ESU #1 Central Office
Mission: Providing Innovation, Leadership and Service
Educational Service Unit #1 proudly serves children in school districts in Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Knox, Thurston and Wayne counties in northeast Nebraska.
ESU #1 is headquartered in Wakefield and provides a wide range of services to 23 school districts, including professional development, digital learning and internet services, and student support for individuals with special needs.
Educational Service Units were created by the Nebraska Unicameral in 1965. The purpose of the ESU is to provide services that individual school districts cannot economically or efficiently provide for themselves.
Vision: ESU #1 will model excellence by helping schools increase educators effectiveness and student learning as a result of expert services.
What's new with ESU #1
The purpose of today's School Mental Health Institute is to assess district-level systems, explore the foundations of Social, Emotional and Behavioral Learning in schools, and develop implementation plans to address district needs. Today is Day 1 of a two-day training.
Assistive technology can include “high tech” tools such as switches, switch adapted toys, computer software, adaptive equipment and dedicated voice output communication aids or “low tech” tools like adapted books.
Day 2 of our IEP Facilitation training will give participants practical skills and knowledge to support and lead groups through difficult conversations, and demonstrate best -practice facilitation skills in various IDEA-related contexts, including the IEP process.