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ESU7 presents service plan to Schuyler board, offering professional development and instructional support
Summary
ESU7 Columbus representatives outlined their 2024–25 service plan for Schuyler Community Schools, emphasizing professional development, technology and tailored instructional supports determined collaboratively with principals and the superintendent.
Representatives from Educational Service Unit 7 told the Schuyler Community Schools Board that the ESU provides an array of services to support teachers and students and that the district has been an active partner in selecting services that match local needs.
"We have the same structure as a school. We have teachers, we have service providers," said Marcy Ospire, who introduced herself as chief administrator at ESU7 Columbus. She gave the board a packet that, she said, shows the full ESU7 service plan and documented services accessed by Schuyler for 2024–25.
Ospire explained that ESUs were created about 60 years ago by state statute to provide professional development, technology and instructional resources deemed necessary by local schools. She said ESU7 meets with the district superintendent and principals to determine which services are the best fit and that the service plan in the handout reflects both last year’s access and activity to date for the current school year.
Joyce, an ESU7 board member who accompanied Ospire, and ESU7 staff fielded questions about how the district can help streamline access to services. Board members thanked ESU7 for a personalized approach and for supporting principals and teachers with targeted interventions and training.
The board received the packet and had no follow‑up motions; ESU7 representatives said they would continue to collaborate with the district to refine services and support teacher and student needs.
