West Central Indiana
Educational Service Center
Excellence through Collaboration
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January 13, 2026
Advanced Classroom Management
Jim Kestner will present his nationally recognized program in a high-energy session dedicated to helping experienced teachers address a wide range of classroom management issues. Teachers who attend will find strategies that lead students to make good choices, replacing controlling behaviors with strategies that lead students to monitor and take responsibility for their own behavior. Specifically, the session will address the following:
* What teachers should know about teaching Generation Z
* Developing character-based discipline
* Addressing common challenging behaviors
* Difference between controlling behaviors and building good decision-making skills * Consistency
* Developing and implementing effective classroom policies
* Establishing a character-building classroom environment
* Teaching self-respect, self-discipline, and responsibility
* Self-esteem vs. self-respect
* Grading systems that encourage student effort and engagement
* Assessing student behavior
* Parent and administrator involvement
Audience: K-12 Educators, Instructional Coaches
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Check out the variety of Virtual workshops scheduled this year!
ABOUT US
An Educational Service Center is an agency authorized by State statute to operate under the guidelines of the State Board of Education. The Service Center must allow every school corporation in its service area an opportunity to participate. The Service Center is governed by the participating school corporations. The WCIESC initially started in 1985 and currently serves sixteen school corporations.
Debbi Christy
Cooperative Purchasing Director and Treasurer
Cheri Rogers
Administrative Assistant
Board of Directors
Mr. Dustin Hitt, Northeast School Corporation
Dr. Tim Rayle, Clay Community Schools
Dr. Philip Harrison, Southwest Parke Community Schools
Dr. Andy Cline, Spencer Owen Community Schools
Dr. Corey Smith, South Putnam Community School Corp
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Indiana Educational Service Centers
Indiana Department of Education
1. Southern Indiana Education Center
2. Wilson Education Center
3. West Central Indiana Educational Service Center
4. East Central Educational Service Center
5. Wabash Valley Education Center
6. Northwest Indiana Education Service Center
7. Northern Indiana Educational Services Center
8. Region 8 Education Service Center
9. Central Indiana Educational Service Center
2025-26 Executive Board Meetings
July 30,2025 (In Person)
August 20, 2025 (Emailed)
September 24,2025 (In Person)
October 29, 2025 (Emailed)
November 19, 2025 (In Person)
December 17, 2025 (Emailed)
January 21, 2026 (Emailed)
February 18, 2026 (In Person)
March 18, 2026 (Emailed)
April 22, 2026 (In Person)
May 6, 2026 (With Governing Board)
June 24, 2026 (Emailed)