ESUCC: Opportunities 18 Second Year Senators Vision Purpose Vision Purpose New Freshman Senators (2017) Property Tax Relief Budget Shortfall Transparency Accountability Efficiency Effectiveness Equitable Results Collaborative Cooperative Communication Expenditures, Revenue, Reserves

ESUCC: Infrastructure ESUCC Executive Finance, Audit, Budget Coop Technology Legislation Special Populations Professional Development Executive Director Project/Initiative Staff ESUCC Staff BlendED Initiative Student Records Systems (SRS) Cooperative Purchasing Professional Development ESUPDO NWEA Distance Ed Instructional Materials BlendED Pilot SDA NOC IMat TAG ESPD Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Ad Hoc Committees Ad Hoc Committees

ESUCC: Change Agent Statewide Demographics: A)Nebraska Statewide Population:  1.8 million  1.2 million live east of 27 th Street in Lincoln B)Nebraska Statewide Student Enrollment:  42% students served within the Omaha Metro Area (ESU’s 3 and 19)  55% students served within the Omaha/Lincoln Metro Area (ESU’s 3, 18, 19)  71% are educated within an area located from ESU 7 (Columbus) East and ESU 7 (Columbus) South

ESUCC: Change Agent Management of Change: Change is constant ESUCC: constant change as the system of support evolves Funding Demographics Legislation Statewide System of Support (ESU’s, School Districts, Staff, Students) Recognition of Regional Needs Recognition of Local Needs Demands on ESUs and ESUCC are increasing

ESUCC: Purpose (Why) Vision/Purpose : ESUCC Vision The Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council shall work toward statewide coordination to provide the most cost-effective services for the students, teachers, and school districts in each educational service unit. The council’s duties include, but are not limited to: Preparation of strategic plans to assure the cost-efficient and equitable delivery of services across the state; Administration of statewide initiatives and provision of statewide services; and Coordination of distance education.

ESUCC: Celebration ESU 50 Year Celebration Celebration of Where We Have Been ESUs Celebration of Where We are Going New and Improved Innovative Research and Development Visionary Leadership Statewide System of Support

ESUCC: Positive Leadership Rule 84: Section A1 The ESU administrator or his or her designee shall participate in two jointly established meetings with representatives of the Department and the ESU Coordinating Council annually to establish the focus and coordination of necessary core services based on priorities and on needs that are identified through the analysis of data.

ESUCC: Positive Leadership Statewide Continuous Improvement Process Strategic Plans: Statewide Strategic Plan Statewide Educational Technology Plan Instructional Delivery Plan Communication: ESUCC Committee Meetings/Board Meetings ESUPDO and Affiliate Meetings Weekly Meetings: David Ludwig, Scott Isaacson, Dean Folkers Weekly Meetings: IlliniCloud and K12 Federation NDE and ESUCC Website Revision ???

ESUCC: Positive Leadership ESUPDO Advisory Committee Plan and Coordinate PDO Events each year (September, January, May) Long Range Strategic Plan Input from Affiliates Research Data

ESUCC: Where Have We Been? ESUPDO Advisory Committee: Where We Have Been… ● PDO Themes ● : Creativity and Collaboration ● Sir Ken Robinson ● Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) ● : Creativity & Communication ● PLN Showcase – September, 2010 ● Patti Digh – January, 2011 ● : Learner Engagement ● Kevin Honeycutt (Sept, 2011 & Jan, 2012) ● Dr. Breed & Avenue Scholars ( Sept, 2011) NDE Goals & What do students need?

ESUCC: Where Have We Been? ESUPDO Advisory Committee: Where We Have Been… ● PDO Themes ● : Systemic Collaboration (ESUs & NDE) ● Mark Elgart, CEO of AdvanceED & Dr. Breed (September, 2012) ● NDE & Educator Preparation (Higher Ed) Collaboration – Drafting Plans (January, 2013) : Systems Thinking to Systemic Action (NDE & ESUs) Lee Jenkins, LtoJ Consulting (January 2014) Development of PDO Action Plans (May 2014) : Increased Integration of Statewide Resources/Initiatives Marcia Kish, BlendED Learning Cookbook (January 2015) Brad Giese, Education for the Future Initiative (May 2015) : Statewide Initiatives/Projects Cydney Wehner, Onboarding School Districts, (September 2015)

ESUCC: Where are We Going? Continuous Improvement P rocess Continue Efforts with NDE through the NDE/ESUCC MOU ADVISER Dashboard Instructional Support Systems: LMS, LOR Single Sign On CIP/AQuESTT Nebraska Instructional Framework Special Education Early Childhood Title and Federal Programming 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Nebraska Career Connections

ESUCC: Where are We Going? Continuous Improvement Process Continue collaborative efforts with NDE regarding the: Statewide Strategic Plan Educational Technology Plan Instructional Delivery Plan Align scope of work with AQuESTT Continue development of the ESUPDO Long Range Plan Link statewide efforts and scope of work with higher education

ESUCC: Where are We Going? Communication/Marketing: Annual Report: Service Delivery Plan Connection with AQuESTT Report of value added services for Nebraska’s School Districts Communication/Marketing of services with stakeholders State Senators State and Local Government School Districts Higher Education Business Needs Assessment for Supportive Legislation Enhanced Services Enhanced Funding

ESUCC: Where are We Going? Coordinated Legislative Efforts: Legislative Needs Assessment Identification of Key Focus Areas of Need throughout the state Communication/Marketing of Legislative Needs with stakeholders State Senators State and Local Government School Districts Higher Education Business Drafting of supportive legislation addressing statewide legislative needs

ESUCC: Change Agent Reflection: Initial 50 Years Reflection: Next 50 Years