Montgomery County Educational Service Center

🔦MCESC Business Advisory Council (BAC) Partner Spotlight: Clothes That Work! Clothes That Work has a full lineup of Free Workshops throughout August. (More information and link to schedule in comments below) ⬇️ About this partner: Clothes That Work specializes in empowering students through both clothing support and workforce education. For students preparing for interviews-whether for jobs, internships, or other opportunities, they offer a self-pay clothing package for $40. This includes a full professional outfit: pants, shirt, shoes, socks, and accessories. During these appointments, their trained client coaches provide personalized interview tips and answer any questions, helping students feel confident and prepared. On the education side, they provide engaging, research-based workshops tailored for student audiences. School staff interested in partnering can reach out directly to their Workforce Education Program Coordinator (Lyndsay Elam) and Director of Programs and Outreach, Jennifer Downing, to discuss custom lesson planning, scheduling workshops, or coordinating clothing appointments. They’re happy to work closely with counselors, career tech coordinators, or any staff supporting student workforce development. Thank you for believing in our community's students, Clothes That Work! #WeAreMCESC

Our MCESC Career Navigator Katie Grothaus with Kettering City Schools Workforce Development Navigator Nicole Will cheesin' at the recent 2025 Ohio ACTE Conference! 🌟 Katie and Nicole, along with Northridge Local Schools Josh Roeth Student Success Administrator (not pictured) were hard at work representing Montgomery County schools and learning about the latest in Career Education. #WeAreMCESC!

All 625+ of us together this morning for an unforgettable Convocation Day and kick-off to the 2025-2026 School Year. 🌟 More photos to come, but for now, all we can say is we are so GRATEFUL for this incredible team and we are READY to get to work! #WeAreMCESC!

In the words of Superintendent Shannon Cox... We are playing offense this year! Bring on 25-26! 🌟 Putting "Reclaim & Reinvest" into action first thing on Friday at the 2025 MCESC Administrators Day. In collaboration with Crayons to Classrooms, educators from our districts across the county used their afternoon to make hundreds of journals to help students start the school year prepared and confident. Thank you to all who participated for choosing to INVEST in our students, every single day. #WeAreMCESC!

"Reclaim & Reinvest" Those are the two words we're holding close as we step into the 2025-2026 School Year. It's a reminder to ourselves and to our Montgomery County educators that it's up to us to choose how we 🌟RECLAIM our energy, resources, and time and 🌟REINVEST into what matters above all: building-up our students, supporting educators, and supporting our community's public schools. We appreciate all Montgomery County superintendents and school leadership who came under one roof, bright & early this morning, for the 2025 MCESC Administrators Meeting. And a special thank you to Barbara Shaner and Paul Imhoff, Ed.D. for providing invaluable Legislative updates, Jim Wightman and Curtis Hewitt for State Board of Education updates, David Lampe for Legal updates, and Arman Jaffer Founder of Brisk Teaching for setting the tone for the year as our Keynote. It's going to be a fantastic year. #WeAreMCESC!

We're proud to partner with B2 Studios to show our community how dedicated educators across Montgomery County are working tirelessly to #ReimagineEducation. Next stop.... Valley View Local Schools - Ohio! In the latest of the Reimagine Education video series, we get a close-up look inside the classroom where students in Germantown are getting introduced to the world of entrepreneurship. We hope you enjoy! #WeAreMCESC 🌟 .https://lnkd.in/gtVcicgF

Anddd it's official!🎉 Just announced today, Montgomery County's own Ms. Ronda Nisbet of New Lebanon Local School Dst has officially advanced to the FINAL 4 of the 2026 Ohio Teacher of the Year competition!!! The 2026 Ohio Teacher of the Year will be announced at the beginning of the school year. "Every day here in Montgomery County, we are committed to supporting educators so they can empower students to thrive," said MCESC Superintendent Shannon Cox. "Ronda Nisbet exemplifies that mission—not only by lifting up her students, but by shaping a better future for the next generation through her unwavering dedication and excellence in teaching. Ms. Nisbet, we're rooting you on to the finish line!" #WeAreMCESC #ohioteacheroftheyear #EducationExcellence

We're so excited about our brand new partnership with Brisk Teaching, a game-changer for instructional support and future-ready learning! Through this collaboration, we’ll bring Brisk’s innovative AI-powered tools into our MCESC Remote Learning Center and Future Self Center, enhancing lesson planning, scaffolding, and personalization like never before. Even more exciting.. we’ll be equipping our partner districts with the tools and training to implement Brisk teaching in their own classrooms. This isn’t just a tech upgrade, it’s a leap forward in how we teach and learn. #WeAreMCESC!

T-minus 20 DAYS until MCESC classroom programs are back in session!! We're getting so excited to see students again and get the new school year underway. MCESC Human Resources has been busy welcoming and onboarding new employees and educators who are just as excited about the 2025-2026 school year. We'll see you soon! #WeAreMCESC

Though we found out back in spring that MCESC secured the 4 out of 4 possible Stars Rating from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce's 2025 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils... banner in-hand makes it official! 🤩 Katie Grothaus, MCESC Career Navigator, and Bryan Stewart, MCESC Workforce Director, were presented with the banner at this morning's ODEW Business Advisory Council Townhall in Columbus. Not only did MCESC receive 4 stars for a third year in a row, we were also awarded with "Excellence Designations" in all three areas: 1. Excellence in Coordinating Career Development Experiences 2. Excellence in Building Partnerships 3. Excellence in Developing Professional Skills for the Future Ohio’s Business Advisory Councils work in partnership with schools on business and workforce needs, as well as educational programming that responds to those needs. The MCESC BAC consists of: -23 school districts -30+ community organizations -Hundreds of local leaders -Thousands of educators -85,000 students #WeAreMCESC!