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1 | Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance Conference - Monday, October 23 Rural Schools and Communities - Stronger Together! | ||||||
2 | Registration Table Opens at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 22, and 7:00 a.m. on Monday, October 23 | Monday, October 23 Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 am. | Welcome State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly 8:15 am. | Lunch / WiRSA Awards 11:50 am. - 1:00 pm. NREA Update Dr. Allen Pratt - Director | Reception Silent/Live Auction 5:30 pm. Wilderness Ballroom |  | |
3 | Sunday, October 22 Reception 7:00 p.m. Wilderness Ballroom | Keynote Speaker Sandstone Ballroom 8:30 - 9:30 am. | Keynote Presenter Tasha Schuh Building Resilience for Mental Health | 9:40 - 10:30 am. Round Table Discussion with Tasha Schuh | Visit the 27 Vendors Supporting WiRSA and our Rural Schools | ||
4 | Breakout Sessions (Map) | 9:40 -10:30 am. Session 1 | 10:50 -11:40 am. Session 2 | 1:10 - 2:00 pm. Session 3 | 2:20 - 3:10 pm. Session 4 | 3:30 - 4:20 pm. Session 5 | 5:30 pm. Reception |
5 | Room Tundra A | Shifting our Practice in Literacy Elizabeth Calnin, Superintendent Yedda Olson, Secondary Principal Brittany O'Toole, Reading Specialist Jennifer Larson, Kindergarten Teacher Montello School District Handout | Creating Stability for the Future: A Rural Approach to Addressing Aging Infrastructure. Lisa Wallin-Kapinus, Dist. Admin. Nate Copsey, Dir. Facility & Gr. Mario Millonzi, Partner at Upper 90 Molly Ryan, Project Des. Plunkett Raysich Arch. | Session #1 Grow Your Own! Strategies for Attracting Educators in Rural Wisconsin Schools Dr. Bradley Carl, WEC WI Center Dr. Jenny Seelig, NORC, Univ. Chicago Leah Luke, Ed. Rising Coordinator | Session #2 Grow Your Own! Strategies for Attracting Educators in Rural Wisconsin Schools Dr. Bradley Carl, WEC WI Center Dr. Jenny Seelig, NORC, Univ. Chicago Leah Luke, Ed. Rising Coordinator | How to Incorporate Energy Efficiency Into Your Long-Term Goals Heather Feigum, Program Manager - Focus on Energy's Ag. Program & Schools & Gov. Program Focus on Energy | S I L E N T & L I V E A U C T I O N |
6 | Room Tundra B | Know When to Go: A Community-Supported Referendum Solution Tom Burkhalter, District Admin. Mike Brendel, Bus. Manager Viroqua Area Schools Tim Ruppert, Dir. & Architect HSR Associates | How to ensure success with Vocational or Technical Experience-Based Learning DPI Licensing Team Members DPI CTE Team Members | Forming a Foundation to Prevent Adolescent Suicide Brad Larrabee, Principal Iron River and Northwestern School District | Building Successful Coalitions in Rural Communities for Pro-Public Education Advocacy Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director WPEN Sandy Whisler, CAPE chair-Lake Mills SD Denise Gaumer Hutchison, NE Reg. Org. WPEN Bryn Horton, SB - Sun Prairie SD. WI Public Ed. Network | Exploring the Middle East at the Middle Level Deb Freitag, Middle School Social Studies Teacher Monticello School District | |
7 | Room Tundra C | Facility Assessment & Facility Master Planning Do's and Don'ts Sean Cullen, Dir. of Bus. Dev., Clinton Community School District JP Cullen | Same Story, Different Ending: Classroom Management that Works! Jeff Sommerfield, Instructor University Supervisor, UW-Parkside | Growing Relationships & Nurturing Trust: Transformative School and Community Partnerships Tammy Cooley, Dir. of Pupil Services/Curr. & School Psych. Sara Davis, MS/HS School Counselor Tiffany Helmke, SEL Coach Potosi School District | Leading by Listening: Using Empathy Interviews with Students, Families and Communities Jeff Wright, Superintendent Kelly Petrowski, Elem. Principal Sauk Prairie School District | Recent Research on Rural Educators Workforce Issues Sara R. Shaw, Senior Researcher - Wisconsin Policy Forum Maria Hamidu, High School Success Project Manager - Milwaukee Succeeds | |
8 | Room Tundra D | Preparing Proud Rural Teachers with Partners in our Rural Space UW-Platteville Jennifer Collins, Visiting Associate Professor, University of Iowa Lindsay Hollingsworth, Professor University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Preparing Proud Rural Teachers with Partners in our Rural Space UW-Platteville Jennifer Collins, Visiting Associate Professor, University of Iowa Lindsay Hollingsworth, Professor University of Wisconsin-Platteville | We need teachers. Let's grow our own! The Excellence in Teaching Program at CESA 9 Linda Myers, Director of the Excellence Program | We need teachers. Let's grow our own! The Excellence in Teaching Program at CESA 9 Linda Myers, Director of the Excellence Program | School finance 101 Todd Hajewski, Vice President, School Business Specialist Jordan Masnica, Vice President BAIRD | |
9 | Room Tundra E | Innovative Ways to Engage Students, Parents, and the Community Bonduel Elementary School Team Slides | Skills that Work: Reframing Social-Emotional Learning as Employability Skills Abby Fernan, Dir. of Student Serv. Prev & Wellness Christy Tainter, Dir. of Academic & Career Planning CESA 4 | Skills that Work: Reframing Social-Emotional Learning as Employability Skills Abby Fernan, Dir. of Student Serv. Prev & Wellness Christy Tainter, Dir. of Academic & Career Planning CESA 4 | A Strong School Starts with Us: Practices that Support Adult Social-Emotional Learning Abby Fernan, Dir. of Student Services Christy Tainter, Director of Acad. & Career Planning Jennifer Riggle, Dir. of Student Services Prev. and Wellness CESA 4 | The Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health: Your Ticket to Revolutionizing Your School's Mental Health and Behavior Approach Abby Fernan, Dir. of Student Services Christy Tainter, Director of Acad. & Career Planning Jennifer Riggle, Dir. of Student Services Prev. and Wellness CESA 4 | |
10 | Room Tundra F | Revitalizing a Community Vision of Hope & Opportunity Walter Leipart, Superintendent Gilman School District Jason Knott, Superintendent Pittsville School District | We Are Many United Against Hate Masood Akhtar, Founder & President Jeffrey Jacobson, Liaison for School Programs Students currently working in their school to promote a welcoming environment for all | The Collaboration / School District & Community Library Pittsville Jason Knott, Superintendent Tammy Hardinger, Library Dir. of Pittsville Community Library Pittsville School District & Community Library | Addressing Pupil Services Staffing Shortages: Recruitment & Retention Strategies for Rural Schools & Communities Karen Horn, MSW, School-Based Mental Health Consultant Andrea Donegan, School Counseling Consultant Department of Public Instruction | College Transfer Academy- Students complete their freshmen year of college during their senior year of HS. Isaac Mezera, K-12 Partnerships Manager Western Technical College Rick Dobbs Melrose-Mindoro School District Junior/Senior High School Principal | |
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