TCESC Educator: Summer 2023

As we approach the end of the 2022-2023 school year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we have been on together. It has been a year filled with challenges, triumphs, and moments of growth, and I am immensely proud of each and every one of you.

I want to express my deepest gratitude for your unwavering commitment and tireless efforts in serving our Trumbull County students. Your dedication to their success has been truly exceptional, and it is through your hard work we have created a positive learning environment for our students

As we approach the conclusion of this school year, I want to assure you that TCESC remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting you and our aligned school districts We understand that the journey of education is a collaborative one, and we are here to provide the resources, guidance, and assistance you need to continue thriving as educators.

Thank you for your unwavering drive for educational excellence and everything you do for our students.

JeffreyDreves President

DeniseDomhoff VicePresident

DeborahPatchin AlHaberstroh TomKrispinsky

TCESC Administrative Team MichaelHanshaw Superintendent

michael.hanshaw@trumbullesc.org

LoriSimione,CPA Treasurer lori.simione@trumbullesc.org

RobertMarino,Jr. AssistantSuperintendent Curriculum&Instruction robert.marino@trumbullesc.org

KathleenVilsack DirectorofPupilServices kathleenvilsack@trumbullescorg

CarlottaSheets HumanResources carlotta.sheets@trumbullesc.org

ChristopherM.Hubinsky TechnologyAdministrator chris.hubinsky@trumbullesc.org

TCESC Governing Board

Michael Michael HMichael Hanshaw Hanshaw anshaw

OnFriday,May5th,theTrumbullCountyEducational ServiceCenterhosteditsannualScholarshipBreakfastat theGrandResortinHowland.Theeventcelebrated academicexcellencebyawardingnearly$40,000.00in scholarshipstoTrumbullCountystudents.

FIRST PLACE COMMUNITY FUND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The 2022 First Place Community Fund Scholarship Award, sponsored by First Place Bank Community Foundation, gave $1,000 in scholarships to:

CaitlynWhetstone-Bloomfield

SamanthaMcAnany-Brookfield

NatalieKittle-Champion

JaymeRichardson-Girard

RiellyFabrizio–Howland

AnthonyWeser-Hubbard

HaileyBonner–JosephBadger

GraceBarnhart–LaBrae

DinoHaidaris-Lakeview

GabrielleRinalli-Liberty

TristaSmith-Lordstown

EllaParthemer-Maplewood(TCTC)

KatelynObermiyer-Mathews

ReaganSeidel-McDonald

LilyDerry–NewtonFalls

AlainaErwin–NilesMcKinley

BellaWoods–Southington(TCTC)

AmariaBercheni-TCTC

AbigailBungard–WarrenCity

DinoHaidaris-Lakeview

NishiPatel-Weathersfield

RileighCavin–VictoryChristian

Woofter Foundation Scholarship

TheWoofterFoundationpresentedtheawardofexcellenceand a$2,000scholarshiptoNatalieScottofChampionandGabriella TrobekofHubbard.

TTRUMBULLCOUNTY RUMBULLCOUNTY SSUPERINTENDENTS’ UPERINTENDENTS’ AASSOCIATION SSOCIATION

TheTCSAawardeda$50000 scholarshiptoGiaGrazianoof Girard Eachyeartheawardisgiven toastudententeringpostsecondarystudieswithamajorin Education.

KatelynObermiyerofMathewsHighSchool wasawardeda$50000scholarship The awardisgivenannuallytoagraduating seniorfromaTrumbullCountyHighSchool whoparticipatesintheTCESCspringart show.Thescholarshipisprovidedbythe LoveLifeFoundation,whichisapartofthe CommunityFoundationofMahoning Valleyandwascreatedinmemoryof JarrettHutton.

(PicturedisTCESCSuperintendentMichaelHanshawaddressing TrumbullCountystudents,administrators,andfamilies.)

2023 TCESC 2023 TCESC

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Franklin B. Walter Award

Niles City School District senior Alaina Thigpen is the 2023 Trumbull County Franklin B Walter All-Scholastic Award recipient. In May, Alaina received a $2,500 scholarship from the Trumbull County Educational Service Center Governing Board at the scholarship breakfast at Avalon Inn. All other nominees for the award received $500 scholarships for textbooks.

The Franklin B Walter All-Scholastic Award was established in 1989 by OESCA (Ohio Educational Service Center Association) to promote and recognize outstanding student leaders for their academic achievements and service to their schools and communities. One senior from each county in Ohio is eligible to receive this annual award.

FFRANKLINB.WALTER RANKLINB.WALTER

TTRUMBULLCOUNTYNOMINEES RUMBULLCOUNTYNOMINEES

JennaClevenger–Bloomfield-Mespo

CassidyBarnett-Bristol

MadelineThomas-Brookfield

NatalieKittle-Champion

SophiaAnness–Girard

BenBronson-Howland

AlexisNapolitan-Hubbard

SamuelZahoransky-JosephBadger

KeithSmith-LaBrae

CarolineRoche-Lakeview

AlexandraLong-Liberty

BreahJohnson-Lordstown

JamesOmerzo-Maplewood

KatelynObermiyer-Mathews

SamuelGibbons-McDonald

ArleneAdams-NewtonFalls

EmilyProverbs-Southington

BrigidFaulk-WarrenCity

ClaytonButler-Weathersfield

2023 HONORS RECIPIENTS

JuliaBugos

NatalieKittle

KadenPaniagua

TylerSkaggs

BethanyWorley

RECIPIENTS

LucaFranz

IsabellaFoust

KatieGibson

ZacharyHarden

SophiaHook

SamanthaMcAnany

CameronNeely

JenaePugh

ZoeSteele

KaraSvarny

MadelineThomas

2023 HONORS RECIPIENTS

Girard

AnneliseAbruzzi

SophiaAnness

CharlesKaufman

MadisonMalito

LennonSamuels-Morgan

OliviaWasko

Howland

TaylorBaer

AlexanderBakeris

CarterBaugher

EileenBeck

AngeloBest

BenjaminBronson

NicholasBuday

GiannaCarbone

RylieDaniluk

GrayceDePoy

RiellyFabrizio

JaxonFarmer

NastasijaGlisic

JuliaGrant

LucasHause

TannerHause

NicholasLeasure

ZacharyLewis

KalliopiLiakaris

AdrianaLiberatore

CloeLopez

ArianaMalvasi

DavidManios

GemmaMariani

AnthonyMarrara

MarissaMavrogianis

BrandonNull

EmaleaPagano

BrianRollison

LexusSolarz

KatherineWeeks

JiaXinZhou

GraceZucco

JosephBadger

SarahBetts

ColeBurnett

RyanEucker

MackenzieGross

PaigeHunkus

JessicaLovesee

LiamO'Brien

EmilyStanhope

AddisonThompson

Hubbard

KeeganBalla

GraceBenner

CaileyConnelly

MaryFrangos

AlisonHaas

NikolasHendrix

RachelLucarelli

LaylaMauk

TaylerMiller

BraydenMurray

SophieMurphy

AlexisNapolitan

KalynNuel

CarsonPorter

JuliannaRecord

AngelinaRuss

EllaSnyder

ElyseSnyder

KaitlynVail

McKennaWright

AlexYoder

2023 HONORS RECIPIENTS LaBrae

Lakeview

MadisonBayus

RoccoFerraro

AlexisGarcia

ZacharyHaley

EdgarPaucar

ReignPaucar

MargaretPavlansky

SydneyPeterson

AylahPurdum

CarolineRoche

KylieSchwartz

GraceBarnhart

Lordstown

EmilyBehon

BreahJohnson

MadisonKihm

CariñaGarcia

2023 HONORS RECIPIENTS

Maplewood

PaytonFleischer

CaitlynTruong

Mathews

RenanBarker

BrookeDiBell

GavinGrove

ChristianMudrey

KatelynObermiyer

RichardWhite

2023 HONORS RECIPIENTS

McDonald

SamuelGibbons

MariaRasile

ReaganSeidel

JosephSkowron

NewtonFalls

ArleneAdams

GabrielleBlankenship

LilyDerry

EmilyNutter

Niles

2023 HONORS RECIPIENTS

WarrenHarding

BrigidFaulk

CarleeKaswinkel

GiannaDeMark

MadelynnZuccaro

NadiaPetersen

Weathersfield

AudrianaGaydosh

ClaytonButler

TimothyPappagallo

NishiPatel

337THANNUALCIVICDAY 7THANNUALCIVICDAY

HandleWithCare

InMarch,TCESCC&ISupervisorDeniseHollowaypartneredwith theOhioStateHighwayPatroltointroduce"HandlewithCare"to TrumbullCountyDistricts,firstresponders,andlocalmental healthorganizations.OhioHandleWithCareisatraumainformed,collaborative,cross-systemsresponsetoadverse childhoodexperiencesthatpromotesresiliencethrough positiverelationshipsbetweenschoolstaffandfirstresponders.

Thiscollaborationbetweenourdistricts,localfirstresponders, andTCESCaimstoalertschoolstaffwhenachildexperiences anadverseeventsothattheycanhandlethechildwithcare. AlignedfirstrespondersinformtheTCESCHandleWithCare teamofthespecificstudentwhoexperiencedthetraumatic event.Theteamthenrelaysthemessagetotheschooldistrict, enablingthemtoprovidepropercarefortheaffectedstudent.

The Trumbull County Educational Service Center hosted the 37th Annual Civic Day, on Friday, March 31st, at the DiVieste Banquet Center. The event, which highlighted the importance of civic duties, brought together 20 Trumbull County School districts, over 100 students, and multiple civic officials from Trumbull County.

The event's keynote speaker was Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing Youngstown Air Reserve Station. With over 30 years of distinguished service, Col. Van Dootingh provided a unique perspective on civic duties and their role. He also shared his valuable experiences and insights with the students to motivate and encourage them to be more responsible citizens.

LieutenantMorrisonoftheOhioStateHighwayPatrolWarren PostbroughttheprogramtotheTCESCseveralmonthsago, communitysupportforyoung

children'smentalwell-beingduring adverseevents 'HandlewithCare' helpschildrenunderstandthat everyoneintheircommunity, especiallytheschooldistrictand firstresponders,caresfortheirwellbeing,"saidMorrison

C&I Supervisor Denise Holloway presents to Trumbull County Districts, first responders, and local mental health organizations about the benefits of Handle With Care.

Col. Jeff Van Dootingh addresses Civic Day attendees.

74 Years Of Service 74 Years Of Service

AttheMarch20thTrumbullCountyEducationalServiceCenter BoardofEducationmeeting,theTCESCBoardacceptedthe retirementresignationsofTreasurerLoriSimioneandPupil ServiceDirectorKathleenVilsack.

Simionehasdedicated27yearsofhercareertoeducation, startinginGirardin1996beforejoiningtheTrumbullCounty EducationalServiceCenter(TCESC)asAssistantTreasurerin 1997.Withinayear,shetransitionedtoTreasurer,aroleshe hasheldforthepast24years.

AsTCESCTreasurer,Simionemanagesthebudget,grants, andpayrollfor300employeesattheESC.Shealsoservesas TreasureroftheInsuranceConsortiumofTrumbullCounty Schoolsandoverseesthefinancialtransactionsofthe TrumbullCountyTransportationConsortium.Inaddition, SimionehasbeencalledupontoserveasInterimTreasurer forseveralTrumbullCountyschooldistricts,includingBristol, Howland,Liberty,Maplewood,McDonald,Niles,Southington, andWeathersfield

“IamsogratefultohavehadapositionwhereIamhappyto cometoworkeverydayandtobesurroundedbysomany professionalswhomIrespect,”Simionesaid.

Vilsackbeganhercareerineducation47yearsagoat Fairhavenasfirstaclassroomteacher,thenaHomeBased TeachingConsultant,andfinallyasupervisor,whereshe foundherpassioninguidingtheteachingstaff.

TheTrumbullCountyESC collaboratedwiththe Hamilton CountyESConThursday,March 23rd,foraprofessional developmentsessionforprincipals andC&Isupervisorstolearnabout thebenefitsandthingstolookfor inChatGPT,anewwaveof artificialintelligencetechnology. ChatGPTisamachine-learning modelthatsimulateshuman intelligenceprocesses,suchas learning,reasoning,andselfcorrection.

Duringthesession,Rebecca DwengerandJenniferHallerfrom HCESCprovidedanoverviewofthe historyofAIanddemonstrated howit'salreadybeingusedinour dailylives Thefocuswasonhow educatorscanuseChatGPTto assistthemintheirteachingand whattheyshouldrememberwhen usingit

“AIWon'tReplaceYou,But APersonUsingItWill”

AA.I.TAKEOVER .I.TAKEOVER

SCIENCE OF READING SCIENCE OF READING

On May 10th, the statemandated dyslexia training session, led by the AIM Institute, included K-12 educators from Lakeview, Champion, Girard, Howland, Weathersfield, and the Trumbull County Educational Service Center (TCESC). By the end of the day, 490 educators from Trumbull County will have been trained to meet the standards of Ohio House Bill 436. The session focused on 'Language Comprehension as defined in The Simple View of Reading.'

RETIREMENT

In1986,VilsackjoinedtheTCESCasaMultipleDisability Supervisor,wherehercareergoalscontinuedwithanother moreextensivegroupofpartnerswithschooldistricts, teachers,assistants,andrelatedservicesproviders.

“Ihavelearnedsomuchfromalltheexperiences, relationships,andprofessionaldevelopmentIhavehad whileworkingasanadministratorineducationspecificto disabilities,”saidVilsack.

AsPupilServicesDirector,sheoverseestheTCESC’s specialeducationservicesthroughclassroomandrelated professionalserviceprograms.Theseprogramshelp schooldistrictstoidentifychildrenwithdisabilitiesand providethemwithanappropriatepubliceducation.

“Myfeelingstowardretirementshowgratitudeanda certainsenseofcontentmentwithwhatIhave accomplishedinthecareerIchoseformyself,”said Vilsack.

BothretirementswillbeeffectiveasofJuly31,2023.

PreschoolstudentsatTCESC'sNilesPrimarySchoolhad anexcitingopportunitytoengageinaninteractive story-readingactivitywiththerenownedchildren'sbook authorLauraNumeroff,aNewYorkTimesbestseller.As partoftheactivity,eachchildwasgiftedabook authoredbyNumerofftotakehome.Numeroffishighly acclaimedforherbook"IfYouGiveaMouseaCookie."

N.Y.TimesBestSellerEngagesWithPre-K

LIBERTY LEARNING CENTER LIBERTY LEARNING CENTER INAUGURAL ART EXIBIT INAUGURAL ART EXIBIT

GIVING BACK GIVING BACK

TheTrumbullCountyEducationalServiceCenter'sLearning CenteratLibertyhosteditsfirstannualStudentArtExhibiton April5th,showcasingtheextraordinaryartisticabilitiesof studentsfromtheEDandMDunits Theeventwasaresounding success,withfamiliesinvitedtoadmiretheimpressivearrayof paintings,drawings,sculptures,andotherartworks

TheinspirationfortheexhibitcamefromtheLearningCenter staff,whonoticedtheremarkableartistictalentsofmanyof theirstudents.Theyrecognizedthattheartshowwouldbea perfectopportunityforstudentstoshowcasetheirabilitiesand forfamiliestoappreciatetheirhardworkanddedication.

RaymondWolfgang,theinterventionspecialistwhoorganized theexhibit,wasamazedbythestudent'screativity “The studentssimplyamazedmewithalloftheirideas,their creativity,andtheirpassionformakingamazingpiecesofart I amnotartisticallytalentedandamjustoverwhelmedbythe leveloftalentinourhallway.Therearesomanyamazing studentswhohavesomuchtobeproudof,”saidWolfgang.

Aspartoftheirhands-on vocationaltraining,someof ourEDVocationalUnit studentsprovided landscapingservicesat historicalsitesaround TrumbullCounty Most recently,theylandscapedthe groundsoftheWardThomas HouseinNiles,a14-room historichomebuiltin1862that isnowamuseum.

TRUMBULL COUNTY TRUMBULL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW

InApril,theTrumbullCountyEducationalServiceCenterhosted theannualTCESCHighSchoolArtShowattheMediciMuseumof ArtinHowland.Theeventshowcasedover150worksfrom18 TrumbullCountyschooldistricts.Artistswerejudgedinfive categories,includingnewthisyear,thePeople'sChoiceAward, andascholarshipawardrecipient.

DRONESINSCHOOL DRONESINSCHOOL

TheTCESC,PittsburghInstitute ofAeronautics(PIA),andWinner Aviationhostedthesecond TrumbullCountyDroneRacing LeagueTournamentonMarch 25th,wherenineteams competed Congratulationsto ourwinners!

SouthingtonDroneCats1st Place,HeadtoHead MineralRidgeHighSchool BrookfieldTheFuel

1stPlace,CapturetheFlag

JudgesPresentationAward

Injusttheirsecondyearof participatingintheDronesin Schoolprogram,theBrookfield HighSchoolteam,TheFuel, qualifiedfortheNational CompetitionheldMay11-12in Denver,Colorado.Theteam attended,finishingin6thplace (of12schools)intheCapture theFlagcompetitionand received4thfortheirvideo presentation.

SierraRoy,Hubbard BestInShow"WhySoBlue"

DelaneyGrubbs,Niles Juror'sAward-"Don’tTouchthe Glass"

HanaAli,Howland DigitalAward-"WeAreAllThe Same"

BryceBarnhart,NewtonFalls 3DAward-"Infinity"

HalieShiley,McDonald People'sChoice-"Evermore"