April 11, 2018 Edition
   
FUN SCIENCE FACTS YOU 
(PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW
Like these: if you could throw a snowball fast enough, it would totally vaporize when it hit a brick wall; a car traveling at 80 km/h uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance.  <<click HERE for more>>
IN THIS EDITION:    Register NOW for the Science Summer  Institute  |   2018 MT AP® Summer Institute  $250 Fee Waiver Applications Due Apr. 20   |  FREE PD - Tech Summer Cleanup Session  |  IEFA Online Book Study 5/15 - 7/15  |    Fall 2018 Food Order Window Opens 5/1  |   J oke of the Week  |   Non-Traditional Collective Bargaining Notice  |  Addt'l Professional Learning  / Resources / Discounts  |  Newsletter Archive  
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
1st ANNUAL SCIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTE   
   Join us this summer for a fantastic two-days immersed in science education best practices and content just before school starts! Complete lists of breakout sessions and presenter bios are included in the link below. 
  
~ Check out our Presenter Lineup ~
  • Emily Morgan    NSTA author; former science educator
  • Dr. Brandon Rodriguez   NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
  • Jessica Anderson   BetterLesson; 2016 MT Teacher of the Year
  • Judy Boyle   K-8 teacher at Divide Elementary
  • Tom Cubbage   High School Biology teacher in Great Falls, MT
  • Tad Drake   Math & Science teacher at LaMotte School
  • Kristi Gaines   Science curriculum specialist in Bozeman, MT
  • Marcie Reuer   MSU Adjunct Teaching Professor
  • Jen Stadum   Montana OPI IEFA specialist
  • Rose Vallor   Director of Bridger Nature Center in Bozeman, MT
  • Nikki Vradenburg   Teacher Ambassador for Montana PBS 
  • Angie Weikert   Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, MT
  • Walt Woolbaugh     Science teacher in Manhattan, MT
Click HERE for DETAILS & REGISTRATION
  
Jeff Blessum  |  jblessum@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 2
  
2018 MONTANA Advanced Placement® SUMMER INSTITUTE
June 25 - 28  |  Missoula, MT
  
AP® Summer Institute workshops are directed by exemplary teacher presenters who have been selected for this work by the College Board. Workshops are open to both new and experienced AP® teachers and teachers who serve as distance learning facilitators for AP® courses through Montana's Digital Academy or other remote providers. Subject areas include: 
  
AP® Calculus AB  |  AP® Chemistry  |  AP® English Literature and Composition

  
FEE WAIVER APPLICATIONS DUE BY NOON APRIL 20
~ click HERE for fee waiver details ~
  
2018 Montana APSI Flyer   |  Click  HERE for Info/Reg istration



SWMSS TECH SUMMER CLEANUP
10am - 12pm  |  June 13, 2018
  
We are excited to announce this FREE webinar 
and training session on:
  

Infinite Campus User Security

Tool Rights

Post-Employment Protocol

and more!

  

This training session will be offered in person at the Willson School Building in Bozeman AND via live webinar so district tech professionals from every corner of the state may attend. Additional details will be sent out in May.
  
Interested in attending? Contact:
Mary Anne Skinner  |  maskinner@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 702
IEFA ONLINE BOOK STUDY
MAY 15 - JULY 15, 2018


Earn 30  OPI Renewal Units by completing this 2 -month independent study involving classroom applications. Your $85 registration fee includes: a mentor read-aloud text,  Sweetgrass Basket , a poetry-prose genre by Marlene Carvell, and supporting books  My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling   (a historical fiction journal)  and picture book award winner Shi-shi-etko . Discover how to use all three books in classroom book club structure that transcends curriculum.
 
Led by SWMSS Instructors Kim Quigley & Melissa Tovaas
  
REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 15
  
Click HERE 
for Registration :)
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Last year our program 
saved schools over 
half a million dollars. 
What part of that 
was yours?
~ SAVE THE DATE ~
FALL 2018 CO-OP FOOD
ORDER  OPENS MAY 1
  
Food Service Managers, mark your calendars for the Fall 2018 Order Window May 1 - 22, 2018. Our distributors are busy sharpening their pencils to give our schools the lowest prices possible on 430+ items, many of which are only available through this program. SWMSS will award the bid April 26th.
  
We are excited to showcase some new products on the Fall 2018 Bid, including student approved, tasty, nutritious, and budget-friendly items that meet USDA regulations. Please look for these items in May on the upcoming order form for the Fall 2018 Bid.
  
For more information click HERE; to register as a new user, please contact:
Jennifer Brekke  |  jbrekke@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 0
JOKE OF THE WEEK
  
SWMSS Non-Traditional Collective Bargaining Notice through
REDBURN CONSENSUS PARTNERS
  
Is your collective bargaining process stuck?
Is your current approach not getting you to an agreement?
Do you want to "un-stick" your process?
  
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then
this non-traditional, collaborative approach can help you.
  
SPECIAL PRICING FOR SWMSS MEMBERS! CONTACT:
Mike Redburn  |  (406) 600-4677  |  michael@redburnconsensus.com
Bruce Grubbs  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 1  |  bgrubbs@swmss.coop

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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & RESOURCES
THANK YOU TO OUR 
BUSINESS SPONSORS & PARTNERS:
  
SPECIAL PRICING ON COPY PAPER!
SWMSS MEMBERS ONLY
10 Case Minimum - $28.50 / Case Delivered
DEAL GOOD THRU JUNE 30TH
~ call Jennifer Griffen to order @ 406-869-0443 ~

SPRING IS IN THE AIR
~ click HERE for April Savings ~

 
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April Tip of the Month:
Upcoming FREE PD: 
Spring User Group Meetings
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