A joint seminar from the Ohio Educational Service Center Association and
the Ohio School Boards Association

Board members and administrators are invited!

Thursday, June 5, 2008
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ESC of Franklin County, Columbus

The Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) and OSBA team up once again to bring you a dynamic day of professional development. From nuts and bolts to academics, this workshop will provide ESC board members, administrators and others with the resources they need to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Lake County ESC Superintendent Linda Williams will review her ESC’s dual credit program, which enabled 66 students to earn 300 hours of college credits during the 2006-2007 school year. A panel discussion on the status of Ohio’s Educational Regional Service System will be moderated by OESCA Executive Director Craig Burford. The OSBA legislative staff will provide a legislative update.

Agenda

8:30 a.m.       Registration

9 a.m.             Welcome and opening remarks
Kathy LaSota, Deputy Director of Search Services and Board Development, OSBA
Craig Burford, Ohio Educational Service Center Association

9:15 a.m.       Legislative Update
OSBA Legislative Staff

10:00 a.m.     Break

10:15 a.m.     Public/Private Partnerships Support Higher Learning Opportunities:  Lake County ESC’s Dual Credit Program
The ESC of Lake County has partnered with Lakeland Community College, First Energy, International Westinghouse, and Bartlett International Technologies in an innovative public/private dual credit program that enabled 66 students to earn 300 hours of credit in the 2006-2007 school year alone.  Learn more about how this unique program addresses the educational and workforce development needs of Lake and Geauga counties and how similar partnerships may work in your service territory.
Linda Williams, Superintendent, Lake County ESC and Community Partners

11:15 a.m.     Implementation of Ohio’s Educational Regional Service System (ERSS):  A Status Report From the Field
This session will include a panel discussion on how the Educational Regional Service System (ERSS) is being implemented in various regions across the state and how services are being delivered.
Panelists:  Bob Dalton, Superintendent, Southern Ohio ESC: Vikki Clemmons, SST Director, Hamilton County ESC; Ed Bischoff, Board Member, Delaware-Union ESC; Local Superintendent TBD
Craig Burford, Ohio Educational Service Center Association, Moderator

12:15 p.m.     Lunch

1:00 p.m.       Science Enhancements for Science Advancement – Learn how the Allen County ESC partners with two local businesses (an oil refiner and a chemical plant) to provide volunteer engineers to local elementary and middle school classrooms to present hands-on science instruction that is tied to state academic content standards. To date, there have been over 210,000 student impacted across 9 school districts.
Perry Landin, SESA Teacher in Residence, Allen County ESC and Community Partner Representatives

2:00 p.m.      The Uniqueness of Leadership Roles of CEO’s of ESA -  This session features the results of a survey and study conducted to determine to what extent the role of a CEO of a regional educational service agency requires different skills and knowledge than the knowledge and skills required of a superintendent of a local school district.     
William G. Keane, author, “The Educational Service Agency:  American Education’s Invisible Partner”.  Bill is also an associate professor in the school of education and human services at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

3:00 p.m.      Ohio’s Role in a 5-State Study on School Improvement:  Examiningg the Capacity of ESAs in the Great Lakes Region - Ohio is one of 5 Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin) involved in a study conducted by LearningPoint Associates, Great Lakes East, and AESA, which examines the role of Educational Service Agencies in building both state level capacity and local district capacity around school improvement.  This session will share the preliminary results of the study and the implications for Ohio’s ESCs.
Craig Burford, Executive Director, OESCA

3:30 p.m.       Adjourn

Location

ESC of Franklin County
2080 City Gate Drive
Columbus, 43219
(614) 445-3750

From the NORTH: I-270 to Easton Exit. The first traffic light is Stelzer Road—make a left on Stelzer Road and follow for approximately 2 miles to the Citygate Business Park on the right.
From the SOUTH: I-270 to Rt. 62/I-670 Exit West and follow Airport sign. Exit at Airport/Stelzer Road. Turn left on Stelzer Road and follow to Citygate Business Park on the left.
From I-670 EAST: Exit at Airport/Stelzer Road Exit. Turn left on Stelzer Road to Citygate Business Park on the left.
From the WEST: Take I-70 East to I-270 or I-270 North and East, or I-670 and follow the directions listed above.

Registration

Tuition is $95 per person for OESCA and/or OSBA member district representatives, which covers registration, materials, lunch and refreshments. OSBA does not send confirmation of registration. "Walk-in" registrations are welcome on a space-available basis only.

To register, check with your school treasurer for a purchase order number, complete the registration form, enclose a purchase order or check payable to OSBA and mail to:

OSBA
8050 North High St., Ste. 100
Columbus OH 43235-6482

You may register by phone or fax 24 hours a day. A purchase order number is required to register by phone or fax.

OSBA Registration Hotline,
Central Ohio
(614) 540-4000, ext. 300;
toll free (800) 589-OSBA, ext. 300; or fax us at (614) 540-4100.

E-mail registrations can be sent to Laurie Miller at l_miller@osba-ohio.org. Please include a purchase order number.

Cancellation and refund policy

• Cancellations received by OSBA at least four workdays before the date of the workshop will receive a full refund or no charge to the district.
• Cancellations received less than four workdays before will have one-third of the fee charged to the district.
• No-shows and cancellations the day of the workshop will be charged the full registration amount.

LPDC/Award of Achievement credit:
This one-day seminar entitles board members to OSBA Award of Achievement credits. Local Professional Development Committee certificates of attendance will be issued to all workshop attendees. Participants will receive a certificate of completion.

OSBA Workshops Registration Form
Please photocopy this form for each person

ESC Workshop

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Enclosed is a check for $_____ or P.O.# _________ to cover ______ registration(s). Make checks payable to OSBA and mail to 8050 N. High St., Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43235-6482; fax to (614) 540-4100; or e-mail Laurie Miller at l_miller@osba-ohio.org. Include a purchase order number with fax or e-mail.

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