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TCESC Educator FALL 2021
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Trumbull students attend MV Skilled Trades Expo, p. 3-4
Our TCESC students are off to a rolling start in the first part of 2021-2022! Students in our ED Vocational Unit, housed at McDonald High School, ensure Niles City emergency vehicles are clean and ready for use. For more, see page 13.
TCESC Convocation, Professional Learning, p. 9-10
LEADING FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE!
TCESC GOVERNING BOARD
Jeffrey Dreves President
Denise Domhoff Vice President
William J. Holland Al Haberstroh Tom Krispinsky
FROM TCESC SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL HANSHAW
TCESC Administrative Team
No doubt the past several weeks have been a busy time for all of you, just as it has been at the TCESC's Central Office and throughout our programs.
Michael Hanshaw Superintendent michael.hanshaw@trumbullesc.org
Lori Simione, CPA
Now that we are all settling into the 20212022 school year, I am confident we can all get back to the business of educating our students, serving their families and assisting in our communities - to the best of our abilities - as we continue to face the ongoing challenges of COVID-19.
Treasurer lori.simione@trumbullesc.org
Robert Marino Jr. Assistant Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction robert.marino@trumbullesc.org
I commend all of you on a job well done the past year and a half. It is wonderful to see our Trumbull County students back in class and back to in-person learning.
Kathleen Vilsack Director of Pupil Services kathleen.vilsack@trumbullesc.org
The TCESC is here to work with you and serve each of our aligned school districts. On behalf of the TCESC Governing Board and staff, I want to thank you for your service and commitment as we all work together to make this year a successful one.
Carlotta Sheets Supervisor of Human Resources carlotta.sheets@trumbullesc.org
Christopher M. Hubinsky Technology Administrator chris.hubinsky@trumbullesc.org
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IT TAKES A COMMUNITY! Starting Strong 2021-2022
Countless times our Trumbull County Educational Community has proved its commitment to serving our students, and their families, as well as our school employees. We are grateful and proud to count our local emergency services among our partners and appreciate their efforts to continue serving us as we all continue to navigate through the pandemic. Once again a HUGE THANK YOU goes out to the Braceville Police Department and Ohio State Highway Patrol for teaming up with the TCESC and our aligned schools to spearhead Cram the Cruiser 2021. The effort netted an abundance of much needed school supplies that were distributed to our schools.
John Lacy, Director of Business Operations at Warren City Schools, above, unpacks and sorts PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). WCS staff traveled to Columbus Aug. 23 to collect the supplies from the state of Ohio and returned with several pallets stacked full of PPE for Trumbull County schools. The supplies were distributed to public and private schools for students and staff to use as part of the ongoing efforts to help promote healthy habits throughout the 202122 school year.
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Trumbull County Students Gain Hands-On, Skilled Trade Experience Hundreds of Trumbull County students attended the annual Mahoning County Skilled Trades Expo at the Canfield Fairgounds Sept. 23. The interactive expo gave students opportunities to learn more about various trades.
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This year's event was extended to two days to offer more hands-on activities. The event was open to students in grades 7 to 12. The Trumbull County ESC, a longstanding partner, was one of this year's sponsors.
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Trumbull County Student Day at Mahoning Valley Skilled Trades Expo
Grades: 7-12 Trumbull Schools Districts: 10 Trumbull County Students: 2,500 An Event By: The Builders Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Sponsored by: The TCESC & Various Organizations
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Girard Intermediate School receives National Blue Ribbon Award State Senator Sandra O'Brien presents a proclamation to GIS
“As stated in the resolution from Sandra O’Brien, it exemplifies consistency of delivery of services for our students, among the collaboration from our faculty and community. This perseverance and grit is an example of who we are as a community and family,” - Bryan O’Hara Superintendent Girard City Schools.
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Ohio State Senator Sandra O’Brien visited Girard Intermediate School on October 28th to present a resolution in honor of receiving the National Blue Ribbon Award. Since 1982 the National Blue Ribbon School Program has recognized schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Girard Intermediate was nominated in the category of Exemplary High Performing Schools.
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TCESC students and staff participate in and/or host a variety of activities not necessarily associated with daily classroom studies. Here are a few examples of recent extracurricular activities. CPR training for TCESC preschool staff. Attendees included preschool itinerant teachers, teachers from our preschool classrooms at Bristol, Champion, Girard, Hubbard, Joseph Badger, Labrae/Bascom, Lakeview, Liberty, EJ Blott, Lordstown, Niles, and McGuffey. Cathy Machionne from West Point Fire Department facilitated.
Fire Safety. Members of the Cortland Fire Department talk safety with some of our preschool students.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, OSU Extension Trumbull County, and students from districts across Trumbull County come together at the TCESC to make a safer highway. These student representatives work together on two programs for peer-to-peer education at their school to help bring awareness to safe driving. The SMASH representatives meet together once a month. This Oct. 11 meeting marked the first for the Trumbull County SMASH program since March 2020 when schools statewide were shut down due to COVID-19.
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Top Education Leaders Nationally known education author Dr. Douglas Reeves presents to State Support Team Region 5
“Today, I’ve had the opportunity to be with the ESC in five counties with professionals from throughout the region, and what’s most important, as busy as they are, as preoccupied as they are, they are willing to take a couple of hours to come together and learn, not just for me but to learn from each other. It speaks really highly to the professionalism of the educators and leaders in this region.” - Dr. Douglas Reeves
Nationally known education author Dr. Douglas Reeves leads an interactive seminar for members of State Support Team Region 5, consisting of leadership from Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties. The event was held in October at Ciminero's Banquet Centre in Niles. Reeves has written dozens of books and articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness. He has spent time not only working with educators but businesses and non-profit organizations. The purpose of his recent visit to Trumbull County was to point out strategies addressing important needs today in schools. These challenges include academic achievement, behavior, and teacher retention and recruitment. Attendees had the opportunity to develop and work on action plans for their specific individual needs.
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Drive Local Discussions TCESC facilitates 'Collective Equity' discussion with Dr. Sonja Hollins-Alexander & Trumbull County Administrators
"We have the power to change so we can create equitable opportunities for all students. So, when you name something and you identify it then you own it; if you don’t identify it then it doesn’t exist.” - Dr. Sonja Hollins-Alexander
Dr. Sonja Hollins-Alexander, Senior Director of Professional Learning for Corwin Publishing, presented Wednesday to numerous principals and administrators from around Trumbull County on the importance of Collective Equity inside our schools. Hollins-Alexander had educators collaborate to find ways they can disrupt and breakthrough practices, systems, and policy barriers that hold any child back. Participants also took a deeper dive into what kind of leader they are and want to be in their districts. Making sure as leaders we ensure that every voice is heard and we are meeting the students where they are. Hollins-Alexander has been in the field of education for 24 years with 18 of those being in educational leadership at the school, district, and higher education levels. Her book that she co-authored, “Collective Equity” digs into fortifying practices that benefit all students. TCESC Superintendent Michael Hanshaw, center, welcomes Dr. Sonja Hollins-Alexander, Senior Director of Professional Learning for Corwin Publishing, fourth from left, to the ESC. Dr. HollinsAlexander addressed numerous Trumbull County principals and administrators at the ESC.
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TCESC CONVOCATION 'Well Done' & 'Welcome to 2021-2022' Superintendent Michael Hanshaw and Governing Board President Jeffrey Dreves welcomed TCESC employees, including some 50 new hires, to the 2021-22 school year during Convocation 2021 at Niles-McKinley HS.
TCESC Governing Board President Jeffrey Dreves salutes employees for a "job well done" at the TCESC Convocation.
Mr. Dreves saluted TCESC employees for a "job well done" and for "going the extra mile" to serve students and their families, school employees and the community at-large during "the most challenging time" faced in public education. Likewise, Mr. Hanshaw lauded TCESC employees and said he has never been prouder of the work that has taken place among them and throughout the TCESC.
Superintendent Michael Hanshaw welcomes TCESC employees to Convocation.
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2021 HIGHLIGHTS
TCESC Treasurer Lori Simione, standing, meets with secretarial staff during Convocation 2021.
The TCESC welcomes more than 300 employees, including 50-plus new hires, to Niles-McKinley High School for Convocation 2021.
Photo above left: C&I Specialists Dana Butto, standing left, and Ed Mackiewicz, standing right, facilitate a professional learning opportunity at TCESC Convocation 2021. Photo above left: C&I Specialists Jenny Pancake, standing at front, and Bill Bosheff, seated at front desk, facilitate a professional learning opportunity at Convocation 2021. Training topics the C & I Specialists ran included: Introduction OTES 2.0 Google Suite (Google Drive, Gmail, Google Docs) Training; CPI Initial Training and Science of Reading.
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TCESC Employees
Mark Employment Milestones The Trumbull County ESC recognized employees for their longstanding service during Convocation 2021. Among them is Neomin's Barb Switzer with 30 years. They are shown with their "milestone" awards on page 12. The names of the recipients are below: 30 Years
Barb Switzer
25 Years
Julie Wilcox . Amy Blanford . Brice Harris . Brenda Krol . Diane Urey
20 Years
Cindy Hatfield . Debbie Miller . Pamela McCreary
15 Years
Melissa Hetmanski . Tiffany Roberts
10 Years
Todd Reed. Tracy Clark . Rebecca Sauline . Dana Butto
5 Years
Laurie Ruane . Kara Sheesley . Rhonda Buie . Terri Eucker . Jessica Masters . Heather Mix . Nicole Mizner . Carmella Blank Bill Bosheff . Michael Broderick . Tammy Scott . Ben Bernstein Roxanne Wray . Mark Brewster . Yvette Rivera-Bernstein . Debbie Morgan
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More than 20 Staffers Recognized For Their Service to the ESC & Trumbull County Schools
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BACK TO CLASS!
TCESC Students gain 'hands-on' experience with TCESC / Niles Vocational Program
For the past two months, TCESC vocational students have been getting firsthand work experience in Niles. The ESC partnered with the city to help prepare students for the workforce. Along with ensuring Niles' safety vehicles are clean and ready for use, our students have also helped clean up the grounds at the Niles Wellness Center, Niles Cemetery and Steven's Park, and painted at SCOPE.
This is the second year of this partnership with the city and the first year out for the students shown in the pictures above and on the cover.
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MAKING HEADLINES! Our Trumbull County Public Schools students and staff keep busy inside and outside the classroom. From inventing attention-getting gadgets,
to earning statewide
recognitions, creating nationally recognized work, and even supporting each other when there's need, our educational community rocks. Here are some examples of headline-making efforts and activities.
Students at Niles McKinley High School are being recognized after placing third in a national yearbook competition. Lakeview Middle School students are tasting the fruits of their labor. For the last month they have been watching closely as lettuce they planted in their classroom hydroponic garden has been growing and is quite tasty! 14
TEACHERS/STUDENT NEWS MAKERS
Congratulations to LaBrae High School's Katie Kistler on her title of Northeast Ohio Region 2021 Outstanding Art Teacher. Mrs. Kistler will receive her award Friday, Nov. 5, at an Ohio Art Education Association’s professional development conference dinner. She is among several art teachers who will be recognized by the Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) at the conference in the greater Cincinnati area at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky. She was nominated from the membership of almost 2,000 art educators statewide. The award honors her scholarship, professionalism, and innovation displayed daily in her classroom and beyond.
Going for Gold
Champion, Lakeview and Mathews received the College Success Award - Gold from Greatschools.org. The nation’s leading nonprofit providing school information to parents and families. The Gold level distinction recognizes high schools with a multi-year track record of preparing students to succeed in college, as determined by the school has won at least two College Success Awards in recent years.
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING ng i t c e t pro en ts d u t s o ur Jomel Aird, Director of Victims Services for Human Trafficking with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and Emily Billman, Human Trafficking Coordinator addressed human trafficking awareness for educators.. School administrators, counselors, and student resource officers attended in person and via zoom. “My goal is to bring awareness to human trafficking, the more aware, the more knowledgeable Ohio citizens are, and their response will be to help victims of trafficking and hold traffickers and buyers of sex accountable.” - Jomel Aird
TCESC C&I Supervisor Denise Holloway welcomes representatives from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to the ESC for a presentation on human trafficking in schools.
The TCESC is partnering with (ORRIN) Ohio Response Recovery Intervention Network task force in efforts to be proactive in education and awareness against human trafficking. The TCESC goal is to provide a multi-tier system of support for all educators in Trumbull County.
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Jomel Aird discussed things to look out for on some of our student's most popular social media platforms such as Tic Tok, Snapchat, and Calculator+.
TCESC C&I Supervisor Denise Holloway welcomes representatives from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to the ESC for a presentation on human trafficking in schools.
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NK I P G GOIN
Students and staff at Warren City's Jefferson PK-8 School wore pink Monday in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to show support for 2nd-grade teacher Angela Hammond. Hammond, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in January, has undergone two surgeries and is now in treatment. Students and staff cheered for Hammond as she joined them for a group picture outside the school.
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Social-Emotional A record number of our education leaders gathered in Geneva for the 2021 Trumbull County Administrator's Conference where a major area of discussion focused on meeting the needs of the "whole child."
HEALTH LEARNING WELL-BEING Keynote R. Keeth Matheny, above, discusses "Finding & Sharing Calm & Chaos" at the 2021 Trumbull County Administrators' Conference.
Keynote Dr. Sonja Hollins-Alexander, above right, meets with our Curriculum & Instruction Specialists during a break-out session at the Trumbull County Administrators' Conference.
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REMINDER TCESC THANKSGIVING HOURS
The Trumbull County ESC will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving Break. Regular TCESC Central Office hours will resume Monday, Nov. 29.
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