Federal Nutrition Standards Relaxed for School Lunches
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UPCOMING
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT



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1. What to do with Lame Duck School Days
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2. Summer Math Workshop
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3. G&T STEAMmaker Camp June 12 - 14
Missoula, MT



1. New Self-Paced Courses
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2. Upcoming Facilitated Courses
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3. Have great K-8 science lessons to share? We need you!


SAVE THE DATE
EPAS Workshops:
Learning Focused Conversations
Helena, June 28th
Billings, June 30th
~registration coming soon~
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CONSENSUS
BARGAINING
FACILITATION
offered through
REDBURN
CONSENSUS
GROUP
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  WEEKLY
May 2, 2017 
FALL 2017 CO-OP
FOOD ORDER WINDOW OPEN
MAY 3 - 25, 2017

Start your engines and get ready to place your Fall 2017 co-op food orders, schools! The bid was awarded to Food Services of America (FSA) and the new Price List / Order Form has been posted to our website. For schools who have participated in the SWMSS-managed program before, the ordering instructions are the same as the last time. Registration & ordering instructions can be found with details about this program by clicking below. 

PS - don't forget to contact Jennifer at SWMSS if your district has a new Food Service Director. 

Click HERE to access the updated
Fall 2017 School Info page

Jennifer Brekke  |  Marketing Coordinator
(406) 624-3336 ext. 0  |  [email protected]
~registration includes 
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G&T WORKSHOP
"Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom -  Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use"

-with Susan Winebrenner
Nationally known author 
and presenter on Gifted
& Talented Education

Choose from 3 Cities / Dates 8:30-3:30pm
$80 per Registrant  |  6 OPI Renewal Units
May 15 - Kalispell
May 17 - Great Falls
May 19 - Bozeman


2017 MONTANA ADVANCED PLACEMENT®
SUMMER
INSTITUTE
June 26 - 29, 2017
Bozeman, MT
2017 APSI Courses
(includes course descriptions, instructor 
bios,  & syllabus development guides!)

WANT TO START YOUR OWN AP® PROGRAM?

Jeff Blessum  |  SWMSS Director of Education
(406) 624-3336 ext. 2  |  [email protected]
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NEW STATEWIDE SERVICE
SWMSS OFFERS INFINITE CAMPUS 
SUPPORT

SWMSS is please to announce that they have partnered with Infinite Campus to provide LOCAL customer and tech support to ALL Montana schools. The support team is lead by Todd Lark, SWMSS Director of Technology Services, with 10+ years of experience at the district level in Montana. A nationally certified Infinite Campus Administrator and certified instructor, Todd brings a wealth of knowledge in 3rd party app integration with Campus and expertise in rolling calendars, ad-hoc reporting, and consulting in data collection and analysis.

Not only are you supporting a local Montana nonprofit by choosing SWMSS, you're making it possible for our office to continue to provide school districts in Montana with the quality, cost effective programs and services they need. Make a choice that will benefit your school district and join 33 school districts in Montana who have already switched - choose SWMSS today!

Please contact Sr. Client Executive 
Stephanie Sondrol
at Infinite Campus to make the switch TODAY at (763) 795-4090.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
And this picture is from last week! Are you ready for sunshine?
THE FUTURE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IS HERE 

SWMSS is proud to offer an innovative approach to Professional Development. Our brand new  online database of PD courses & resources , allows  every teacher in your district to gain PD credit and re-licensure starting at  $329 per school district

~ REGISTERING IS SIMPLE ~

1. 
Click HERE to find out more about the workshops and resources available
(including course descriptions & pricing details)
2. Contact SWMSS to register your district
3. Every teacher in your school gains unlimited access to the database through 6.30.18

Contact Jennifer Brekke to Register Your District
(406) 624-3336 ext. 0  |  [email protected]
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OR  LOVE  IT, WHICHEVER YOU PREFER

The SWMSS Facebook page will keep you  in
the  know about all things SWMSS. Click now!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS SPONSORS & PARTNERS

360

Did you know?  360 sells school furniture!  Click Logo for Flyer
Pine Cove
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April 2017 Edition of the
Pine Cove Pulse Newsletter!
Infinite Campus
Local MT Support Via SWMSS Now Available
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