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A new name and new structure tell the story behind the Region 4 State Support Team now serving Lake and Geauga counties.
The Region 4 State Support Team or SST provides the service functions of the former East Shore SERRC (Special Education Regional Resource Center) as well as the functions of the former Northeast Regional School Improvement Team (RSIT), which served a five-county area including Lake and Geauga counties. The fiscal agent and “home” for the Region 4 SST is the Lake County Educational Service Center (LCESC), located in Painesville, Ohio. The Lake County ESC and Geauga County ESC continue to function as independent entities, providing both direct and complimentary services to their respective counties.
What is an SST?
An Educational Regional Service System (ERSS) was mandated by Ohio HB 115 (July 1, 2007) to create a coordinated, integrated, and aligned system of regional professional development and technical assistance to districts.
The intent was to reduce duplication of efforts and create a streamlined, efficient service delivery system to schools and districts.
The ERSS consists of 16 regions across Ohio; each containing an SST.
The SST is intended to support state and regional educational initiatives and efforts to improve school effectiveness and student achievement for ALL students.
Work of the SST includes the following School Improvement functions:
- Support for districts in identifying and remedying low academic performance for all students
- Support for districts in systems change efforts to improve student achievement and progress
- Compliance with federal and state requirements to improve results for students with disabilities and those at risk of being identified as disabled.
- Early learning and school readiness.
- Literacy
- Deployment of state and federal initiatives
Region 4 Regional Advisory Council
Each of the 16 regions of the state has a Regional Advisory Council (RAC). The Region 4 Advisory Council members are as follows:
- Scott Evans, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Lake Erie College
- David Foote, Board Member, Lake County Educational Service Center
- Matthew Galemmo, Superintendent, Geauga County Educational Service Center
- Sandy Gilmore, Board Member, West Geauga Local Schools
- Mary Javins, Board Member, Fairport Harbor Exempted Village Schools
- Janice Koster, Board Member Mayfield City Schools
- Tom Stone, Director, Region 4 State Support Team
- Fred Law, Lakeland Community College
- Bob Lee, Superintendent, Kenston Local Schools
- Maggie Lynch, Superintendent, Auburn Career Center
- Keith Miller, Superintendent, Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools
- John Mitchell, LNOCA
- Roy Norris, WVIZ
- Domenic Paolo, Superintendent, Fairport Harbor Exempted Village Schools
- Cara Parise, Teacher, Chardon Local Schools
- Lori Petersen, Lake Geauga Computer Association
- George Petric, Board Member, Willoughby-Eastlake Schools
- Sherri Samac, Treasurer, Lake County Educational Service Center
- Tamara Stokes, Teacher, Painesville City Schools
- Jim Turk, Director, Lake Geauga Computer Association
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