TCESC EDUCATOR FALL 2020
On-the-job classroom
The Trumbull County ESC has launched a new program designed to give students onthe-job training through a partnership with the City of Niles and Mayor Steve Mientkiewcz. Students shown in the picture above are working with their instructors to
clean
up
the
grounds
around
the
Wellness
Center.
The
students
also
have
completed tasks at Niles Cemetery and the SCOPE Senior Center. For more on the new Niles Vocational Program, please see page 3.
IN THIS ISSUE Meeting the COVID Challenge
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Classroom Protocols
p. 6
Boatload of Literacy & Learning
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Leading for Educational Excellence!
TCESC GOVERNING BOARD Jeffrey Dreves President
Denise Domhoff Vice President
William J. Holland Al Haberstroh Tom Krispinsky
TCESC Administrative Team
FROM TCESC SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL HANSHAW
Michael Hanshaw Superintendent michael.hanshaw@trumbullesc.org
Lori Simione, CPA
Now that we have had several weeks to get acclimated to being back in the classroom and our various units, my hope is that we have all settled in and are ready to move forward into the 2020-2021 school year.
Treasurer lori.simione@trumbullesc.org
Robert Marino Jr. Assistant Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction robert.marino@trumbullesc.org
We have made many changes while implementing health and safety protocols that have been recommended by local and state officials, all with the intent of keeping our staff and students' best interest in the forefront.
Kathleen Vilsack
Director of Pupil Services kathleen.vilsack@trumbullesc.org
Carlotta Sheets
Supervisor of Human Resources carlotta.sheets@trumbullesc.org
Christopher M. Hubinsky
Technology Administrator chris.hubinsky@trumbullesc.org
If you have any questions about these changes, please do not hesitate to reach out to your department supervisor. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your cooperation, dedication, and professionalism as together we all move through challenging and uncertain times.
@TrumbullESC
@TrumbullCountyESC
www.trumbullesc.org
Have a great year!
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Health & Well-Being Students at The Learning Center at Liberty, including those shown at left and below, got off to a strong
start
Trumbull
this
County
school
year.
ESC
staff
implemented health and wellness protocols recommended by local and state officials in an effort to promote
safe
learning
at
The
Learning Center and in all of our TCESC
units
across
Trumbull
County.
Classroom Protocols 6
Meeting Striving Readers' Needs Across Trumbull County with a Boatload of Literacy & Learning
Despite that
restrictions
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up
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their
were
2020-2021
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long-term
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school
classrooms
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the
pandemic, the
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LEARNING
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families.
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Trumbull
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Contact the TCESC HR Office at 330-505-2800.
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