Weekly Newsletter: February 5, 2024

FEBRUARY TRAININGS

This roundtable will focus on resources and guidance to assist you in incorporating your Standard Reunification exercise into your school safety plans, to help with managing student/parent reunification after a crisis.  

Click here to register for the Safety & Security Roundtable on Standard Reunification Exercises

The process to terminate or non-renew Chapter 21 contracts is simple - just not easy. Strong leaders create systems of accountability to support the process of effectively terminating or non-renewing employees/teachers on a Chapter 21 contract. This session will review the different types of teacher contracts, the documentation process, the technical importance of termination and non-renewal conversations, and work through common scenarios for participants to apply best practices.

Meredith Walker represents public entities in all facets of litigation, including employment, student matters, and special education. Meredith is an experienced trial attorney whose practice also includes the defense of public entities in appellate matters in state and federal courts. Through a responsive and calculated approach, Meredith supports public entities on a daily basis, particularly with respect to potential discrimination claims.

Click here to register for Meredith Walker's session on how to successfully terminate employees



This learning opportunity is for principals looking to improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes. Explore the skill of setting clear goals, precise targets, and strategic pathways aligned with your school's vision. Learn to create customized reports for data analysis, measuring Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruction, and correlating findings with teacher walkthrough data. Join us in mastering strategic planning for enhanced teaching and student success.

Click here to register for the Principal Workshop

This session has been designed by the Walsh Gallegos law firm and is described as follows:

The School Safety Blueprint Training offers practical strategies for dealing with dangerous situations, reducing risks associated with targeted school violence, and meeting the mental health needs of students. This one-day interactive workshop will guide participants in navigating the complex web of federal and state laws that apply in response to dangerous situations created by students with disabilities and students who may be suspected of having a disability, as well as legally defensible strategies for responding to victims of school violence, and practical guidance for serving students who may engage in targeted violence.

Topics covered include:

• District liability and personal liability in the context of student violence
• Threat assessment teams and the duty to warn
• Confidentiality
• Disciplinary options and alternatives to discipline under IDEA
• Residential treatment centers & continuum of placement
• Expedited hearings
• Law enforcement and the community
• Risk management when threats are identified

The goal of the Active Shooter Exercise Development Workshop is to provide first responders and city, county and state officials with knowledge, skills and abilities to lead an Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise. Past active shooter events have proven the need for realistic exercises delivered in the community.  This course answers that need by providing a train the trainer (TtT) course on how to design and deliver a tabletop exercise (TTX).  This course will also provide template materials needed to deliver five (5) different TTXs, with one (1) of the five TTXs delivered in the afternoon of the training day.  To meet requirements, participants must review each training model and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or an end-of-course exam.  

As part of the Region 10 TIA “Power Hour” series, districts will be provided with updated information required to complete the TIA application. Each Power Hour topic will focus on a TIA application section. In addition, Region 10 will invite district leaders from previous TIA cohorts to showcase their systems for a successful application submission. These districts will provide details on the structure of how they successfully implemented all TIA application requirements and answer any TIA-related questions. While this series supports cohorts with resources and visuals for districts to observe, it is not designed for process duplication.

Click here to register for the TIA Power Hour

How can educational leaders grow their instructional teams to continuously improve instruction through lesson alignment and formative assessment? LeAnn Nickelsen is the author of the book Teaching the Instructional Cha Chas. This session will merge educational neuroscience with a formative assessment process and differentiated instruction. LeAnn Nickelsen will share a four-step cycle of instruction—(1) chunk, (2) chew, (3) check, and (4) change—that has the power to double the speed of student learning. Compatible with any subject area, she will present brain-friendly teaching strategies and plentiful tools that are designed to help transform students into active learners and independent thinkers. Educational neuroscience- and research-based teaching strategies to improve student achievement:

• Combine brain science with a formative assessment process and differentiated instruction to maximize student learning.
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• Examine effective teaching strategies and differentiation practices so you can bump it up or break it down according to student needs.
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• Consider the four-step instructional cycle and understand the components of chunk, chew, check, and change.
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• Explore how the formative assessment process can double the speed of learning.
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• Learn how to plan instruction and pre-assess efficiently so that daily learning targets and formative assessments enable each student to meet standards.
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• Receive templates and teaching strategies that can be easily differentiated and implemented in daily lesson plans.

Click here to register for LeAnn Nickelsen's session on Teaching the Instructional Cha Cha's

Ongoing Trainings

Region 10 Skill Development trainings are designed to enhance the skill set of educational leaders at all levels of a school district. Participants will receive a copy of the book associated with each training as well as additional training materials for each course. The following courses will be offered at Region 10 in the 2023-2024 school year:

Click on the links below to view the 2023-2024 course schedule

Crucial Conversations

Getting Things Done

Influencer

Speed of Trust



2023 and Spring 2024 courses are now available

Click Here to Register for Upcoming Appraisal Courses



As we continuously work to enhance this communication platform, please click here to provide any feedback, suggestions, or recommendations that will enable us to better support your learning.

Karen Barnes

Assistant Director 

karen.barnes@region10.org