Educational Service Unit 10
Nate McClenahan is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in software development and education. Since July 1999, Nate has been serving as a System Architect at ESU 10, focusing on building efficient software tools that enhance users' abilities to perform their tasks. Additionally, Nate has led a team of developers at Educational Service Unit 10, creating web applications tailored to diverse customer needs. Prior to this role, Nate worked as a Teacher at Overton Public School from August 1994 to May 1999. Nate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Math Education from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, earned between 1989 and 1992, with earlier studies at Pensacola Christian College from 1987 to 1989.
Educational Service Unit 10
In 1965, the Nebraska Legislature created the Educational Service Unit system to provide supplemental services to school districts. ESUs are service-oriented, non-regulatory agencies designed to achieve a better balance of educational opportunities for students regardless of the population, financial differences, or geographic limitations of school districts. The governing unit consists of an elected board of 9 members. Members are elected for four-year terms from nine distinct election districts. Meetings are conducted at 7:00 p.m. on the third Monday of each month. Educational Service Unit 10 utilizes an advisory committee structure for the purpose of receiving feedback and developing recommendations for services that are provided to schools. Local school administrators and county superintendents are elected by their peers to serve on the Administrator Advisory Committee, which meets at least four times during the year. The recommendations of the committee are considered by the school districts in the ESU 10 area. Once two-thirds of the school districts that contain at least one-half of the student population approve the administrator advisory committee recommendations, the Board of Directors makes the final decisions concerning the program of services for the unit. Educational Service Unit 10 employs 93 staff members who provide services to students in the counties of Blaine, Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Garfield, Greeley, Hall, Howard, Loup, Sherman, and Valley. Included in these counties are 34 K-12 districts, 4 residential schools and 11 parochial schools. The area served covers approximately 9,325 square miles and includes an estimated 29,600 students in grades K-12.