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RuralRuralSchoolsSchools – –CreativePracticeCreativeBestBest PracticeWiRSA Product FairNovember 8, 20163:45-6:45 pm---WiRSA ConferenceNovember 9-10, 2016Holiday Inn & Convention CenterStevens Point, WIA conference for administrators, board members, teachers, CESA employees,higher education professionals, public library administrators, elected officialsand citizens interested in rural school and community issues.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016Pre-Conference Product WelcomeSession 1: PMA/ Forecast 5Affiliated companies, Forecast5 Analytics and PMAFinancial Network, will give an overview of servicesprovided to Wisconsin school districts. Local governmentleaders are using Forecast5 technology for long rangefinancing planning and forecasting, data analytics, and peerto-peer collaboration. PMA complements these services withfinancial advisory, referendum planning, cash flow analysis,and bond proceeds management and investing. Together,these companies can meet a variety the needs of a ruralWisconsin school district. In this session, Forecast5 andPMA will provide demonstrations of their product andservice offerings, as well as some real world examples of howthey are being used in Wisconsin.Sands Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (WDLC)WDLC is a strategic alliance between the WisconsinDepartment of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Virtual School(WVS), the state-led supplemental online program forgrades 6-12 and the Wisconsin eSchool Network (WEN), aconsortium of 30 school districts. WDLC will partner witha school district so they can offer their own virtual programor “school” and use their OWN online teachers without theadded expense of course design, server maintenance, andother expenses for start-up program implementation. WDLCwill assist school districts exploring a “blended” learningenvironment using WDLC content and face to face (F2F)teacher-led instruction based on students’ personalizedlearning needs. Join us to hear what’s new this year forWisconsin school districts.Evergreen Siemanso STEM Workshopso STEM Block Grantso ACT 32 WorkThe Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry,Inc. offers a comprehensive portfolio of customizable
solutions for K-12 schools that can meet your needs todaywhile preparing you for tomorrow’s challenges. Backed bySiemens global depth and expertise, our solutions areimplemented and supported by a Siemens office near youthat is dedicated to helping keep your students and staffsafe, secure and comfortable while generating high marks inenergy efficiency and creating positive cash flow.Frontier Think Through MathMath Mindset and Personalized LearningDiscover how Think Through Math is helping to develop aGrowth Mindset through our approach to PersonalizedLearning and Live Teacher Support.4:50-5:35SpruceSandsSession 2: Horace MannBeing a rural school educator already comes with plenty ofchallenges. Trying to figure out ways to deal with studentloan debt and classroom funding shouldn’t add an additionalburden to your already full schedule. Let us show you howHorace Mann can partner with you and your staff to take onthese concerns. Our core missions include walking throughthe student loan forgiveness process and leveragingclassroom funding through Donors Choose. Come and learnthe value of a relationship with Horace Mann. Imagine LearningLiteracy and Vocabulary - Exploring Success in WisconsinTechnology shouldn't replace what's done in the classroombut it can certainly enhance what's done. In this session wewill explore how Imagine Learning has become a keyelement in the success of a Wisconsin Title I School ofRecognition in Janesville. This school uses ImagineLearning to target their struggling readers and ELL studentsand has seen gains of 19% in their ELA scores, as comparedto state averages, in just two years.Imagine Learning is an educational software program thatdelivers powerful, individualized, and engaging literacy andlanguage instruction to struggling readers, English learners,students with disabilities, and students in early childhoodeducation. We hope you can join us to learn more.Evergreen ACTPreparing Students for the ACTJoin Peggy Roush, ACT Account Executive and WisconsinState Lead, for information that will help you prepare yourstudents for taking the ACT. Peggy will share with you the
new PreACT which aligns with the newly released ACTreporting categories and is the first actionable step topractice for the ACT. The PreACT is a great opportunity toreach your 10th grade students in time to provideinterventions or enrichment activities prior to taking theACT in 11th grade. Peggy will also introduce you to ACTOnline Prep and ACT Kaplan Live Online Prep– the only testprep options created by the actual makers of the ACT test.As a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuringeducation and workplace success for all students, we willalso discuss free ACT test prep resources available to all ofyour students as well as ways to get typically fee-based testprep at no cost for your economically disadvantagedstudents.Frontier5:40-6:25Spruce School Improvement NetworkEdivate: the growth and competency base system by SchoolImprovement Network. We will spend some time discussinghow to overcome challenges associated with traditionprofessional development. Along with how to use technologyand tools to provide personalized professional learning, toultimately increase student learning and achievement.Session 3: National Insurance ServicesThis session will provide a working knowledge of RetireeOnly HRAs and how they can be used to help restructure,reduce, and even eliminate OPEB liability. Using RetireeHRAs to establish defined contribution plans as opposed todefined benefit plans can help provide a comparable benefitvalue at lower net cost to the employer.Retiree Only HRAs also offer increase flexibility for retirees.Currently many districts provide post-employment healthinsurance with the employer sponsored plan being the onlyoption. Retiree HRAs allow for the retirees to purchaseinsurance outside of the district plan.We will provide case study examples on how school districtshave implemented these solutions and the impact they had.Sands ACT SuccessACT Success Online Test Prep creates an affordablepreparation program that offers hyper-focused strategiesand skills for all students. The ACT Success content has beenproven to increase student scores an average of 4.5composite points. The online program is available to allstudents and organizations at a significantly lower cost thantraditional prep programs. It works in both a classroomsetting or as a stand-alone prep program.
The ACT Success Online Test Prep Program gives studentsand teachers access anytime, anywhere, and on any device.The content is enriched through video lessons, skill builders,knowledge checks, practice quizzes, pre and post-exams, andfull-length practice tests. The program illustrates ACTSuccess’s twenty-five years of unmatched expertise in ACTtest preparation, providing immediate and strategicfeedback that is specific and individualized for each andevery student. ACT Success’s extensive research andexperience in measuring success is focused on developingstudents’ ACT academic and test taking skills.The goal at ACT Success, Inc. is to provide an online ACTpreparation course that doesn’t waste a student’s timereviewing information that isn’t needed or necessary. ACTSuccess Online Test Prep raises skills, scores, collegeadmissions, and scholarship opportunities for all students.ACT Success, Inc. is proud to bring this digital product tomarket to showcase our passion for preparing students tosucceed in school and in life.Evergreen Focus on EnergyMaking the Grade: A Business Case for Energy EfficiencyProjects in your School DistrictIncorporating energy efficiency into the future of yourschool district can seem like a daunting and costly task. Withtight budgets and limited resources, trying to accommodatethe needs of students, staff, and the surrounding communitycan feel like a balancing act. Understanding your mainperformance metric is not necessarily cost savings in yourdistrict – rather it is likely student achievement or creating amore effective academic culture, energy efficiency can assistyou in reaching these performance metrics as well as savingdollars you send to the utility.Focus on Energy can save money for schools through costsaving energy maintenance and operating measures.Attendees will learn: the benefits of Focus on Energy’sservices such as how to utilize our expert Energy Advisors,and how to get efficient equipment at a lower cost by takingadvantage of available financial incentives.Frontier6:30 TBAWelcome Reception--Hosted by
Wednesday, November 9, 20167:30Registration8:20Expo 1 & 2WelcomeKim Kaukl, Executive Director, WiRSA8:30-9:15Expo 1 & 2General Session 1: Funding Private vs PublicDr. Julie Mead, UW-Madison EducationalLeadership & Policy AnalysisDr. Mead will explain the varying types of voucher programs,including the Education Savings Accounts, their prevalence,and how they affect funding for public education.9:20-10:05Expo 1 & 2General Session 2: Connecting with Rural SchoolsDr. James Henderson, UW System Vice President forAcademic and Student AffairsJim will discuss initiatives associated with the UW Systemnew strategic framework, 2020FWD, that will directly impactrural schools. Included in those initiatives are efforts toincrease the number of students engaged in dual enrollmentprograms, to increase the number of students who enroll inthe UW System after graduation, and to decrease the numberof student who need remediation upon entering the UWSystem.10:05-10:2010:25-11:10Expo 1 & 2Break and visit with Vendors--Hosted byGeneral Session 3: Connecting with Rural SchoolsAnn Westrich, Career Prep Education DirectorWisconsin Technical College SystemDual Enrollment is a perfect way to get a head start on postsecondary education. Rural schools can offer college levelcourses to student while in high school. Come discover howthis can be done in your high school.
11:15-12:45Expo 3a & 3bDPI Standing Up for Rural Schools, Libraries andCommunities AwardsDr. Tony Evers, State Superintendent, DPIThe annual rural awards program sponsored by the Departmentof Public Instruction.Lunch--Hosted by12:55-1:40Expo 1 & 2General Session 4: Where Teachers Want to Teach: Labor MarketDynamics in Rural and Non-Rural School DistrictsPeter Goff, Assistant Professor Educational Leadership& Policy Analysis, UW-Madison andJennifer Seelig, PhD Candidate in the Department ofEducational Policy Studies at UW-MadisonA considerable body of work has addressed teacher labormarkets and the sorting of teachers among school districts,but far less research has examined teacher supply anddemand among rural school districts. In particular, ruralWisconsin schools struggle with a scarcity of resources, whichcan easily lead to inter-district competition for teachers. Peterwill present his research on the distributional dynamics of theWisconsin teacher labor market, while Jennifer will sharesome district and community strategies for teacherrecruitment and retention recently presented tosuperintendents in CESA 12.1:45-2:30SpruceBreak-Out Session 1: Collaborative Engagement: The 3Cs –Communication, Collaboration and ChangePeter Vedro, Baraboo School BoardAn interactive leadership workshop focusing on the interplaybetween the three elements of communication, collaborationand change and how they can be utilized to enhanceeffectiveness at the four levels of leadership: Personal,interpersonal, managerial and organizational.Sands How to Create a True Professional Learning Model(PLC) Using Distributed LeadershipLarry Villard, Laurie Leaf, Missy Anderson andLisa Sturzl, BruceWonder how to create a school with a collaborative culturewith staff and administration, focus on students, and
empower your teachers at the same time? Hear the stories,feel the passion, and learn how the Bruce School transformedits culture in five years. Using influences such as Dr. AnthonyMuhammad and Alex McNeese along with creation of aLeadership Team and Distributed Leadership Model theBruce School has transformed. It all starts with a vision andmission and some courageous staff willing to take the lead.Get on the bus with them as they take you on their journey tomaking a positive culture change within their school. Theywill give you ideas, surveys, schedules, information, andshare their journey about becoming a true PLC!Evergreen OPEB Solutions – Using Retiree Only HRAsKen Zastrow and Erik Kass, National Insurance ServicesThis session will provide a working knowledge of RetireeOnly HRAs and how they can be used to help restructure,reduce, and even eliminate OPEB liability. Using RetireeHRAs to establish defined contribution plans as opposed todefined benefit plans can help provide a comparable benefitvalue at lower net cost to the employer.Retiree Only HRAs also offer increase flexibility for retirees.Currently many districts provide post-employment healthinsurance with the employer sponsored plan being the onlyoption. Retiree HRAs allow for the retirees to purchaseinsurance outside of the district plan.We will provide case study examples on how school districtshave implemented these solutions and the impact they had.Frontier Don’t Wait, Communicate- Why School PR isInvaluableLuke Francois and Joelle Doye , Mineral PointMineral Point is a district with an enrollment of just over 700students, yet prioritizes a full-time Communications/PublicRelations professional. Join this session to learn the benefitsthis position can bring your district, suggestions to fund it,and the results that will make your district not want to livewithout it. Debunk the theory positions like this are only forlarge, urban districts.Communication efforts in many districts are often sporadicand put on the back burner due to the already full plates ofadministrators, teachers, and staff. Having a consistent voicein telling your school’s story is of vital importance fordeveloping trust and transparency, which are the first steps tobuilding engagement.
2:30-2:45Break and visit with Vendors--Hosted by2:50-3:35SpruceBreak-Out Session 2: REACCT – Writing and Critical Thinking ProgramSam Scinta and Laura Veglahn, CESA 4REACCT seeks to develop critical thinking ability andenhancement of writing skills in students, as well as criticalthinking pedagogy in teachers. This is done by placing atrained writing coach into participating schools to work oneon one with selected students on evidence basedargumentative writing. The REACCT program is tailored to fiteach individual school’s needs and student demographics.Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, the programhas shown measured growth across content areas and gradelevels. While the REACCT program is being offered to allschools, the emphasis is on rural and suburban schoolsstriving to provide these essential life skills to all students.Currently, the REACCT program is entering its second yearwith the following CESA #4 schools: Onalaska High School,Sparta High Point and Sparta SAILS Academy and islaunching a program with Galesville-Ettrick-TrempealeauMiddle School in fall 2016.Sands Let’s Go Southern Door! How HealthCare and SchoolPartnerships Can Engage Students, Staff, andCommunity in Health and WellnessPatti Vickman, Southern DoorCindy VanAsten, M3Matt Luders, Door County Medical CenterHealth and wellness initiatives are changing the culture ofschools and helping to create happy, healthy students andemployees. Research, and our ongoing case studies, showsthese programs are resulting in increased studentachievement! As the heart of their communities, a schoolbased community clinic is a unique place to engagecommunity members as well as their staff and students, inhealthy lifestyles. Effective programs can be accomplishedwithin a very manageable budget and go beyond thetraditional student therapy, school nursing & athletic trainingservices. Nearly 2000 school-based health centers/clinicsoperate nationwide, per National Assembly on School-BasedHealth Care census.
Evergreen Trending: Using Matching/Vesting to ImproveRecruitment/RetentionMarty Richards and Kelly Behnke, WEA Member BenefitsIt’s true. Matching/vesting isn’t just a private sector benefitanymore. Many districts now offer matching and vestingcontributions through their 403(b) programs to improverecruitment and retention of quality staff. However, thedetails of your program and how it’s communicated willdetermine its success. We will discuss: Examples of 403(b)matching programs Common vesting schedules Administration of a 403(b) matching program Benefits ofmatching/vesting to both employers and employees Provenimplementation strategiesFrontier Community Engagement:3 Steps to Leverage Social MediaAndrea Gribble, #SocialSchool4EDUReal engagement is about meeting your community wherethey are at. When looking around it doesn’t take long to seethat students, teachers and parents direct most of theirattention to their smartphone. This session will highlight the3 keys to leveraging social media for your school to increasecommunity engagement. It can be broken down into the 3 CsContent, Consistency and Community. The actionable stepswill be reinforced by real examples used in school districtsacross the state. Showcasing the measurable results fromdistricts of all sizes, the attendees will relate well to how thesesteps could impact their own district.3:40-4:25SpruceBreak-Out Session 3: Google Classroom for Educator EffectivenessTy Maki, Curriculum Director andDan Nett, District Administrator, New HolsteinWhy make things more difficult for staff than they need tobe? Many of your staff are using Google Apps for Educationin the classroom on a daily basis. Why not integrate what theyare already using into your evaluation/growth process. Overthe last two years our EE team has implemented a process forEE using Google Classroom. Staff is able to complete theirSLO, PPG, Observation Documents, and Self Reviews allinside the Google Platform. Not only is this cost effective,free, but you are not burning professional development tolearn the “newest” system out there. We wanted the flexibilityto share and work with our staff to our best potential. GoogleClassroom gives us the flexibility, transparency, and teacherbuy in that we needed to have a great EE cycle. We lookforward to sharing this information with you.
Sands The ‘RITE’ Program –Alternative Pathway to Teacher LicensureNancy Jaeger, Coordinator, Educator Licensing &Residency In Teacher Education (RITE)CESA 6 RITE is a DPI approved Residency Based TrainingProgram for adults with a bachelor’s degree who are seekingto become a certified teacher in the Wisconsin teachershortage areas: Special Education (Early Childhood & CrossCategorical), English Second Language (ESL), Bilingual,Secondary Sciences , Secondary Math, World Languages,Technology Education, Business Education, AgricultureEducation, Computer Science, Art & Music. RITE works inpartnership with school districts throughout WI to "grow"effective new teachers. Come and learn how RITE is availableto work with you to extend current licenses of teachers onstaff, train new teachers you may hire on Emergency Permitsand/or grow valuable paraprofessionals or communitymembers to become teachers. Let's work together to "grow"effective new teachers for our students!Evergreen Special Education Support with TelepracticeTyler McCord and David Taggart,Presence Learning WI Rural School PartnershipGet ‘Outside the Box’ to Better Serve Students: Extra HandsWhen You Need Them Where You Need Them withTelepractice Join Social Worker Tyler McCord to explore howRural Schools in WI and across the country are taking a newapproach to their special education programs. Live OnlineDelivery of Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and
Dr. Mead will explain the varying types of voucher programs, including the Education Savings Accounts, their prevalence, and how they affect funding for public education. 9:20-10:05 Expo 1 & 2 General Session 2: Connecting with Rural Schools Dr. James Henderson, UW System Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
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into rural, rural-mixed, and urban categories, see Ayres, Waldorf, and McKendree, 2012.) Rural Indiana has the worst educational deprivation. Only 13.4% of rural residents had a college degree in 2010 (Table 2). The share of rural residents without a high school degree had decreased substantially since 1970, but it was still higher than the .
May 13, 2015 · Enrollment in rural schools has increased 15% while overall public school enrollment has increased by 1% from 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 (Johnson & Strange, 2007). Rural communities often conjure up images of Mayberry, Sheriff Taylor, Aunt Bea, and Opie, but rural communities are changing. Rural
Findings Decline in 'generalist' specialists over the past 50 years - extreme in rural areas Decline in GP proceduralists - Differential rebates- a disincentive to rural procedural practice - Rural hospital and maternity services closures - Loss of a 'critical mass' necessary to provide procedural services - Loss of access to procedural training for GPs/Rural
2. Measuring employment in these creative occupations in each sector to identify those that can be classified as creative industries We support the use of employment as an identifying measure of the creative industries, as part of this methodology, not least because it puts creative talent and skills at the heart of the creative industries.
