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Shared Services

The Stark County ESC had its inception in 1914 with the establishment by the Ohio Legislature of county boards of education.
Currently, the ESC provides shared services to 14 local and 6 city school districts, one exempted village, and one career center in Stark, Carroll and Wayne Counties.  Together these districts enroll over 60,000 students.
 
The Stark County ESC is experienced in meeting the needs of a diverse population of students.  There is a range in size of districts from 711 to 9,536 students with equally large ranges in minority population, special education population, and district wealth.  Serving the needs of such diverse learners and districts in an age of scarce resources requires all of the constituents to collaborate and share services.
 
Shared services provided by the Stark County ESC include special education and pre-school classes, psychologists and other related service providers, curriculum development and supervision, and professional development.  The Stark County ESC serves as the fiscal agent for Character Counts, Help Me Grow, iCare, the Stark/Portage Area Computer Consortium, Stark County Family Council, Stark County Schools Council of Governments and State Support Team 9.

News

SST9 12th Annual Conference for Families and Educators of Children with Diverse Learning Needs SST9 logo Posted On: Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Saturday, March 14, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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High Impact Compact for Educators Save the Date Posted On: Tuesday, January 14, 2020

June 9-10, 2020
Hoover High School
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BCI/FBI Background Checks Fingerprint Posted On: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Click to schedule your background check/fingerprinting appointment online.

NOTE: Payment for background checks must be made by money order only, unless for employment in Stark County public schools, in which case payment forms accepted include personal check, cashier’s check and money order.
Cash is NOT accepted. 
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Administrative and Lead Teacher Meetings Posted On: Monday, July 23, 2018
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We've Moved! Posted On: Thursday, April 26, 2018
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SAMM Center MOVED Posted On: Friday, August 16, 2019

SAMM is now located at Stark County ESC Annex
6065 Strip Avenue NW, North Canton, Oh 44720
(330) 492-8136, ext. 1364
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6057 Strip Ave NW
North Canton, OH 44720
 Fax: 330.492.6381
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