West Central Indiana
Educational Service Center
Excellence through Collaboration
Enjoy Summer!
July 17, 2025
Respond by July 10, 2025
Administrator Bootcamp
Join us on July 17 for an event to help you wrap up the 24/25 school year and start preparing for the 25/26 school year.
This full day event will be a combination of uplifting messages and ideas to help you start planning for the next school year. Topics will include but are not limited to; Relationship building, Culture and Climate, Academic program planning, new legislation and how it will impact your schools moving forward, plus other important messages! Speakers will include award winning principal Steve Baker, award winning author Jon Acton plus Executive Director of the Indiana Association of School Principals, Dr. Todd Bess.
This event is appropriate for any K-12 administrator or aspiring administrator.
Please mark your calendar for July 17!
Location 1 N Calbert Way, Greencastle, IN
Time 9:00 am -3:00 pm Lunch included!
Cost $175.00 for ESC members/$250.00 for non-ESC members
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We listened.
Check out the variety of Virtual workshops scheduled this year!
K-12 Outreach Professional Development at Rose Hulman
June 18, 19, 20, 2025
Respond by June 11, 2025
Orton Gillingham for Primary Grades
Facilitated by Jamey Peavler
The Reading Clinic of Central Indiana is an IDOE-approved provider.
Course Description and Objectives:
Day 1: All Grade Levels and Roles • Overview of how the Orton-Gillingham approach fits within a reading science framework • The importance of oral language development in supporting word recognition and language comprehension • Best practices for instruction and assessment of phonological and phonemic awareness • The importance of letter recognition and formation and best practices for instruction and assessment of letter knowledge
Day 2: Educators Supporting Primary (K-2) Students • Using a Picture Deck to teach letter names, sounds, and keywords simultaneously • Supporting students through stages of blending • Basic English orthography rules • Overview of kindergarten and 1st grade OG lesson components • Demonstration of (K/1) OG lesson
Day 3: All Grade Levels and Roles • Using a Basic Deck to teach phoneme-grapheme correspondences • Teaching common spelling generalizations • Supporting students to apply knowledge of syllable types to decode and encode unfamiliar words • Research summary on the importance of controlled, decodable text • Overview of 1st through 3rd grade OG lesson components • Demonstration of 1st/2nd Grade OG lesson • Data-based decision-making for primary students with word recognition concerns
Includes Training Manual
• Card decks are not included in the cost of training.
• Information on ordering materials available through this link
• If participants do not have physical card decks, they may bring a laptop and use open-source online card decks in training.
Audience: Primary K-2 teachers, K-12 special educators, reading specialists, literacy coaches and instructional assistants
Location: 1 N Calbert Way, Greencastle, IN
Time 8:30 am -3:30 pm Lunch and a light snack included
Cost is $525.00 for ESC members, $750.00 non ESC members
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NETWORKING MEETINGS
Regular participation in professional networking offers opportunities for growth, learning, and meaningful connections. A robust network can provide access to mentors who offer valuable advice, share experiences, and guide you through career challenges. These relationships can be instrumental in navigating your professional journey. Our networking groups include Superintendent Study Council, Elementary and Secondary Principals and Building Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Counselors, Technology Directors, High Ability Coordinators, Title I Directors, and Special Education Network, Media/Library Specialists,
Thank you for joining us Spencer Elementary School Literacy Cadre team!
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*Meet the local educational needs of member school corporations by identifying those needs with support from school staff.
*Enhance educational opportunities for students by collaboration of resources to help establish programs, resource materials and serve the educational needs of students.
*Provide for a more efficient use of member schools’ time, materials and financial resources to enhance the quality and quantity of service and educational offerings.
*Allow for every school corporation equity of opportunity between member school corporations.
*Function as a facilitator for the Department of Education for the delivery of programs to schools in West Central Indiana.
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