CANCELLED: REACh - Beginning School Implementation

Purpose:  This training is designed to assist school leadership teams in the comprehensive planning process necessary to identify and address student learning needs.  Leadership teams are introduced to a comprehensive planning tool (the REACh Fremework) and are mentored in developing a focused action plan based on school and district data to address and plan for identified student learning needs.  The action plan developed will include a clear goal, strategies, procedures and resources needed to reach the goal, timelines, evidence indicators, evaluation criteria and a schedule to monitor progress.  Trainers will focus participants on the common elements that characterize highly effective schools to include:

• Working as a professional learning community
• Developing strategic goals based on student learning data
• Professional development based on mentoring of best practice
• Resource mapping to effectively and strategically use or realign current resources and identify new resources
• Progress monitoring to determine if the identified plan is leading to success

Participating teams are guided in identifying local priorities and developing a comprehensive plan to address needs. This training is a requirement for first year REACh grant recipients and is highly recommended for any school and/or district that wants to more effectively identify and respond to the learning needs of all students.  Schools and districts are strongly encouraged to send leadership teams who can carry forward a strategic action plan leading to student success.

Presenter:  Sue Wellnitz

Audience:  Participants are encouraged to come as a school leadership team including, at minimum, a building principal, special education teacher, general education teacher and a parent/family member.  A pupil services staff member is highly recommended.  Participation is most helpful when a leadership team participates for the duration of the training.  Schools involved in a REACh grant project for the first time are required to attend this training.

Timeline:  8-8:30 AM - Rolls & Networking; 8:30 AM - Training Begins

Location:  Holiday Inn Hotel, 1001 Amber Avenue, Stevens Point, WI  54482

This workshop is FREE!!  Lunch is provided.  Limited seating.

• Content Questions:              Sue Wellnitz     (608) 742-8814, ext 286, or email: wellnitzs@cesa5.k12.wi.us
• Registration Questions:      Dallas Kerzan  (608) 742-8814, ext 246, or email: kerzand@cesa5.k12.wi.us   

Inclement Weather: Every effort will be made to hold workshops. The agency contact for a specific workshop will have a message on their CESA 5 voice mail by 6:30 AM on the day of the workshop if there is a cancellation, or if the workshop will start later due to weather. We will make an effort to communicate via email on the day preceding the workshop reminding registrants of the phone extension to call. Please check the CESA 5 website for cancellations. Log on to www.cesa5.k12.wi.us and click on "cancellations" in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.

Cancellation Policy: Registered participants will receive a full refund if they cancel before 10 working days before an event, minus any material costs that have already been incurred. Because of our commitment to the trainer and the food vendor, participants who cancel less than 10 working days or do not attend, will be billed the full fee. CESA 5 reserves the right to cancel any event. Registered participants will be notified via email if a cancellation occurs and will receive a full refund. Inclement weather policy: Every effort will be made to hold an event. CESA 5 will notify participants via email as soon as possible if an event has been canceled due to weather conditions.