What are your plans for offering career-connected learning during the 2025-26 school year? Did you know that when students explore opportunities aligned with their interests, they find it more impactful? Join Lindsey and Taylor during Joy Jam as they share information about our Forge Your Future offerings. See you there!
As we continue to celebrate the impact of our 2024-25 service to our member districts, we highlight the work of the districts that are part of the IN Literacy Cadre. We are proud to support these schools and join them in celebrating the success they are seeing. Check it out! ⬇️
Have you heard? Joy Jam registration is at capacity. If you are one of the lucky ones registered, join ECESC Program Coordinator and Instructional Specialist Lora Wilson as she shares information about our new Building Resilient Students and Schools program. This program provides information to help educators improve student behavior and enhance engagement. Plan to check it out!
ECESC End-of-Week Highlights
Great educational leadership teams get better during the summer! This week, we’re celebrating collaboration, leadership, and learning to benefit students:
✅ Jo Ann joined leaders from Eastern Hancock, Randolph Central, Randolph Eastern, and Monroe Central for the launch of the Future of High School Network, led by the Carnegie Foundation.
✅ Paula, Taylor, and Lindsey represented ECESC at CIESC’s KINL Con, leading impactful sessions on innovation and instructional strategy.
✅ Pat participated in the launch of the Indiana TPM Academy, focused on aligning K-12 education with workforce and talent pipeline needs.
✅ We were proud to host and participate in an Employer Engagement Event with Eastern Indiana Works, recognizing dedicated partners in the Exploration Into Work program—bringing real-world learning to local students.
Here’s to more growth, connection, and progress all summer long!
Earlier this month, we proudly hosted leaders from many of our member districts for our 2025 Annual Governing Board Meeting, where we celebrated the impact of our services. Check out the impact of our Career Coaching Grant. ⬇️
During our 2025 Annual Governing Board Meeting, we shared the impact of our Forge Your Future programs during the 2024-25 school year, and it is GREAT! Check out the information below. ⬇️
Educational Leaders - Have your students (and staff) engaged in these hands-on career-connected opportunities? Find out more here: https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us/o/ecesc/page/forge-your-future
Are you a secondary educator? Are you registered for Joy Jam 2025? If so, plan on joining ECESC Instructional Specialist Paula Fiscus as she shares strategies for optimizing AI in the secondary classroom.
Taylor, Lindsey, and Paula represented ECESC during Day 1 of the Keep Indiana Learning Conference. ECESC staff love seeing so many educators taking time to reflect and reenergize during summer learning opportunities!
ECESC is proud to celebrate our four member districts selected as part of the 24 school systems that make up the “Future of High School Network,” a national initiative led by the Carnegie Foundation. We recognize and support this collective effort to transform high school into a place where students gain meaningful skills, engage deeply in their learning, and graduate ready to thrive in a changing world.
ECESC’s Jo Ann McCowan will join leaders from these four districts in Stanford, CA, this week for the network launch!
Learn more about this important work: https://cfdn.at/fhs-network
Our June Director’s Update hit inboxes last week. If you missed it, you can view it here: https://conta.cc/3I82j2C
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Get ready for two unforgettable days packed with learning, laughter, and connection — all designed for educators. ECESC staff will be presenting sessions on a variety of topics at Joy Jam 2025. We can't wait to see you there!
ECESC is proud to offer another Forge Your Future Educator Experience workshop on July 28. This session is designed to introduce area educators to our RIASEC Room activities. Experience this amazing, hands-on, career-connected learning opportunity firsthand by registering here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/zp4sav2/lp/f1c31430-0778-4158-8f18-bd4a7d6b1f80
Celebrating the day of freedom! #Juneteenth
We are excited to welcome our newest Associate Member, St. Michael’s Catholic School in Greenfield! St. Michael’s was officially added as an Associate Member at our Governing Board meeting on June 11, and they are part of Cohort 3 of the Indiana Literacy Cadre. We look forward to partnering with the educators and leaders at St. Michael’s for many years to come!
What brings you joy? This article highlights an inspiring personal/professional growth opportunity for East Central Indiana (and all Hoosier) educators! Eastern Hancock Schools will be hosting Joy Jam in July, and we are proud to be part of this event. https://shorturl.at/Qz3TS
Last week, 29 of our member districts came together for our Annual Governing Board Meeting to celebrate and amplify their districts' and schools' accomplishments, conduct essential ECESC business, review the service center's impact during the 24-25 school year, and look ahead to new opportunities for service, support, and collaboration during the 25-26 school year. It was a wonderful day of celebration, collaboration, and planning!
It was a great day of learning yesterday at the TechEnRICHed Conference in Richmond. Our ECESC staff was proud to be part of the session lineup and to have the opportunity to work with East Central Indiana educators!
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Training prepares school staff to prevent/de-escalate behaviors using restrictive/non-restrictive methods. ECESC is proud to offer this training in July! This session is good for initial certification and renewal. https://shorturl.at/Lorod
Several of our ECESC staff members will be presenting at the Tech EnRICHed conference tomorrow in Richmond. We hope to see you there.
As we prepare to host our 2025 Annual Governing Board Meeting today, we wish Shenandoah Superintendent and ECESC Board Member Dr. Kyle Barrentine a happy retirement. Thank you for your service to Indiana students and families!
