About CIESC

The Best Educational Experiences

Central Indiana Educational Service Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing free and at-cost educational programs throughout central Indiana and beyond. Last year we served over 180 schools and organizations to provide a better educational experience to over 150,000 children.

With our comprehensive services we allow organizations to function at the lowest possible cost while maintaining the highest possible quality. CIESC programs include a number of collaborative ventures with other organizations and non-profits to improve the learning process.

Our Vision

Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC) will become a national model educational service center.

Our Mission

Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC) is committed to innovative programs and exceptional service enhancing academic achievement and operational efficiencies.

Department Objectives

Cooperative Purchasing

Child Nutrition: To increase the number of K-12 school food categories CIESC procures for member districts in the next two years.
School Buses: To maintain the current level of participation in the purchasing program.
Cooperative Purchasing: To become the most complete and comprehensive program in the state.

Indiana Online

To create/enhance awareness of Indiana Online
To expand and redesign courses for quality
To expand professional learning for teachers

Professional Learning

To provide credible and relevant professional development based on best practice research
To become Indiana’s preferred professional development provider in the state

Driver Education Safety

To improve the driver education process from enrollment to completion to make it as seamless as possible for clients
To reduce the waiting list in order to serve more students

Media Services

To become Indiana’s preferred educational video production team
To transition to internal content creation
To create a three-year roadmap for Compliance Training
To continue to provide high-quality crisis communication services, while enhancing public relations services

Absence Management

To increase the number of available substitutes for districts served
To clarify the benefits of our Frontline partnership (specifically Absence Management) and communicate those benefits to CIESC members

Digitarium

To enhance member school awareness and usage of this service

After-School Programs

To increase the number of member schools who would like to expand or improve their after-school programming

Executive Coaching and Mentoring

To provide members with high-quality executive coaching and mentoring to enhance individual and district-wide leadership

Partnerships

To facilitate the Keep Indiana Learning initiative to provide ongoing instructional support and resources to Indiana educators
To facilitate the Counselor Connect initiative to provide ongoing student service support and resources to Indiana educators
To research, vet, and implement appropriate partnerships with outside organizations that will benefit members
To facilitate a Superintendent Collaborative to provide a forum for CIESC superintendents to meet and discuss topics of interest

Internal Operations

To develop a team culture, reducing organizational silos
To upgrade or replace in-house software applications to better support clients and staff
To develop a three-year technology replacement plan
To enhance marketing efforts to increase membership awareness of CIESC programs and services

ISESC Workers Compensation

To provide excellent service to current consortium members and to grow membership

Budget

To maintain a healthy cash balance to not only sustain annual operational objectives, but also to protect the organization long-term

Board of Directors

School district superintendents constitute the CIESC Board of Directors. The Board helps guide the direction of CIESC programs and services. Board meetings are quarterly, with additional Executive Board meetings.

Front Row

Dr. Michael Beresford, Carmel Clay Schools
Dr. Timothy Edsell, Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corp. – Secretary
Dr. Lisa Lantrip, Comm. School Corp. of Southern Hancock County – Vice-Chairman
Dr. Matthew Prusiecki, MSD of Decatur Twp. – Chairman
Dr. Scott Robison, Zionsville Community Schools
Dr. Jon Milleman, Lebanon Community School Corp.
Mr. Kyle Trebley, School Town of Speedway

Middle Row

Dr. Derek Arrowood, Hamilton Heights School Corp.
Dr. Jack Parker, Mt. Vernon Community School Corp.
Mr. James Diagostino, Mill Creek Community School Corp.
Dr. Margaret Hoernemann, Avon Community School Corp.
Dr. Allen Bourff, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Mr. Randy Taylor, Mooresville Consolidated School Corp.
Dr. Sherry Grate, Westfield Washington Schools
Dr. Kent DeKoninck, Greenwood Community School Corp.
Mr. Patrick Mapes, Perry Township Schools

Back Row

Dr. Patrick Spray, Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp.
Dr. Kirk Freeman, Monroe-Gregg School District
Dr. David Clendening, Franklin Community School Corp.
Mr. Scott Olinger, Plainfield Community School Corp.
Dr. Harold Olin, Greenfield-Central Community School Corp.
Dr. Paul Kaiser, Beech Grove City Schools