Education Service Center of Eastern Ohio Earns High Performing Distinction Ohio Department of Education

The Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio (ESCEO) is today announcing it has received the “High Performance ESC” designation from the Ohio Department of Education.

“We are honored to have achieved this status from the Ohio Department of Education because it is based on merit and the performance of our organization for our member districts,” said Dr. Traci Hostetler, ESCEO Superintendent.

A High Performing Educational Service Center (ESC) has generated total cost savings of at least 5% for its client school districts for primary services secured from the ESC instead of another source. When measuring their most utilized services, the ESC of Eastern Ohio far exceeded this 5% benchmark, with total savings of 27.96% in 2023.

“Ohio’s educational service centers provide exceptional cost savings to their school districts in addition to all of the other services and support they offer,” says Craig Burford, Executive Director of the Ohio ESC Association (OESCA). “Over the past seven years, Ohio ESCs have averaged 36% savings to districts per year, for a total of nearly $587.6 million in savings statewide for primary services since 2016.

” The Ohio Department of Education evaluated each application based on the total percentage of cost savings the ESC generated for its client districts calculated based on the price charged to the client by the ESC for a primary service.

One of the difference makers for the ESC of Eastern Ohio is a renewed mission that is focused not only on providing services to districts, but also on personalizing the resources to the specific needs of the district, team, or individual. The result is not only achieving the High Performing distinction, but filling over 17,000 substitute positions, providing more than 8,000 hours of career counseling to students, and delivering over 300 hours of professional development.

“Our commitment to our partner districts is in part established by the savings we provide, but that is not the full definition,” Hostetler said. “The care and support we provide extends to all aspects of facilitating what students need to be successful in school and life, and we’re thrilled by the partnerships we’ve formed with our member districts.”

About Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio

The Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio (ESCEO) provides partner districts and their students with experience, leadership, and expertise. We serve, support, guide, and lead so every district and student can experience success. ESCEO serves 23 school partners and 18 business and university partners. Learn more by visiting www.esceasternohio.org.

About Ohio’s Educational Service Centers

Ohio’s Educational Service Centers (ESCs) provide schools and school districts with professional development, technology, support, planning, and administrative services that help improve student learning, enhance the quality of instruction, expand access to resources, and maximize operating/fiscal efficiencies. The Ohio ESC Association (OESCA) supports, educates, and advocates for Ohio’s ESCs. www.oesca.org