Mahoning County Educational Service Center

COVID-19

Hours of Operation Through April 30, 2020

MCESC staff remain dedicated to the students and districts we serve. We are working remotely through April 30, 2020.

Please utilize email to connect with any staff member.

Preschool Tuition Update

Dear Preschool Parents,

Please be advised that under the governor’s order, educators in the state of Ohio are required to work remotely during the forced shutdown. As a result, the MCESC preschool will continue to bill for preschool tuition during school closures. We are committed to providing educational opportunities for your children while they’re home. Our teachers can be reached via email for any questions you may have. Please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher, or their supervisor, Dr. Debbie Demyen at d.demyen@mahoningesc.org.

Newsworthy...

West Branch Freshman Win Congressional Apps Challenge

Two West Branch High School students have won U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson’s app challenge.

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Math Challenge puts West Branch students in "dungeon"

West Branch Middle School students recently used math to help them escape from a dungeon.

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Senator Michael A. Rulli visits MCESC

Senator Michael A. Rulli spoke at MCESC on January 31st 2020

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Sebring 3rd Graders Pack Baskets for Christmas

Third-graders at B.L. Miller collect donated food, sort it and catalog it before it’s handed out to needy families in Sebring Local School District.

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Sebring 3rd Graders Wins School Spelling Bee

Marissa Gatewood was one of 12 students to compete in B.L. Miller’s Champion Building Spelling Bee.

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Meet the Teacher of the Month from West Branch High School

McKenzie Wallace, who teaches at West Branch High School, is the Alliance Review's Teacher of the Month for December.

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Sebring Students Provide Meals to Families in Need

The Junior Senate spent time after school packing boxes of food, and filling bags with personal hygiene items, to deliver to families just in time for the holiday.

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Sebring 5th Graders Share Bedtime Stories

At B.L. Miller Elementary School, 5th grade students are recording themselves reading bedtime stories and posting them to the school website.

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West Branch Students Create Apps for National Challenge

Students in McKenzie Wallace’s AP Computer Science course were recently hard at work on their Congressional Apps Challenge(CAC) submissions.

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West Branch Student Named Teen of the Month

Olivia Mossow, a senior at West Branch High School, is the Alliance Review's MAke the Grade Teen of the Month for November.

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Part One:

The Superintendent of the Mahoning County Educational Service Center, Traci Hostetler talks about how the MCESC is helping schools help students look to the future.

View Interview - Part One

Part Two:

Traci Hostetler talks about the future of how we teach our kids, and explains her research into open enrollment and why she is not an advocate.

V iew Interview - Part Two

Part Three:

Traci Hostetler shares why she went from teacher to administrator and how the loss of her mother at a young age made her who she is today.

View Interview - Part Three

Part Four:

Traci Hostetler talks about tackling mental health in our schools, how the MCESC is putting the focus on preschool, and why women have to fight a little harder to succeed.

View Interview - Part Four

Experience, Expertise and Leadership in Education

Every child deserves a high-quality education to grow into a productive, successful and happy member of society.

Mahoning County Educational Service Center (MCESC) provides our partners with the information, guidance, and skills to help them meet that goal.

School Districts today face a challenging climate of changing federal and state requirements, funding issues, social pressures and societal problems that trickle into the classroom. It’s MCESC’S intent to provide resources so that districts can skillfully navigate those challenges.

MCESC currently serves 22 school districts and nearly 46,000 children in Mahoning, Columbiana, Portage and Trumbull Counties. Through shared services, we attempt to keep the costs of education low, while maximizing the benefits in curriculum services, professional development and special needs programs and services.