ESSDACK

Hutchinson, Kansas, 67501

Last updated on September 14, 2023
Grant awarded by
Library of Congress
Region
Midwest(includes South Central states - AL, AR, LA, MS, and TN)
Organization Type
Educational Service Agency
Congressional District(s)
1
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2010 [10/01/09 - 09/30/10]
Contributing Organization(s)
Kansas African American Museum, Mid America All Indian Center
Organization description

Since 1982, ESSDACK has provided innovative leadership and services to PreK-12 educators, administrators, and students. We are a regional education service agency located in Hutchinson, Kansas, delivering professional development, educational coaching, leadership training, and technology management to 61 member school districts and numerous non-member districts across Kansas and the United States. ESSDACK offers both digital and traditional face-to-face in-service learning opportunities leading to graduate-level college credits and local district Professional Development Credits.

Project description
The Controversy is a Good Thing project targets educators and paraprofessionals across Kansas who facilitate the learning of non-traditional students in high school degree completion programs. Programming integrates Library of Congress digital resources and culturally inclusive literature to support student conversations around complex and difficult topics.
TPS project focus
  • Curriculum
  • Workshops
Content focus
  • Access
  • Civics
  • English Language Arts
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • History
  • Literacy
Audience
  • Classroom teachers
  • Curriculum coordinators
Level(s)
  • 9 - 12
  • Adult learning
Population focus
  • African Americans
  • English language learners
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Incarcerated
  • Low income
  • Native American/Indigenous
Organization Contact
Carmen Zeisler
[email protected]
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