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Auglaize County
Educational Service Center
Building Success One Day at a Time By Ann Harvey, Superintendent
Opening day at
ACESC started
with a learning
session entitled,
Building Success
One Day at a
Time. Featured
presenter, Ann
Anzalone,
conducted an
active presentation
for all our staff
members: bus driver, aides, secretaries, therapists, psychologists, teachers, and administrators. That is quite a
task, but Ms. Anzalone was up for the challenge!
Research from Harvey Silver, Jim Kwik, Barbara Stone, Doug Lemov, Eric Jensen, Barbara Hemphill, drove
Ms. Anzalone on diverse topics such as what brain research tells us about student learning, how oral language
directs and develops the thinking process, the heart-mind connection, and how personal habits in organization,
nutrition and sleep can all help us teach and work like champions.
Annual Bus and Van Drivers’ Training By Ann Harvey, Superintendent
On Wednesday, August 5, the Auglaize
County ESC offered our annual bus and van
drivers’ in-service evening. This year’s
program, Autism Awareness, aimed to increase understanding of
Autism Spectrum Disorders in order to better serve autistic
students utilizing school transportation. 152 van and bus drivers
from 9 districts attended the in-service.
A big “thank you” to Dan Grothouse from St. Marys who helped
coordinate the event, to the St. Marys City school district for
allowing us to use their cafeteria and auditorium, to Linda Tebbe
(Director of Opportunities for Youth) for delivering the blessing,
and to Lisa Tobin (Preschool and Itinerant teacher) for helping to
answer audience questions on autism.
Auglaize County
Help Me Grow/Preschool
Screenings (birth—5 years old)
Saturday, September 12
9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
504 Glynwood Road
Wapakoneta, OH
Pre-register by calling
Charlotte Axe at
1-800-531-6134 or
419-738-3410
Welcome New Directors
By Karen Smith, Assistant Superintendent
Mary Riepenhoff, Amy Becher and Linda Tebbe are new
directors at ACESC. Mary is the Curriculum Director, Amy is
the Director of the MD and ED programs, and Linda is the
Director of the Opportunities for Youth program.
Mary Riepenhoff was a regional specialist with Race to the
Top. Her educational experience also includes time as
principal and superintendent.
Amy Becher’s background includes working at Mercer County ESC as a special education director. She also
worked with the State Support Team Region 6 in the area of school improvement.
Linda Tebbe was principal at New Knoxville High School and also taught English in Ohio and Tennessee.
We welcome Mary, Amy, and Linda to the ESC. We appreciate their many
hours of preparation for the 2015-2016 academic year.
ACESC Administrative Retreat By Karen Smith, Assistant Superintendent
Cathy Hamilton was the presenter at the administrative retreat on August 10 for
superintendents and principals in Auglaize and Hardin Counties. “Using Our Brains to
Understand Theirs” was the topic for the presentation. Cathy shared research about the
human brain’s response to stimuli in the areas of survival, emotion and critical thinking.
Curriculum Department News
By Mary Riepenhoff, Curriculum Director
Resident Educator Mentor Orientation Is Now Online Mentor orientation for Resident
Educator Mentors is available online to learn about changes to the Resident Educator program,
and how to best serve as a mentor.
Resident Educator Orientations The ESC kicked off
orientations for RE 1-4. The
participants were engaged and
provided great advice to fellow
Resident Educators. We look
forward to further training days
with these inspiring teachers.
Intentionally Inviting Resident
Educators spent time discussing and developing Intentionally Inviting
environments for their students. The participants were tasked to identify what an
Intentionally Inviting classroom looks like, sounds like and acts like.
New Staff at ACE Academy & Opportunities for Youth By Jen Korte, Director, ACE Academy & Linda Tebbe, Director, Opportunities for Youth
We are very excited about the 2015-2016 school year; the opportunities that we provide to students, the
knowledgeable and passionate staff, and the support we can offer our districts. We would like to introduce
the following new staff members to ACE Academy and Opportunities for Youth (OFY).
Nick Frankenhauser- ACE &
OFY English Language Arts
Teacher
Amy Droesch- ACE & OFY
Math Teacher
Bob Sheets- ACE & OFY
Science Teacher
Bill Evans– ACE & OFY
Intervention Specialist
Carrie Cubberley– ACE Dean of
Students
ACE Academy is an online
charter school serving students in
grades K-12. Along with
providing students a full-time, rigorous curriculum taught by highly qualified teachers, we provide support
to districts in the following capacities: school-within-a-school, blended learning, credit recovery,
remediation, acceleration, elective courses, home instruction, and course conflicts. If you have a need in
your district, please contact Jen Korte at [email protected]; we are here to serve you.
Opportunities for Youth program is a structured, safe and positive atmosphere that allows
students to learn academics, tolerance, and cooperation in an adaptive atmosphere all done
in an effort to develop productive community members. The overall framework of this
program is built on three distinctive elements, each focused on positive outcomes for the
students.
Opportunity School: designed to help those students who are at risk in their home school of dropping
out due to disciplinary problems, legal problems, and/or lack of credits. It provides an individualized
program of instruction to help students either get back on track so they may return to their home schools
next year, finish up their credits to be able to graduate with the classmates at their home school, or
complete a GED program. The math, science, and English courses are taught through a Blended
Learning approach with face-to-face instruction and online instruction combined.
Alternative School: designed to serve as a short-term in-school suspension program (1-10 days) for all
schools in the county for students in grades five through twelve. Students are in a structured tutorial
environment where they can make up all of their school work.
Day Treatment Center: designed to educate students in grades five through eight who have had severe
disciplinary problems in their home schools and/or may have become involved in the juvenile court
system. This program offers a secure, structured environment utilizing directed learning and online
instruction. This allows for individualization and customization for each student and district to enable
students to keep on track with their peers. Students are educated in a self-contained area.
For more information about Opportunities for Youth programs, please contact Linda Tebbe at
SST6 Professional Development Opportunities:
Sept 1—Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Training
Sept 14—School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports Overview
Sept 23—Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Coaches Network
Sept 24—CHAMPS: A Proactive & Positive Approach to Classroom Management, An Overview
Sept 25—Discipline Policies, Procedures, and Paperwork for Students with Disabilities
For more information, check out their website at www.sst6.org,
and view the Professional Development Calendar or call 419-738-9224.
PBIS Workshop
By Karen Smith, Assistant Superintendent
On August 3, Kelly Schattschneider (Autism/Preschool Director) and Lisa Tobin (Preschool & Itinerant
teacher) presented a Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (PBIS) Training. PBIS is a broad range of
systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes in school
communities while preventing problem behavior.
The key attributes of PBIS include preventive activities, data-based decision making and problem orientation.
For more information please contact Kelly Schattschneider at [email protected].
Before the Bell Rings: Working Effectively as a Paraprofessional
On August 17, Kelly Schattschneider (Autism/Preschool Director) and Katie Dietrich (Autism
teacher) facilitated a paraprofessional workshop. Thirty six paraprofessionals attended. The
mission for the workshop included the following:
* Increase knowledge of special education
* Increase ability to team with colleagues
* Increase ability to manage inappropriate behavior
* Increase knowledge of professional and ethical behaviors
Please contact Kelly Schattschneider at
[email protected] for additional
information regarding paraprofessional training.
Safety Plan at the ESC
By Karen Smith, Assistant Superintendent
Andrea Johnson, Megan Tobe, Kelli Tebbe and Karen Smith updated the ESC safety plan to meet the new
ODE requirements. The committee met with other directors at the ESC, first responders, and local law
enforcement agencies from the community to review the plan and receive feedback. The team attended
special training sponsored by the University of Findlay with the goal of training local emergency
response personnel as well as school administrators and staff on the elements for effective
response to school-based emergencies. The ESC safety plan was evaluated by ODE and was
approved. This plan will be shared with all staff members at the ESC this fall to keep our kids
safe!
