being, in addition to, learning and social skills. For these reasons, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Education are committed to improving early childhood opportunities for all children in the state. To learn more, visit www. earlychildhoodohio.org. For more information about the ESC, visit www.scoesc.org, or visit on Facebook and Twitter. ESC Preschools earn Step Up to Quality Award Pictured: SCOESC PSE staff 2014-15 at time of Award: (Seated L-R)Jodie Wheeler Program Admin Assistant, Stephanie Bailey SLP, Sally Woodard- SLP, Stephanie Schaefer-OTR, Marcia Duncan Program Supervisor (retired), STANDING L-R) Gwen Stidham-PS Teacher NW, Kathy Arnett-PS Teacher Valley,Tina Paul- Teacher’s Assistant Manchester, Jesseka Willett- PS Teacher Manchester, Jennifer Harbolt Teacher New Boston, Cassie Carver- Teacher Washington-Nile, Carolyn Duncan -Teacher’s Assistant Valley, Sarah Green- Teacher New Boston, Ruth Singer- Teacher Minford, Anne Lawrie OTR. BACK ROW L-R) Lisa Clifford Teacher ’s assistant New Boston, Sarah Rice -Itinerant Teacher and Julie Hannah -Teacher’s Assistant Minford. Missing from photo: Sue Fowler -Teacher South Webster, Tina McGraw Teacher’s Assistant South Webster, Peggy Strickland Teacher’s Assistant Northwest, Vera Pertuset Teacher’s assistant New Boston, Randa JordanTeacher’s Assistant Washington-Nile,Denise Booker Itinerant Teacher, Jodi Kallner PT, Mariah Bailey- Psychologist. Preschool special education programs earn 5-star award from state of Ohio Schools show their ‘Teacher Appreciation’ #ThankATeacher The week of May 2-6, 2016, was National Teacher Appreciation Week, and the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center joined with area schools to celebrate some of our hard- working teachers. Teacher Appreciation Week was created in 1984 by the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to coincide with National Teacher Day, which fell this year on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. National Teacher Day has been a federally observed day since being adopted by congress in 1980.
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South CentralEducational Service Center
June 2016 Newsletter PAGE 1FREE
South Central Ohio ESC June 2016 Newsletter PAGE 4
To add items to the monthly SCOESC newsletter, or if you find a mistake and would like to print a correction, please contact Ryan Ottney, director of communications, at ext. 30263, in room 220A, or e-mail [email protected].
Contact & Corrections
SPOTLIGHT ON USShelly Stall; Accounts Receivable and Payable
Shelly’s daughter, Alysa, was just a small child when her mother started working in the ESC’s Accounts Receivable and Payable Office 12 years ago. This year Alysa graduated high school and will start college at Shawnee State University in the fall.Shelly said she has mixed emotions watching her daughter grow up, but said she is very proud and excited for her.Shelly said she will spend her
summer working in her garden and around the new house, which was just built this year.
Contact Shelly Stall at extension 30209, or e-mail [email protected]. Or scan the QR code to add Shelly’s contact information to your phone.
www.scoesc.org Twitter: @SoCeOhioESCLike us on Facebook!
In recognition of a commitment to quality and an ongoing dedication to the learning and development of children, five South Central Ohio Educational Service Center (ESC) Preschool Special Education Program sites received a Five-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the state of Ohio, last spring.Those five sites that were rated and honored are part of a consortium within the South Central Ohio ESC that provides services for the local school districts 3-5 year old students with disabilities, along with their typically developing peers. The classroom sites that were rated are housed at South Webster Elementary, Minford Primary, Valley Elementary, Washington-Nile Elementary, and New Boston Elementary. Northwest and Manchester have yet to be rated.Step Up To Quality is Ohio’s rating system for learning
and development programs. Participating programs can earn a one to five star rating. In addition to meeting all standards of a four-star rating, programs with five stars may also: • Have lower staff/child ratios.• Use child assessment results to plan activities that best support learning and development goals for each child.• Share assessment results and create goals for children.• Develop plans to support children as they transition to a new classroom or educational setting. •Work with other organizations or businesses within the community to support children and their families.• Have an active and organized parent volunteer group.• Use input from families and community partners’ inform the program’s continuous improvement process.
• Have accreditation by an approved organization. “SCOESC is proud to honor all five of our sites that were rated last spring as five-star programs,” said Scott Holstein, South Central Ohio ESC assistant superintendent. “We would like to say, ‘Thank you in a big way’ to the teaching staff that worked tirelessly to prepare for onsite visits and whom continuously work in improving and developing those exemplary learning environments. We know that children have approximately 1,892 days from birth until school starts, and every day matters. It is important to us that children develop their
self-confidence, social and emotional skills, and a love of learning.” Research confirms that the first five years of a child’s life has a direct impact on how children develop emotional well-being, in addition to, learning and social skills. For these reasons, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Education are committed to improving early childhood opportunities for all children in the state. To learn more, visit www.earlychildhoodohio.org. For more information about the ESC, visit www.scoesc.org, or visit on Facebook and Twitter.
ESC Preschools earn Step Up to Quality Award
Pictured: SCOESC PSE staff 2014-15 at time of Award: (Seated L-R)Jodie Wheeler Program Admin Assistant, Stephanie Bailey SLP, Sally Woodard-SLP, Stephanie Schaefer-OTR, Marcia Duncan Program Supervisor (retired), STANDING L-R) Gwen Stidham-PS Teacher NW, Kathy Arnett-PS Teacher Valley,Tina Paul- Teacher’s Assistant Manchester, Jesseka Willett- PS Teacher Manchester, Jennifer Harbolt Teacher New Boston, Cassie Carver- Teacher Washington-Nile, Carolyn Duncan -Teacher’s Assistant Valley, Sarah Green- Teacher New Boston, Ruth Singer- Teacher Minford, Anne Lawrie OTR. BACK ROW L-R) Lisa Clifford Teacher ’s assistant New Boston, Sarah Rice -Itinerant Teacher and Julie Hannah -Teacher’s Assistant Minford. Missing from photo: Sue Fowler -Teacher South Webster, Tina McGraw Teacher’s Assistant South Webster, Peggy Strickland Teacher’s Assistant Northwest, Vera Pertuset Teacher’s assistant New Boston, Randa JordanTeacher’s Assistant Washington-Nile,Denise Booker Itinerant Teacher, Jodi Kallner PT, Mariah Bailey- Psychologist.
Preschool special education programs earn 5-star award from state of Ohio
Schools show their ‘Teacher Appreciation’#ThankATeacherThe week of May 2-6, 2016, was National Teacher Appreciation Week, and the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center joined with area schools to celebrate some of our hard-working teachers.Teacher Appreciation Week was created in 1984 by the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to coincide with National Teacher Day, which fell this year on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. National Teacher Day has been a federally observed day since being adopted by congress in 1980.
South Central Ohio ESC June 2016 Newsletter PAGE 2 South Central Ohio ESC June 2016 Newsletter PAGE 3
June 2Thomas HoggardAmanda Knight
June 4Mark Caudill
June 5Amy Alley
June 9Lisa Turner
June 12Kari Venturino-Smith
June 13Laurie Blair
June 14Manetta Howard
June 15Linda Seth
LaJohna ThrockmortonAshley Gilley
June 19Jason McIhenny
June 23Amanda Blaine
June 29Lawana Whitt
The South Central Ohio Educational Service Center’s annual reception for the awarding of summer scholarships to area gifted students was held May 11, at the SOMC Friends Center in Portsmouth. Nearly 150 school administrators, teachers, parents and students were in attendance for the event. The ESC Gifted Services Department acts as liaison between businesses, individuals and organizations willing to sponsor Summer Enrichment Programs and students who are identified as gifted and are interested in participating in those programs. Sponsorship is important because it provides the opportunity for students who otherwise might not be able to attend these programs offered by colleges and universities throughout the nation. This year 40 students were awarded scholarships which will pay either all or part of their summer enrichment tuition costs.ESC Summer Enrichment Scholarship recipients were Blake Wood, Liam Garrison, Brandon Anderson, Gabe Morrell, Samuel Wiehle, Sean
Little, MaKenzie Marx, Megan Conley, Reuben Thayer, Jayden Duncan, Kathryn Wood, Ava McCleese, Sarah Simmons, Makenzie Gleason, Taylor Young, Emily Clausing, Adam Crank, Zane Miller, Grace Hobbs, Micah Simmons, Matthew Harris, Nick Gray, Ethan Sanford, Aaron Crank, Nathan Murta, Jake Alley, Monte Thayer, Caden Banks, Colin Bennington, Dutch Byrd, Adam Cordle, Andrew Crank, Sawyer Grashel, Anna Lovins, Noah Lovins, Kara Jo McCray, and Evan Wheeler.Lindsey Holden, director of the Miami Summer Scholars Program, was in attendance to recognize the students who received scholarships to attend the Miami Summer Scholars Program. The ESC Gifted Services Department assists Miami University in recruiting students for this program. Scholarships for Scioto County students come from the Scioto Foundation’s Bess and Marie Pixley Fund. The Scioto Foundation has supported the Miami Junior Scholars program for the past 20 years. This selective, two-week program is designed for
academically talented high school students who will be juniors or seniors in the fall of 2016. Students will work with Miami’s world-renowned faculty in intensive academic modules centered on specific topics of interest, with themes like fine arts, entrepreneurship, medicine, social justice, sports management and more. They will experience college life and acquire learning experiences designed to prepare them for the college application process, including workshops focused on application essay writing, ACT/SAT test prep, and developing marketable leadership skills. To be eligible for this scholarship, Scioto County students must complete an application and have participated in rigorous coursework during high school earning a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average. Students who received scholarships to participate in the 2016 Miami Junior Summer Scholars Program are Mila Anderson and Parker Williams of South Webster High School, Gracie Evans of Portsmouth West High School, Abbey
Halcomb, Bailey Horsley, Taylor Mershon and Andreya Queen of Portsmouth High School, Ava McCleese of Clay High School, Skylar Minzelli of Minford High School and Victoria Vastine of Northwest High School. Also during the awards reception, the Portsmouth Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded local student, Madison Russell of Portsmouth West Jr. High a full-scholarship to attend the week-long residential Be WISE Mathematics and Science Camp at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. The award was sponsored by SOMC. The camp is designed to develop interest, excitement and self-confidence in girls who are entering grades 7 or 8 this fall. The AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research and has been in existence since 1881. The Portsmouth Branch of AAUW works to award at least one scholarship each year for a student to attend the Be WISE Camp.
Summer scholarships awarded at annual banquetESC Summer Enrichment Scholarship recipients. Front Row: Blake Wood, Liam Garrison, Brandon Anderson, Gabe Morrell, Samuel Wiehle, Sean Little, MaKenzie Marx, Megan Conley, Reuben Thayer, Jayden Duncan. Second Row: Kathryn Wood, Ava McCleese, Sarah Simmons, Makenzie Gleason, Taylor Young, Emily Clausing, Adam Crank, Zane Miller. Third Row: Grace Hobbs, Micah Simmons, Matthew Harris, Nick Gray, Ethan Sanford, Aaron Crank. Back Row: Nathan Murta, Jake Alley, Monte Thayer. Not Pictured: Caden Banks, Colin Bennington, Dutch Byrd, Adam Cordle, Andrew Crank, Sawyer Grashel, Anna Lovins, Noah Lovins, Kara Jo McCray, Evan Wheeler.
The Governing Board of the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center met for regular board meeting on May 12, 2016.Among the actions taken by the board during meeting:• Approved the agenda,• Approved the minutes of the regular meeting on April 14, 2016, • Took reports from the treasurer, superintendent, and board committees,• Authorized the advance and/or transfer of funds,• Approved the employment of substitute employees for 2015-16. Per the recommendation of the superintendent, the board employed teacher Pauline Minter, substitute secretary Lindsay Mantell, and substitute secretary Wendy Rawlins,• Approved the employment of speech therapists Jen Vice (one year) and Elizabeth Thompson (one year), OTA Mallory White-Fitch (as needed balance 2015-16), preschool teacher Shelby Walker (one year), and
ED teacher Alisha Smoke, effective the first day of the 2016-17 contract year,• Accepted the resignation of Tessa Bobst as speech therapist, effective at the end of the 2015-16 contract year,• Authorized service agreements for the 2016-17 school year with Manchester Local Schools – (Preschool Handicapped, Family Intervention Services and Special Education services), Clay Local, Green Local, Jackson City, Manchester Local, New Boston Local, Northwest Local, Washington-Nile Local, Valley Local, Wellston City, and Wheelersburg Local (School Psychology Services), Wellston and Jackson City (Occupational Therapy Services), Jackson City (Speech Services), Portsmouth City (Attendance Services K-12 and Preschool Handicapped, OT Services), all Scioto County Schools including Sciotoville Community School and Portsmouth City (Talented and Gifted Program
Services and Resident Educator Services), Oak Hill Union Local (ED Special Education, ISS Intervention, and Hearing Impaired), Green Local Schools (Maintenance Supervision Services), Scioto County DD (School Age Speech and Preschool OT), and Lewis County, Ky., Schools (Hearing Impaired Services),• Authorized contract with auditor of state’s office LGS to provide compilation services related to GAAP conversion for fiscal year 2016-18,• Authorized participation in Ohio School Comp BWC group rating plan for 2017; and,• Changed the June meeting date from June 9, to June 30, at 1 p.m., in the SCOESC Administrative Office for the completion of the fiscal year-end reporting.The South Central Ohio ESC Governing Board meets regularly on the second Thursday of each month at the ESC office in New Boston.
ESC Gov. Board May meeting
The 2016 Scioto County High School Art Show “Visually Literate” convened May 12-19 in the Appleton Gallery, at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. During the Awards Ceremony, students who created portraits as part of the Memory Project were also recognized along with students from the Visually Literate Exhibition. Sharee Price, Gifted Services coordinator at the ESC, coordinated the event and presented awards. Benjy Davies, professor of art at the University of Rio Grande, was the juror for the show and keynote speaker at the Awards Ceremony. Award categories included Black and White Drawing,
Painting, Color Drawing, Sculpture, Functional Art, Mixed Media, and Graphic Design. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Madison Bentley, East; Erin Salisbury, South Webster; Emily Baker, Portsmouth; Brooke Grant, New Boston; Hayleigh Barney, Clay; Brittany Miller, Northwest; Melanie Fuhrmann, Minford; Brooklyn Green, Portsmouth; Shaniah Brown, Valley; Grace Hewitt, Wheelersburg and Samantha Holliday, Green. Third Place awards went to Kayla Thornberry, Northwest; Slade Shipman, Oak Hill; Morgan Thornsberry, Minford; Jerry Weaver, South Webster;
Hunnter Adams, Clay; Ayla Towns, Portsmouth and Courtney Howard, Northwest.Second Place awards went to Hayley Ayers, West; Savannah Brown, Clay; Abby Grasso, Minford; Abigail Harris, Clay; Money McLaughlin, West; Ali Hammond, Minford and Aaron Bapst, Northwest.First Place winners went to Savannah Brown, Clay;
Haleigh Pollard, West; Aleigha Pruitt, Valley; Hanna Vanhoose, Minford; Eliza Gullett, Portsmouth and Shawnacy McGuire, Northwest (with inspiration drawing created by Gavin Jenkins of Northwest Elementary). Best of Show was awarded to Hanna Cox of Wheelersburg High School for her drawing titled “Marty”.
Visually Literate High School Art Show award recipients. Pictured from left to right are Aleigh Pruitt, Marty Roe, Hanna Cox, Eliza Gullett, Haleigh Pollard, Savannah Brown, Hanna Vanhoose, Shawnacy McGuire and Gavin Jenkins.
