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FastBridge Training at NESC
A recent training on FastBridge was held at NESC for regional leaders and teachers. FastBridge is an MDE-approved literacy screening program for grades K-3. Using a screening program is one of the requirements of the recently approved READ Act in Minnesota. As part of the state of Minnesota COMPASS initiative, this training and more professional…
Attention CTE Teams – New Round of Impact Grants Announced
The NESC Budget and CTE Advisory Committee approved the NESC & MSC Impact Grant Application and Process for the 2024-2025 academic year. Application for Round 1 Impact Grants are available until September 30, 2024. Round 2 Impact Grants will be available beginning November 4, 2024, with the deadline application of December 20, 2024. Grants are…
Equipment for Sale!
We have excess equipment for sale. This link will take you to the seven-page equipment list. To bid, send the item number, your monetary bid, and your contact information to Jeanette Mellesmoen, NESC, 5525 Emerald Avenue, Mt. Iron, MN 55768, by 4:00 p.m., July 25, 2024.
NESC Staff Meeting with a Little Added Fun
NESC staff participated in an annual summer meeting, BBQ, and mini-golf outing on June 27. It was a lot of fun (even the meeting part), food was delicious, there were five hole-in-ones, a little friendly competition, and the weather was perfect for playing. Our special staff events are funded by our pop fund, so thank…
Northeast Region Year-End Wrap Up Event
A meeting of regional superintendents, business managers, and ARCC and Northeast Service Cooperative staff was held on Monday, June 3, at the ARCC offices in Duluth. A Minnesota Department of Education update was provided in the morning by Adosh Unni, JD, Director of Government Relations, and Cathy Erickson, Director of School Finance. In the afternoon…
Join Our COMPASS Team!
We’re hiring educators to join our COMPASS team. Check out the available positions on our Careers page.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
NESC held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 23, 2024, to kick off a $4.25M broadband expansion. The project will be adding 136 route miles in three counties, expanding the NESC’s total network by 11% for a total of 1,366 miles. The project will focus on extending the network in Kanabec, Pine, and Isanti counties including…
Planting Seeds of Hope at Deer River
Deer River was selected by Hill City to participate in the Planting Seeds of Hope Mental Health Awareness campaign on March 18, 2024. Deer River combined Planting Seeds of Hope with their S.T.E.P. Coalition’s Standing Together Embracing Prevention: Mental Health and Substance Misuse week. Throughout the campaign, Deer River will be sharing mental health and…
It’s Finally Happening!
Big projects have small beginnings. This week, two of our crew members, Rich (pictured) and Andy began building signs for our middle mile optical fiber expansion project scheduled for construction this summer in East Central Minnesota. After five years of development, we are eager to begin. In 2021, the US Economic Development Administration granted the…
Broadband Infrastructure Expansion Project Update!
NESC has been developing, implementing, administering, and maintaining rural regional public broadband infrastructure since 2000. In 2010, NESC built a middle mile optical fiber network. NESC’s latest project, federally funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, in partnership with NESC, will expand the existing network by 11% and will provide access to…