May+15+2012

= __ESU #17 AdvancED Update__ =
 * //** Focus Interviews Followup **//
 * Review Summaryof "Top 2 Ways" that the ESU can support each district in 2012-2013, also topics to address ESU-wide at the bottom
 * Finalize Top 2 requests, additions/corrections
 * End-of-year ESU staff meeting on Fri May 18: will review this information
 * Moving forward: meet with administrative/leadership teams in August at each district to create 2012-2013 plan (activities, dates, personnel)
 * //**Summer Technology Updates**//
 * ESU #17 Website
 * FileMaker Pro (ESU #17 media catalog search, online registration)
 * //**ESU #17 External Review - Apr 21-24 2013 **//
 * April 22 2013 - possible Advisory Council session
 * April 23 2013 - likely day for school visits

__**Local Events**__
 * //** Hal Urban - Mon Aug 13 2012 **//
 * 1pm - Teacher Session at Valentine High School: **Life's Greatest Lessons**
 * 7pm - Parent Session at Ainsworth High School: ** What Effective Parents Do **
 * **[|Hal Urban Press Release]**
 * review/revise
 * email message will be sent to all ESU #17 area educators
 * publish in all area newspapers mid-July and early August (twice)
 * radio - KVSH, KBRB
 * send to local churches

__**Perkins**__ = = =__Statewide__ =
 * //**NCE Conference - June 5-7 Kearney**//
 * Registration opened April 1 2012
 * Registration reimbursement and educator stipends will be provided to school districts
 * //**Counselor Technology Bootcamp**//
 * Thu May 31 at Northeast CC Norfolk 9-3pm
 * How to Use Facebook as a School/Counselor Communication Tool, How to Leverage Google Docs as Counselor Tools
 * Karen Haase, reps from WSC and NECC
 * 18 registrations - No ESU #17 Counselors are registered to participate
 * //**7 Habits of Highly Effective People Maximizer**//
 * Thu May 31 (5:30-8pm) and Fri Jun 1 (8:30-3:30pm) at Northeast CC
 * 7 registrations - 1 from ESU #17 area
 * //**[|Social Studies Standards DRAFT] **//
 * Scheduled to be reviewed by the State Board this October
 * Will be the first major revamping to the Social Studies Standards since
 * Emphasis on 'big themes' versus detailed information - Civics, Economics, Geography, History


 * //**Statewide Teacher/Principal Evaluation Pilot **//
 * Request to submit 1-2 school districts for participation in the pilot project to create an evaluation template based on the newly-adopted Teacher/Principal framework (Educator Standards)
 * Pilot schools will
 * assist in the design of specific forms and other documents in the model evaluations
 * undergo training in the use of the model evaluation systems
 * implement the models in the 2013-14 school year.


 * //**NWEA Certified Trainer Program Proposal**//
 * Training for trainers will possibly begin in June, most likely next fall


 * //**Statewide Training Fall 2012: Using the RTI Process in Mathematics**//
 * This presentation will provide an overview of using Curriculum Based Measures screening and progress monitoring data as part of data-based decision making in a Response to Intervention Model. Administration, scoring, graphing, and data decision-making rules will be discussed. In addition, diagnostics that lead to effectively selecting interventions will be suggested. Evidence-based mathematics interventions will be described and resources provided.
 * [|Flyer]
 * [|Register Online]
 * Sep 21 Western Nebraska CC Sidney
 * Sep 28 ESU #10 Kearney
 * Oct 19 Northeast CC Norfolk
 * Nov 2 ESU #3 LaVista
 * $50 per person registration fee


 * //**Statewide Training 2012-2013: John Dudley Crisis Teams**//
 * [|Crisis Team Flyer 2012-2013]
 * [|Register Online]
 * Level II Oct 22 ESU #10 Kearney
 * Level I Oct 22-23 ESU #10 Kearney
 * Level II Oct 29 Country Inn & Suites Lincoln
 * Level I Oct 29-30 Country Inn & Suites Lincoln
 * Level III Feb 5 ESU #16 North Platte
 * Level III Feb 6 ESU #7 Columbus
 * $100 per person registration fee
 * $175 per person to attend Levels I-II (in combination)