2016 Boards and Commissions

Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council (ESUCC)

General Information

Formal Name:Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council (ESUCC)
Contact Person:David M Ludwig, Executive Director 110th Street Omaha, NE 68128 Cell: (402) 380-8571 email: dludwig@esucc.org
Purpose:The ESUCC was created to work toward statewide coordination of educational services to provide the most cost-effective services for the students, teachers, and school districts in each educational service unit. By statute, the council's duties include, but are not limited to:a.Preparation of strategic plans to assure the cost-efficient and equitable delivery of services across the state;b.Administration of statewide initiatives and provision of statewide services; andc.Coordination of distance education.
How Many Affectable:ESUCC supports 17 ESUs serving 245 school districts employing 22,000 teachers educating 307,000 students.
How Many Served:ESUCC supports 17 ESUs serving 245 school districts employing 22,000 teachers educating 307,000 students.
Year Created:ESUCC was created in 2007.
Year Active:ESUCC has an active date of July 1, 2008
Sunset Date:ESUCC has no sunset date.

Authorization

Authorization Citation:Neb. Rev. Stat. 79-1245
Parent Agency:None

Memberships and Meetings

Number Of Members:Pursuant to statue, the governing board of the ESUCC is comprised of the states 17 ESU Administrators. Those administrators are hired by each individual educational service unit.
Who Appoints:Administrators are hired by each individual educational service unit.
Legislative Approval:No. Pursuant to statue, the governing board of the ESUCC is comprised of the states 17 ESU Administrators. Those administrators are hired by each individual educational service unit.
Qualifications Of Members:Pursuant to statue, the governing board of the ESUCC is comprised of the states 17 ESU Administrators. Those administrators are hired by each individual educational service unit.
Per Diem:NA
Expense Reimbursement:NA
Term Length:Service on the governing board of the ESUCC is based on each administrators term of employment by their respective educational service units.
Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:Terms Rotate

Meetings Required In:

Required FY 13-14:The ESUCC as a whole meets 11 times per year, with two of those meetings being joint meetings with staff from the Nebraska Department of Education. The ESUCC also has a number of standing committees which meet on a monthly basis.
Held FY 13-14:The ESUCC as a whole meets 11 times per year, with two of those meetings being joint meetings with staff from the Nebraska Department of Education. The ESUCC also has a number of standing committees which meet on a monthly basis.
Required FY 14-15:The ESUCC as a whole meets 11 times per year, with two of those meetings being joint meetings with staff from the Nebraska Department of Education. The ESUCC also has a number of standing committees which meet on a monthly basis.
Held FY 14-15:The ESUCC as a whole meets 11 times per year, with two of those meetings being joint meetings with staff from the Nebraska Department of Education. The ESUCC also has a number of standing committees which meet on a monthly basis.
Required FY 15-16:The ESUCC as a whole meets 11 times per year, with two of those meetings being joint meetings with staff from the Nebraska Department of Education. The ESUCC also has a number of standing committees which meet on a monthly basis.
Held FY 15-16:The ESUCC as a whole meets 11 times per year, with two of those meetings being joint meetings with staff from the Nebraska Department of Education. The ESUCC also has a number of standing committees which meet on a monthly basis.

Operations

Support Staff:10 staff
Shared or Separate:All shared with Educational Service Unit 17.
FY 13-14 Budget:$275,228.00
FY 14-15 Budget:$275,228.00
FY 15-16 Budget:$275,228.00
Other Funding Sources:Math Science Partnership (NMPDS) Grant: 2013-14 - $400,000; 2014-15 - $400,000; 2015-16 - $400,000. Career Connections 2014-15 - $215,000 (NDE); 2015-2016 $168,000 (NDOL). Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) 2015-2016 - $39,450. Academic Achievement P
Spending Authority:No, The Board approves the budget each September and approves monthly bills at Board meetings. Executive Director has the spending authority.

Accomplishments

Since July 1, 2012:The vision for the ESUCC, as defined by 79-1246, provides a statewide coordination of services for 17 ESU's, 245 School Districts serving 307,000 students. The coordination of services provides for efficiency of resources, effective implementation of services, and the provision of equitable services throughout the state. Through the Master Services Agreement between ESUCC and the17 ESU's, collaborative efforts center around statewide professional development (coordination of statewide contracts and service delivery); statewide cooperative purchasing program which resulted in a savings for school districts and ESU's of approximately $4.5 million for the past year; the Nebraska Student Record System (SRS) for Special Education in which 240 of the 245 school districts implement; the assessment provided through the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) is implemented in 235 out of 245 school districts; a statewide learning object repository has been developed and available for implementation during the 2016-17 year; the statewide Learning Management Systems (LMS) have been researched, negotiated for statewide purchases and placed within the Coop Marketplace;