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In a most insightful discussion, Edward J. Zero, District Superintendent of Eastern Suffolk BOCES, and District Leader’s Podcast host Dr. Ed Milliken reveal the vital role and impact of regional Educational Service Agencies (ESA’s). A regional ESA, such as a New York BOCES, supports student improvement in local school systems and assists in developing cost effective strategies for funding school improvement programs for districts in need.
Listen in for details of this educational model which includes powerful strategies and features such as:
The Medical Model: Through its area-wide structure, an ESA has the power to harness diverse education support initiatives and offer a unified array of programs and services that can be customized for the specific needs of a local school district. Analogous to the medical model of assistance, an ESA can diagnose a problem and prescribe the learning “medicine” that will generate the desired remedy.
Comprehensive Services: An ESA’s efforts are comprehensive. Included programs would involve direct support for classroom instruction, technological support, staff development for effective teaching, training for school learning leadership, and cost reduction approaches. In addition, the regional design of ESA’s permits the creation of unique alternative schooling experiences and can resolve time constraints which affect learning by offering online learning programs.
Level Performance: ESA’s occupy a vital position in supporting school district goals for standards level performance among all pupils.
and many more.
This is an episode which promises to provide new strategies, perspectives and paradigms for some districts to consider, as well as build upon the success others already use.
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Biographical Background
Mr. Edward J. Zero serves as District Superintendent/Executive Officer for Eastern Suffolk BOCES as well as the Interim District Superintendent at both Western Suffolk BOCES and Nassau BOCES. Eastern Suffolk BOCES is the largest ESA among New York State’s thirty seven BOCES serving eastern Long Island’s fifty one school districts. Ed works closely with the Commissioner of Education, the New York State Department of Education, and school districts across Long Island to ensure that all students receive a high quality education. His career in education has spanned more than 35 years.
Previously, Ed was the Executive Director of the Long Island Regional School Support Center. The LIRSSC has been the technical strategy of the NY State Education Department for supporting the instructional needs of high poverty, low performing school districts. By marshalling various school support resources, New York’s Regional School Support Centers possess the capability of delivering essential instructional support resources to school districts in need.
Also, Ed served as the Regional Manager of the Effective Schools Consortium Network. His responsibilities encompassed school districts that extended from the lower Hudson Valley (north of New York City) throughout Long Island. The Effective Schools Consortium was committed to advancing school improvement initiatives throughout the region.
Ed spent his early career working in the field of environmental education where the programs he administered earned numerous awards and recognition. During this time, he was appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Governor’s Environmental Education Task Force for Governor Cuomo.
Although Ed remains passionate about environmental issues and solutions through education, his focus of late has been his work on school improvement and student achievement. While serving as the Regional Manager of the Effective Schools Consortium Network for the Metro Region and the Executive Director of the Long Island Regional Support Center, Ed has been a staunch supporter of initiatives and programs that address the region’s high need, low wealth school districts.
Ed received his B.A. in Biology with a minor in marine sciences and secondary education from Long Island University, Southampton College. He earned his Master of Science in Applied Science from Stony Brook University, College of Engineering. Ed also attended New York University, Department of Organizational & Administrative Studies, where he obtained his School District Administration certification.
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