WEN+Pre-Conference+-+DL,+Registrars,+Admin

= **Wisconsin eSchool Network ** = = **Charting Our Course - DL, Registrar, Admin ** = = **Greg Mahaffey ** =



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**Charting Our Course** – DL, Registrar, Admin iNACOL Midwest Regional Professional Development Symposium Pre-conference Sunday, April 3, 2011

__**AGENDA**__ **1:00 – 1:15 Welcome – Setting the Stage**  **1:15 – 2:00 Celebrating Our Successes - Best Practices and Innovation (p. 2)**

The mission of the Wisconsin eSchool Network is to share high quality online learning resources and best practices while maintaining maximum autonomy for schools and programs to best meet the needs of their local community. How do we share those practices with one another and encourage their adoption network wide. This is our chance to brag. **2:00 – 2:30 Charting Our Course (p. 3)** The Wisconsin eSchool Network’s recent work with Matt Wicks (iNACOL) and Chris Rapp (Evergreen Education Group) has provided us with a substantial list of items to drive the future direction of the network. Which items top your list? Are there items that need to be added? **2:30 – 2:45 Break** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **2:45 – 3:30 On the Move – Current State of the Network (p. 4-5)** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recent changes to Maestro and BrainHoney have created some interesting new opportunities for teachers and DL’s alike. Let’s take a look at what these changes mean for your district and consider what still needs to happen. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**3:30 – 4:00 Goal Setting and Sharing – Joint Session with Teacher Group (p. 6)** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are your goals for tomorrow, next month, and next year? Spend a few minutes reviewing your thoughts, documenting your next steps and sharing your ideas with others. Sometimes they are not real until they are public.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Celebrating Our Successes and Recognizing Opportunities for Growth**


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__What We Do Well__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Support local students/teachers in the classroom - Baraboo

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Recognize specific needs of students - Baraboo

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Teacher mentoring - Baraboo

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Student Goal Setting (eg. pacing) - Baraboo

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Access to resources - Network

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Attitude/collaboration - Network || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__What Others Do Well__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sheboygan - Creating flexibility for students. Change from the face-to-face learning is a benefit to the students.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Racine - Build it and they will come. Infrastructure is in place for a successful program in all of Racine.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Appleton - Works to avoid duplication of service. Value in a distinct program for online learners.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Appleton - Few restrictions on which students can participate in online learning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Network - Considering the climate in the State, there are many positive things occurring.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Madison - Strong support for students is embeded in registration process. Builds relationship.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Madison - Meets regularly with mentor teachers. 1.5 hours every two weeks.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Madison - Registration system. Moodle system allows counselors and students to work together to make request of admin. Coach meets with student. System can be managed from a number of sites.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kenosha - Logistics, system.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Middleton - Teacher working from a distance. More personalized experience online from a teacher in Australia.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Janesville - Goals set. 2 week probation with high standards. Administrative support for 2 week period.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Middleton - Good job navigating the first year. Accessing support from Network. Having IT on board from the start.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Janesville, Kenosha, Middleton, Baraboo - Help students to find success. Meeting individual needs.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kenosha - Organization - work well together. Strong institutional knowledge.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Janesville - Strong communication between students and staff and families. Leads to a high success rate.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Racine : funding for technologies - by paring budget to meet the needs of teachers and students one to one for teachers; 1:4/6 for students <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">no excuses <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">40 year lease on fiberoptic network <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">embed virtual learning options into all schools <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Blended and hybrid learning in all schools

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Handle large groups of students more efficiently

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Framework for online system (more support staff, funding, etc) ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Charting Our Course**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Develop short-term and long-term vision
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create equity among partner districts
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify centralized vs. distributed responsibilities
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Develop mechanism for ongoing strategic planning
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Develop a formal learning community
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify and hire leadership, management and technical positions
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plan for network expansion: mentoring, new partner support
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Develop formally funded process for district liaison mentoring
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Budget considerations: define operations vs. investments vs. special projects
 * 10) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Possible revenue
 * 11) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Greater centralization in providing supplementary course resources
 * 12) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Procedures for waitlisted courses
 * 13) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Formal process for district mentoring
 * 14) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Management of locally developed courses
 * 15) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Blended pricing
 * 16) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Model to provide access to non-partner districts
 * 17) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Expectations for student preparation (Orientation)
 * 18) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Extending end dates (communication and process)
 * 19) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dropping students from courses
 * 20) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mentoring of new teachers
 * 21) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Determining when a student is complete

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Maestro Updates** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">– Consider Context of Statewide SIS > <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**BrainHoney Updates** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">– Consider Context of Statewide LMS <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For a detailed look at what will become available in the Dec2010 release see the link below: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://dec2010.brainhoney.com/docs/Overview__] > > <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Goal Setting** Completed individually
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Message Board__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Add announcements to the Maestro Message Board – Home Tab
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Transfer of Announcements__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Announcements from BrainHoney to Maestro –Home Tab
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Quick Progress Report__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Quick updates for students and guardians – Filters Tab
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Real Time Data Transfer__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Requested data is pulled in real time from BrainHoney. All gradebook information will synch each morning at approximately 3:30am eastern.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__E-mail Validation__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Provides system to ensure that lines of communication are open. When an e-mail is unverifiable, alternate means of contact should be used until new address is verified.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Groups
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peer Review
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Printing
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resource Panel
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Templates
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Timeout Message
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wisconsin Model Academic Standards