COURSE SYLLABUS
TITLE: 2016 WASB-WASDA-WASBO Convention: 95th State Education Convention
CREDITS: 1 credit
COURSE DATES: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 – 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, January 21, 2016–7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22, 2016 – 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jon Bales, Executive Director, WASDA
Woodrow Wiedenhoeft, Executive Director WASBO
WASDA – 4797 Hayes Road, Suite 201
WASBO-4797 Hayes Road, Suite 101
Madison, WI 53704
WASDA: 608-242-1090/FAX: 608-242-1290
WASBO: 608-249-8588/FAX: 608-249-3163
APROVED INSTRUCTORS: Yes
DESCRIPTION:
Attendees at this convention/course will learn hands-on implementation of ideas covering everything from how to effectively revamp your STEM/STEAM programs to Twitter for School Leaders.
Superintendents, school business officials will join forces with school board members from around the state of Wisconsin to attend this annual leadership event and will network for the improvement of Wisconsin’s schools for the students, teachers and parents that they serve.
OBJECTIVES:
-To share multiple implementation ideas gained at this convention/course
-To have participants consider everything from how lighting affects student performance to building resiliency in your schools
-To learn to be proactive and lead for the present as well as for the future.
ISLIC Standards: Wisconsin Administrative Standards addressed in this course will cover components of all 8 standards in PI-34. WASBO Standards addressed will cover all 8 standards of PI-34 and their professional association,ASBO.
OUTLINE OF CONTENT:
-Attendance at all general sessions.
-Attendance at workshops or sectional presentations of interest to the individual course participant.
-WASDA/WASBO members assignment: As a component of the credit, participants are to read “Making the Case for Educating the Whole Child” found at: Write and attach to this validation form a 1-2 page paper on your perspective on the tenets outlined by the author.
The written assignment must be mailed in to either WASDA– 4797 Hayes Road, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53704 attn: Jon Bales or WASBO – 4797 Hayes Road, Suite 101 Madison, WI 53704 attn: Woody Wiedenhoeft – no later than February5, 2016– reports turned in after that date will not be graded and beyond this deadline no credit can be awarded for this convention/course).
METHODOLOGY:
Lecture, small group presentations, sectionals, workshops, videos, ITV, LCD presentations, overheads, large and small group sharing sessions and other related teaching and presentation aids will all be covered in the various lectures, large and small group work and general sessions.
ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS:
-Attendance at the January 20-22, 2016time-frame outlined above – including all general sessions and small group presentations – group sharing sessions, luncheon.*
*If you attend the pre-convention workshops, it can substitute for attendance on Friday, January 22, 2016.
-A written report addressing multiple ideas gained at the convention/course and should allude to the reading attached to this syllabus.
GRADING/METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Participation and written work should be done at the highest standard of quality and at the graduate level and needs to include the following:
A-100% attendance – all 3 days during the time-frame illustrated in this syllabus; participation in small and large group discussions and sharing sessions; concise written report with multiple application ideas gained specifically at the convention.
AB-100% attendance and 90% of the above assignment, participation levels, etc.
B-100% attendance and 85% of the above assignment, participation levels, etc.
BC –100% attendance and 80% of the above assignment, participation levels, etc.
C – 100% attendance and 75% of the above assignment, participation levels, etc.
If below a C is to be awarded, it means that participant did not attend the full convention and did not complete the written assignment on time and in a satisfactory manner.
BIBLIOGRAPHY INFORMATION:
There is no specific textbook that can be recommended. Periodical and newsletter information from the following presenters is readily accessible and will be encouraged during large and small group presentation work.
(If you choose to attend the pre-convention workshops versus Friday morning, please list and report on the credit validation report which workshop you attended).
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
EARLY BIRD BREAK-OUT SESSIONS – 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Communication Plans: Not Just for Referendums any More
How to Effectively Re-vamp your STEM/STEAM Program
Eliminating Barriers for Under-Represented and Students of Color through Board Policy
Getting Beyond Just Getting Better
Local Food Initiatives: Build Student Engagement and Community Capital
Cash Reserve (Fund Balance) and Long-Term Fiscal Health
Key Work of School Boards
Convention/Delegate Orientation
Scorecards: Adding Value to Administrator Evaluation
Screening for Cultural Competence Using a Socratic Article
ACA Compliance Updates 2016: Are All Your Ducks in a Row
Managing Multiple Construction Projects
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Exhibit Show, Internet Café, Photo Booth
10 a.m. to 12 noon
KEYNOTE – Dr. Luis Cruz; State Superintendent Tony Evers; Award Presentations; Edgar High School Jazz Ensemble
BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 1:30 to 2:30
SAA Legislative Update
What to Take Away from your Fiscal Audit
Using the WISEdash Public Took for Data-Informed Decision Making
Utilizing Coordinated School Health Policy Strategies to Promote Academic Achievement
The Opportunity of Conflict
Utilizing Health Clinics to Manage and Reduce Health Care Costs
Leveraging Existing Benefits to Attract and Retain Staff
Effective Leadership and its Relationship with Building a Healthy School Culture Focused on Learning
Pushing the Start Button on IT Talent Development
Community Incubator 101
Common Practices of High-Growth Schools in Wisconsin
Community Engagement Key to Referendum Success
How Lighting Affects Student Performance in the Classroom
Dedicated Exhibit Time – 2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Owning Your Learning with Digital Tools in the Internet Café
How to Build Resiliency in Your Schools (Sustainable Schools Pavilion)
BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
School District Budget Cycle
STEP – Senior Tax Exchange Program
Access to Public Records and Personnel Files
Important Benefit Trends – What Your District Needs to Know for 2016
A Primer to Teacher Compensation Models
Baited Hooks and Trapdoors
Experiential Learning and the College and Career Ready Graduate
Equity in Education: One District’s Journey
Breaking the Higher Education Perception
Board-Superintendent Relations and Community Connections
Survey Tools to Improve Data-Drive-Decision-Making: Taking Your Schools from Good to Great
Community Collaboration in School Safety
A Team Approach to Modernizing Your Science Facilities
NETWORKING RECEPTION – 4:30 to 5:30
Thursday, January 21, 2016
WASB Breakfast Program
Keynote Speaker – Dr. Janie Hatton
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS – 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.
Transgender Issues in Schools
Mobilizing Alumni for Community Engagement and Support
Roadmap to Referenda Success
Equalization Aid
Funds 41 and 46: Tools to Manage Your Budget and State Equalization Aid
The Brown Deer Way: Promoting and Respectful Values
Grading for Learning: Communicating Student Achievement
Academic and Career Planning – Educating for the Future
Teaching Teachers and Students through the Design Process
Leadership Transition/Superintendent Search
Effective Strategies for Early-Career School District Leaders
Freedom within Fences – Leading for High School Achievement
How a Strategic Plan Process Supports the Work of School Boards
Bending the Healthcare Cost Trend Line and Improving Health
Transforming the Teaching Profession by Changing the System
Evaluation of Innovation in Elementary School Design
REJECT Documentary Film and School Discussion Guide( lasts until 10:30 a.m.)
EDUCATION TOURS 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
EXHIBITS, Internet Cafe Photo Booth 9 a.m. to 2 p. m.
Dedicated Exhibit Hall Sessions – 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Performance Based Building Design – Sustainable Schools Pavilion
Growing Your Professional Learning Network – Internet Cafe
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS – 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Trust Building through Community-Based Advisory Committees
Ramp Up Your School Communications Plan
How 21st Century Learning is Impacting Your Schools
A Perfect Storm: A Case Study of Wisconsin’s Rural Schools
Revenue Limits
How Nutrition Programs Affect Hunger, Performance and Revenue
Narrowing and Closing the Achievement Gap Must Begin with Addressing the Social Emotional Gap
REJECT Documentary Film Follow Up Session – Social Ostracism
Why Character Education?
A Successful Partnership and Ways to Build Your Own
Value of School Boards
Hot Topics for Policy-Minded School Leaders
Effective Governance Process: Facilitating a Positive and Productive Board Meeting
Attitude Makes the Difference
Employment and School Law Update
Special Education Staff Shortage: What Should Districts Do?
The Convenient Secret – How to Control Employee Health Costs
WASDA/ WASBO Luncheons 12 noon to 1:15 p.m. – Crystal Ballroom-WASDA; Empire Ballroom-WASBO
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS – 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Earning Your Community’s Trust for Referendum Support
Key to 93% More Informed Community
Using International Benchmarks to Drive Improvement
Creating Collaborative Cultures: When Every Child is Yours
Sustaining 1:1 Initiative – Using Technology to Leverage Achievement
Closing the Participation in AP Gap
An Inside-Out Approach to Reduction in AODA Use by Youth
Impact of Vouchers on Wisconsin Public Schools
Wisconsin’s Public School Funding System is Broken
Best Practices and Tips for Affordable Care Act Reporting
Collaborative Approach to Alternative Teacher Compensation
Stakeholder-Driven Strategic Planning: Facilities and Finances
Board Governance: Ask the Experts Roundtable Discussion
Lessons Learned: Leadership Practices for Improved Student Learning
Open Session on School Law Issues
Making the Grade – Improving the Energy Efficiency of Your School District
Offering Your Community More without a Referendum
GENERAL SESSION 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER- Dr. John Medina; School Board Service Awards; WASB President Wanda Owens – Rice Lake High School Wind Ensemble
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS – 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Wisconsin School Districts Preparing for Unwanted Intruders
School District Departure/Separation in a Principled Manner
Personalizing Your Professional Development
Improving Student Achievement at the High School Level
A District Approach to Implementing Character Education
Using Project-Based Learning in a STEAM Program
Collaborative Engagement: The 3 C’s
Alternative Teacher Compensation: A Career Ladder Approach
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS – 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Welcome to the Family!
Successful Educator Effectiveness Implementation in a Rural School District
WASB Legislative Update
Playbook on 21st Century Leadership Development
How to Manage Your Processes So They Don’t Manage You
Putting It All Together
Going Outside the Box: Partnerships, Student Success and CTE
Engaging Fathers/Father Figures in our Schools
GENERAL SESSION 10:30 to 12:15 p.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Chris Lehman; Scott Walker, Governor of the State of Wisconsin; Kenosha Tremper High School Chorale – Wisconsin Global Educator of the Year Award Presentation