Educational Service Unit 8 has two Learning Centers in Norfolk and Clearwater. These schools are level III schools that serve students aged 5-21 with significant disabilities. We serve students from the following counties: Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, and Wheeler. ESU 8 Learning Centers provide students with unique opportunities in academics, social skills, life skills, job skills including job sites and community based learning experiences. ESU 8 Learning Centers spend time developing, working with, and creating relationships with the schools, students and families we serve. We pride ourselves in giving students diverse learning opportunities, building rapport and challenging our students to make progress through enriching activities and opportunities. If you are interested in the services provided by the ESU 8 Learning Centers please contact Ruth Miller or Toni Arehart.
Ruth Miller, Principal of Eastern Learning Center, Norfolk
Toni Arehart, Principal of Clearwater Learning Center
Questions: email ruth@esu8.org or tarehart@esu8.org
Clearwater Learning Center
501 Iowa Street | Clearwater, NE 68726 | Phone: 402-485-2061 | Fax: (402) 644-8093
Eastern Learning Center
300 W. Eisenhower Street | Norfolk, Nebraska 68702 |Phone: (402) 371-3454 | Fax: (402) 644-8093
Educational Service Unit 8 has one behavior program located in Clearwater starting in January 2022; however, the process to enroll students can start anytime.The ESU 8 Clearwater Learning Center (CLC) Behavior Program supports students with disabilities in grades K-6 unlocking their potential by working collaboratively with stakeholders and meeting students where they are academically, behaviorally, and socially to build on their strengths in order to successfully transition back to their prior educational environment. We pride ourselves in giving students diverse learning opportunities, building rapport, and challenging our students to make progress through enriching activities and opportunities. If you are interested in these services provided by the ESU 8 Learning Center Behavior Program, please contact Toni Arehart.
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Toni Arehart, Principal of Clearwater Learning Center
tarehart@esu8.org
Clearwater Learning Center Behavior Program
501 Iowa Street | Clearwater, NE 68726 | Phone: 402-485-2061 | Fax: (402) 644-8093
