2015 WiRSA Conference
Rural Schools on the Move Through Innovation and Collaboration
Nov. 11-12, 2015
The seventh annual WiRSA Fall Conference was a resounding success thanks to the excellent presenters and the numerous attendees.
Use of Social Networking as a Strong Communication Tool
Joe Sanfelippo, District Administrator, Fall Creek
Key Stakeholders Developing Grass Roots Initiatives: Grass Roots Panel
Heather DuBois, Bourenane, WPEN; Sandy Whisler, CAPE; Bruce Quinton, Superintendent, Pepin; Jeri McGinley, School Funding Reform for Wisconsin
Standing Up for Rural Schools, Libraries and Communities Awards
Dr. Tony Evers, State Superintendent, DPI
FFA
Sally Albers, FFA State President and Kevin Keith, National FFA Local Program Success Team Leader
Whole Grade Sharing
TBA
Reflecting on the 2015-2017 Biannual State Budget
Todd Berry, Wisconsin Taxpayer Alliance and Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Officer
Fab Lab Education for the Future
George Karling and Steve Yahr, Three Lakes
The Morgridge Institute Summer Science Camps
Wes Marner, Lab and Outreach Coordinator
School Fair-School/Community Collaboration
Sharri Graffunder, River Valley
Teacher Retention
Barb Herzog and Penny Buckley, UW Oshkosh Center for Additional Teacher Listening Other Panel Members TBA
Building Strong Partnerships in Technology Education
Bob Morehead, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
Learning from this Year’s WiRSA Exit Interview Program
Dave Hammelman, Hammelman Resources and Rick Waski, Adams Friendship
Rural School Collaborating Through Summer School
Brandon Robinson, Kara Holden, Zack Fugate, Unitiy; and Renee Gavinski, Luck
Health Lifestyles-Engaging Students, Staff and Community
Patricia Vickman, Southern Door; Nick Cochart, Algoma; Tony Klaubauf, Denmark, with Kevin Clougherty and Cindy Van Asten, M3 Insurance
2020 Vision Community and Agency Reciprocal Partnerships
Christine Weymouth, Mauston
Fine Arts in Rural Schools
Matt Snow and Rebecca Schinker, River Valley
Building Utilization
NWTC and Florence Partnership, Ben Niehaus, Florence
WEA Members Benefits
Sharon Schmidt, Worksite Benefits Consultant
Sharing Spanish via Technology for Elementary Students
John Eyerly, Westfield and Louie Ferguson, Arcadia
Leadership Forgiveness
Doug Kryder, Crandon
PLCs, A Dynamic Change to Our Small School Setting
Owen-Withee High School PLC Leadership Team
Future Ready Districts with Trusting Partnerships
Josh Robinson, Frederic
Teach 2.0 and other Technology Initiatives
Kevin Kiefer, DPI Assistant Superintendent for Division of Libraries and Technology, with Matt Yeakey and Terry Birk, DOA TEACH Administrators for the Division of Enterprise and Technology
For a complete conference program, click here.