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NEWSLETTER

September 2007

The mission of Educational Service Unit #8 is to provide educational leadership and services that improve teaching and learning through quality partnerships. Located in Neligh, Nebraska, Educational Service Unit #8 is an intermediate agency providing supplementary services to K-12 school districts. This Unit serves Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, and Wheeler counties.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

SEPTEMBER, 2007

OCTOBER, 2007

For more information regarding these workshops and others, go to the ESU #8 homepage and click on Staff Development under Departments.

2007-2008 MARKS ESU #8’S
40TH YEAR OF SERVICE!

To celebrate this 40th year, we’ve decided to share some ESU #8 facts in the Newsletter each month:

  • The concept of ESUs was established by the Nebraska legislature in 1965. ESU #8 began operating in 1967.
  • In 1968, ESU #8 had only 11 staff members.
  • This school year (2007-2008), ESU #8 has 117 staff members.
  • ESU #8 maintains five separate facilities; the Main Office in Neligh, the Media Center in Neligh, the Central Learning Center in Neligh, the Eastern Learning Center in Norfolk, and the Western Learning Center in O’Neill.
  • The largest ESU #8 K-12 school district, as reported on the 2006 fall membership report, is Norfolk with 3,941 students. The smallest ESU #8 K-12 school district is Lynch with 102 students.

Constitution Day graphic

Commemorating the September 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution, the U.S. Department of Education has designated September 17th as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. So check out the Nebraska Department of Education’s website at:

http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/
ConstitutionDayResources.htm

and visit

http://edsitement.neh.gov/
ConstitutionDay/default.asp.

 

INDEX

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTER
Constitution Day .....................................1
Check It Out Online ................................2
- ESU #8 Online Catalog
- Video-On-Demand
- L.E.A.R.N.S. Standards Alignment
Media/Tech Workshop ...........................2
Welcome from the Media Center ............2


MISCELLANEOUS
Books Wanted ........................................2
ESU #8 Celebrating 40 Years ................1
Positive Behavioral Interventions ...........2
September Calendar ..............................3


SPECIAL EDUCATION
Professional Development Workshops ..2


STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Staff Development Workshops ..............1
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Updated August 2007 by Linda Miller