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NESC COMPASS Team Volunteers
The NESC COMPASS team spent Monday (12/16/2024) volunteering at Life House and Second Harvest in Duluth. They decorated for the youth holiday party and packed food for mobile distribution. As a team, they had a wonderful time volunteering for the community. Happy Holidays!
Thank you to CTE from Duluth East High School
This recent thank you was received from Duluth East High School: “Thank you for helping support our efforts to rebuild and renew our Anatomy lab supplies. Your generous help in purchasing two new skeletons to compare male and female archeology has been very helpful. We just recently completed the skeletal unit and the new specimens…
NESC Career & Technical Education Impact on Moose Lake CTE Program
Thanks to the Northeast Service Cooperative Career and Technology Impact Grant, in collaboration with Morning Star Woodworks of Cloquet, the high school shop got a new piece of technology! What you see our students operating is a handheld CNC router. It uses a touchscreen to operate and can cut out any 2D shape. The router…
NESC is a New Member of Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
NESC is proud to announce that we are a member of the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE). ACTE provides a strong collective voice for professionals representing all facets of career and technical education. ACTE supports us and our CTE programming, initiatives, and innovations by providing a rich array of professional development resources, events,…
It’s Happening!
FutureForward is being launched and implemented across all NESC schools and partner organizations! This powerful, free tool is designed to invest and amplify connections and collaborations between students, educators, and local employers, offering unparalleled access to career opportunities and resources. NESC CTE is proud to announce a new grant-funded collaboration with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives…
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…