Communications Office:   

What departments are included in the Educational Services Division?

Dr. Strike:

The individual departments that make-up the Educational Services Division include: athletics, assessment, career and technology education, counseling and intervention services, curriculum, federal programs, fine arts, instructional media, information technology, instructional technology, program evaluation, special programs, staff development, technology services, and testing. As Deputy Superintendent, one of my primary responsibilities is to serve campus principals at the highest levels of service possible to further fostering a culture of excellence at each one of the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD campuses.

Communications Office:

What are some of the primary responsibilities of the Educational Services Division?

Dr. Strike:

One of the most important roles of the department is supporting learning in the classroom. The Educational Services Department is committed to taking a true collaborative and servant-first approach to supporting the classroom.The classroom teacher is by far the most important person in the delivery of education as well as in providing emotional and social support to children. All of these areas, from the cognitive (classroom teacher) and physical development (physical educator and coach) to emotional (counselors), and social support (club sponsors), are supported through the departments that comprise the Educational Services Division. At any one time, an educator may be involved with all areas of a student's development; as the educator's job is just that complex and important. 

Another main responsibility of the Educational Services Department is to support and build leaders. We must support principals in their role as instructional leaders, as the fundamental purpose of school is student learning. Beyond principals, regardless of role or title, we support those who want to take the lead in identifying and solving problems to help us foster a culture of excellence for every parent who has a child enrolled in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. I personally consider it a moral imperative for the district to serve and give every child only our very best efforts. This moral purpose means that we never stop learning about how to become more effective. We then take our new learning and turn it into action that impacts our children in the most positive of ways for the rest of their lives.