The East Central Ohio Educational Service Center (ECOESC) provides services to 22
school district
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North America United States
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s within its service region. The ECOESC service region consists of
Tuscarawas (567.58 sq mi),
Carroll (394.67 sq mi),
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
In Australia:
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...
(403.53 sq mi) and
Belmont (537.35 sq mi) Counties. This is over 1,900 square miles, making the ECOESC service regions one of the largest in the state. The ESC serves eight local school districts, four exempted village school districts, six city school districts, two
vocational
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career centers, and two Board of DDs serving 28,085 students and 2,054 teachers across its service area.
The
Ohio General Assembly
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created educational service centers in 1914 as county boards of education. State law changed boards of education to educational service centers in 1995.
The East Central Ohio ESC is directed by a governing board elected by the voters of the eight local school districts served by the ESC. Since educational service centers have no legal taxing or bonding authority, they must depend on revenues from member districts, from the state as prescribed in law, through contracted services to districts, and from competition for grants and state funding. State funding to ESCs consists of two major categories: unit funding for gifted and preschool handicapped units and a per pupil allocation.
References
External links
* {{URL, https://www.ecoesc.org/, Official website
Education in Belmont County, Ohio
Education in Carroll County, Ohio
Education in Harrison County, Ohio
Education in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
School districts in Ohio
Special schools in the United States
Regional education units