March 14, 2018 Edition
16 KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE IT IN THIS TRASH FIRE WORLD
If the 16 kids featured here are any indication, their future's so bright, we best be putting on those shades. Check out the world these 3-foot kiddos are improving with their sheer brilliance and cheekiness.
~ Click HERE for laughs ~
IN THIS EDITION:   Truckload Copy Paper Sale NOW OPEN  |   Infinite Campus Clean-up Workshop Coming in June - Take the Interest Survey  |   Science Summer Institute Aug. 13-14, Bozeman  |  Stay Tuned: SWMSS Unveiling New Website Apr. 2  |  Final MECC Science Review Mar. 22  |  J oke of the Week  |   Addt'l Professional Learning  / Resources / Discounts  |  Newsletter Archive  

~ MEMBERS ONLY ~
TRUCKLOAD COPY PAPER SALE
Quantities Limited - Order Now!
  
Thanks to a sweet deal from the Bozeman Costco, we are able to offer incredibly low truckload pricing on copy paper for our member districts. We are pleased to announce this year's price is $24.49 per 10-ream case, significantly less than ANYWHERE.  Place your order for pickup in Manhattan OR East Helena 2nd week of April TBD; payments due by Mar. 30.
  
CLICK  HERE  FOR DETAILS & ORDER OPTIONS
  
Jennifer Brekke  |  jbrekke@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 0
~ FREE PD IN JUNE ~
INFINITE CAMPUS CLEAN UP SESSION
presented by Todd Lark & Mary Anne Skinner
    
Are you interested in participating in a free professional development session on Infinite Campus User Security, Tool Rights, Post Employment Protocol, and more? Options include participating in person at the Willson School Building in Bozeman OR via live webinar.
  
Schools who use the District Edition of Infinite Campus who have not switched SWMSS campus support are welcome to attend. Did we mention this is FREE???
  
Take our quick interest survey HERE.
  
Todd Lark  |  tlark@swmss.coop  |  cell (406) 208-7956
~REGISTRATION COMING SOON~
SCIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2018
August 13 & 14, 2018  |  Bozeman, MT
  
Join us this summer for a fantastic two-days immersed in science education best practices and content just before school starts! Session strands include:
  • NGSS and 3D Learning--focus on best practices for implementation of newly adopted MT content standards based closely on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
  • Science content refreshers--beef up your science background!
  • ST(R)E(A)M--connecting science with not only technology, engineering (an NGSS focus) and math, but also reading and art!
We are featuring TWO amazing keynote speakers at this event - Brandon Rodriguez,  the Educator Professional Development Specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and Emily Morgan, author, science consultant, and former middle school and elementary science teacher. BOTH keynotes will offer a session strand to attend. Registration coming soon!
  
Jeff Blessum  |  jblessum@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 2
FINAL MECC SCIENCE REVIEW
9am - 3:30pm Mar. 22  |  Willson Rm. 217A, Bozeman
    
Join us for our 4th and final MECC Science Review of the 2017-18 school year. Our reviews are both a curriculum development AND professional learning experience! Connect with other science teachers across Southwest Montana to discuss key elements and standards, and continue to build supports and tools that will be useful in the classroom.   
  
~ Click  HERE to register ~
  
Melissa Tovaas  |  mtovaas@swmss.coop  |  cell (646) 831-7264
JOKE OF THE WEEK
  
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & RESOURCES
THANK YOU TO OUR 
BUSINESS SPONSORS & PARTNERS:
  
2018 CONSUMER SHOWS 
Butte - April 16  |  Helena - April 17
Bozeman - April 18  |  Billings - April 19
Please RSVP HERE by April 1
Click HERE for Details

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