Services

The Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center offers a wide array of supports and services to member districts and other educational entities.

Core Services to Member Districts

Consortium Substitute Teacher and Paraprofessional List
Home School Application Processing Assistance
Annual Bus (4 hour) and Van Driver (2 hour) Certification Training
Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators, and Other School Staff
Professional Networking Meetings for Superintendents, Principals, CFO/Treasurers, Guidance Counselors, Technology Leaders, etc.
Annual Fall Administrators’ Conference
Periodic Legal Updates
Consortium Services for IDEA-B, ECSE and ECE Grants
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training
NwOESC/NWOCA STEAM Lab
Business Advisory Council Regional Coordination
Business-Education Liaison Service
Summer Honors Academy Programming
Coordination of Quiz Bowls/Leagues/Tournaments, Music Festival, Spelling Bees, and Other Student Events
Representation and Coordination with Community Agencies and Programs (Family & Children First Councils, Juvenile Courts, Suicide Prevention Coalition, etc.)
Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Recognition Program
Parent Surrogate List/Recruitment
Rollout of Various ODE Initiatives including OTES/OPES/OSCES, Regional Data Leads, Literacy/Dyslexia, Threat Assessment, etc.
Facility Usage

* Services may be available to non-public educational entities and to public school districts outside the NwOESC service region dependent upon request and capacity.

Grant Supported Efforts

Ohio Migrant Education Center
Parent Mentor Services
Extending Learning/Learning Recovery Services - Literacy/Dyslexia, Mathematics Expert, Social Emotional Learning
Primary Prevention School Climate Facilitator Services (PAX, PBIS, Sources of Strength, Trauma Informed Training, Handle with Care)
Family & Community Partner Liaison Services
Future Forward - Ohio Learning Community
School Navigator for IEC
21st Century Learning Communities
Consortium Services for Title III and ARP-Homeless

Services Offered for a Fee to Member Districts

CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS:

General Education Consultant Services
Gifted Education Supervisor Services
Social Emotional Learning Consultant Services
Specialized Professional Development (District-Focused or Specific Topic) *fee based if not taking ESC Consultant Services
Coaching Services including Career Coaching, Instructional/Classroom Coaching, Administrator/New Administrator Coaching, and Virtual Data Coaching for Individual Teachers
On-line Learning/Book Studies/Compliance Trainings
Resident Educator Programming/Services
Tutoring Services
Instructional Assistants with focus on Reinforcement, Remediation and ELL
ELL Specialist Services
Opportunity School and Suspension Center - Services for MS/HS At-Risk Youth

SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:

Special Education Supervision Services for Preschool and K-12
Comprehensive K-12 Special Education Programming and Supports (Multiple Disabilities, Work Transition, HOPE Center/Autism, Hearing Impairments, Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, Independence Education Center, Cross-Categorical, etc.)
Comprehensive Preschool Programming and Supports (Specialized Classrooms, Screenings, Play-based Assessments, Step-Up-To-Quality, etc.)
Special Education Paraprofessionals and Instructional Assistants
School Psychology Services for Preschool and K-12 (Psychologists and Psychology Support Personnel)
Related Services including Speech, OT, PT, Adaptive PE, Vision, Audiology Equipment, Audiology Support and Work Study Coordination
Behavior Support Services (Broad Focus/IEP based)
Behavior Consultant Services (Autism/BCBA Focus)
School Nursing Services
Social Work Services

GENERAL/BUSINESS DEPARTMENT:

District Designed Positions including EMIS, Pupil Services, Specialists, etc.
Attendance/Truancy Officer Services
Administrative Searches (Superintendent and Treasurer/CFO)
Grant Development, Coordination, Staffing and Fiscal Services
Background Checks/Fingerprinting

Programs and Services Guide

Download our 23-24 Programs and Services Guide to learn more about the wide array of offerings.

Listing of Services and Costs

Download our FY23 Listing of Services and Costs

Download our FY24 Listing of Services and Costs

ESC Recruitment Summary - Download as PDF