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Volume 4
Number 1
17th Annual Technology Conference
Michigan School Testing Conference
Culture of Quality Data Symposium Materials
January–February 2008 Events... Register Now!
Mark Your Calendar for This Upcoming Conference
The 17th Annual MIEM Technology Conference & Expo (interactive pdf)
January 30-February 1, 2008
Dearborn Inn, Dearborn
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This conference brings together approximately 200 technology directors, technology coordinators, and curriculum directors to talk about current educational technology issues, integration of technology and curriculum and hot topics facing today's educational challenges.
Michigan School Testing Conference
Assessment in the K - 12 Learning Environment
February 25–27, 2008
Kensington Court Hotel, Ann Arbor
Register by February 8 for the Tuesday – Wednesday Conference and save $25!
The conference format will be workshops on Monday, February 25 with general sessions and clinic sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 26-27.
Monday workshop participants will have the option of choosing among the following three topics:
- Performance, Standards, and Performance Standards –
How do we know when students know what we want them to know?
Presented by Mark Reckase and Shariff Shakrani, Michigan State University - Introduction to Common Assessments
Presented by Karen Bailey, Consultant - MME ELA Data Analysis to Inform Practice
Presented by Ernie Bauer and Laura Schiller, Oakland Schools - Overview of Testing Legislation in Michigan
Presented by Ed Roeber, Michigan State University and Sue Rigney
United States Office of Education
On Tuesday, February 26, the general session will be presented by Lewis Diuguid, Author, A Teacher’s Cry: Expose the Truth About Education Today, and Vice President for Community Resources, Kansas City Star. After lunch, Dr. Sally Vaughn, Deputy State Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, MDE, will speak on MDE Initiatives.
On Wednesday, February 27, the morning general session, Rigor at Risk: Reaffirming Quality in the High School Curriculum, will be given by Cynthia Schmeiser, President and COO, ACT Educational Division.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, choose from 36 clinics addressing practical assessment issues at the classroom, district, state and national levels.
Did you miss the Culture of Quality Data Symposium on January 10? Click here to see the materials.
Cash ManagementJanuary 22, 2008, 8:45 am - 12:00 noon
Location: LCC West, Lansing
This session will develop specifications for the selection of banking and other financial services, teach you how to apply the concept of compensating balances, comprehend procedures and legal constraints for cash collection and disbursement, analyze monthly internal transfers and loans, prepare a cash flow analysis and identify and deal with fraud and abuse.
Technology for the Business Manager
January 22, 2008, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
This session will assist the Business Manager in promoting the development of staff training in technology for the school district. It will focus on developing long-range planning for the school district, while assigning appropriate specifications for technology purchasing. Technology infrastructure contracting for the school district, evaluating the cost benefits of producing information in relation to organizational value, and ensuring that appropriate security is maintained will also be discussed.
WEBINAR: So You Are the Superintendent Secretary
January 24, 2008, 12:45 - 4:00 pm (NEW TIME)
Location: At Your Desk
So you are the Superintendent Secretary. How do you handle board meetings, public notices, and closed sessions? What information is public knowledge and what information cannot be given out? Do you understandthe FOIA requirements? How can you provide customer service to your board members without being taxed to the limit. Learn this from a legal and practitioner perspective.
Accounting Manual/Chart of Accounts
January 29, 2008, 8:45 am - noon
Location: Washtenaw ISD
Participants will learn: what every school employee with payroll/personnel responsibilities should know about the 1022 Accounting Manual, such as how to account for payroll division of state and federal programs and compensated absences and averages and how to monitor the budget.
Grant Writing
January 29, 2008, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
Location: Washtenaw ISD
This session will cover the basics of grant seeking and grant writing, including information on sources of funds. Participants will learn: practical tips on writing good proposals, including format, submission guidelines and process; grant seeking process and timelines; how to apply research skills to identify suitable grant sources; and valuable web sites, organizations and resources for identifying available grant dollars.
Be Direct With Respect
February 1 - 29, An Online Course
Express yourself in a concise and respectful manner to become stronger at being direct and truthful. Build mutually beneficial relationships with coworkers. Reclaim productive time by transforming energy-draining employee negativity into positive energy.
Transportation For The Business Manager
Location: LCC West, Lansing
February 5, 8:45 am - 12:00 pm
The basic structure and function of a transportation department, equipment supply and purchase and laws related to transportation.
Food Service For The Business Manager
February 5, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
The basic structure and function of a food services program, food safety issues, vending and contracting for food services and cooperative ventures.
Making The Commitment To Continuous Improvement
February 5, 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
Location: MELG Building, Lansing
Participants will examine a continuous improvement process that links all buildings together through a district approach to vision, profile development, strategic planning and results management.
Practitioners Classroom Assessment
February 5, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Macomb ISD, Clinton Township
This workshop will address a definition of quality classroom assessment, proper use of formative and summative evaluation, how different achievement targets are most appropriately assessed and how to avoid some of the pitfalls of conventional testing.
Technology For Human Resource Management
February 13, 8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
This session reviews the necessary reports a human resource specialist files, such as the Registry Educational Personnel (REP) report. You'll also understand employee leave and seniority list, and review the impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT).
Benefits/Retirement
February 13, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
Learn how to explain employee benefits, social security benefits and retirement. Also understand when to offer COBRA and how it works.
MI Electronic Grants System & MDE Cash Management System
February 21, 8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
The Grants Cash Management Reporting System (GCMRS) has been replaced by a newly developed application called the Cash Management System (CMS). This system allows recipients of federal and state grants (excluding State School Aid) to report expenditures and request cash via the Internet. In October 2006, four special education grants were initially transitioned to the CMS. The CMS has successfully processed funds request and payment authorization for those grants with no significant issues. This session will review the MEGS and CMS systems, look at the different data fields and provide direction to avoid errors in submissions.
Single Records Student Database
February 21, 12:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
Data submitted by school districts via the Single Record Student Database (SRSD) include discrete information about individual students such as age, gender, race and ethnicity and program participation. The data collected via the SRSD will be used to meet the reporting requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including the determination of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). This session will review each data field and discuss the need for quality data and help attendees avoid data submission errors.
Financial Information Database
February 28, 8:45 am - 12:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
Each fall, districts use the Center for Educational Performance and Information's Financial Information Database application to submit information from their annual financial reports, balance sheets, revenues, district expenditures and school expenditures. Also, indirect costs will be reviewed. This session will help you understand the data that was already submitted and how it is being used.
School Infrastruture Database (SID)/School Code Master (SCM)
February 28, 12:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
The School Infrastructure Database contains information about technology (hardware, networks, connectivity, distance learning, etc.) and school structure (physical construction, capacity and use elements). Crime and safety data is also been included. Come to this session and learn what data should be entered into each field and how you can avoid any errors in submission.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE
SB-CEUs
SB-CEUs will be offered pending approval. In order to receive credit, you must be on time, stay until the end of the program, and complete an online evaluation.
2nd Annual Middle School Summit
February 27, 2008, 8:30 am-3:45 pm
Kent ISD, Grand Rapids
This workshop will address the priority steps that middle school faculty and administrators should be taking NOW to ensure student success in both middle school and high school. There will 12 breakout sessions. Bring a team!
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