Wisconsin CESAs

CSN Featured in Wisconsin School News

At a time when efficiency and collaboration are key to any organization’s success, so too are these qualities essential to Wisconsin’s Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs). The CSN was featured in the May 2012 edition of the Wisconsin School News, a publication of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB).

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Wisconsin STEM Summit

CESA 6 proudly announces its third annual STEM Summit. Educators, industry leaders, and others will gather to showcase replicable models and discuss increasing student access to and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  The 2012 STEM Summit will help educators explore the strategic use of information technology to better serve their students, campuses, and communities.

Over 60 sessions will cover everything from recruiting and retaining students for STEM-related programs to using information technology to improve organizational and student learning.

To learn more visit: www.cesa6.org

The Evolution of Cooperative Purchasing

In the July 2011 Interim Report on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, Wisconsin spends almost 45% of its general purpose revenue on education. The state has a financial interest and obligation to ensure money is spent in the most efficient manner. The CESA Purchasing service has joined a K-12 procurement network to secure high-quality, cost-effective goods and services through collaborative procurement.

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The Effectiveness Project

Recent legislation and the national and state move toward teacher/leader effectiveness has been the impetus behind the development of a professional evaluation system that Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6 (CESA 6), Oshkosh, WI initiated called the  “The Effectiveness Project”.

The CESA Statewide Network (CSN) endorsed the project at its March 6, 2012 meeting, making the system available to interested school districts state-wide. Through a collaborative effort, local CESA personnel will be trained in the components of the system to help interested school districts implement it.

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To learn more visit: www.cesa6.org

2011-2012 Statewide Initatives

There are many initiatives taking place in public education in the state as well as at the national level.  The following narrative and PowerPoint provides an update on the major educational initiatives taking place in Wisconsin during the 2011-12 school year.  These initiatives can be categorized into four (4) major areas as identified by State Department of Public Instruction.

1.1.      Standards and Instruction: What do we want students to learn?
1.2.      Assessments and Data Systems: How will we know they have learned?
1.3.      Accountability for Systems and Individuals:  How will we respond when students are and are not learning?
1.4.      School Finance Reform:  How will we pay for learning?

Wisconsin’s CESAs provide the resources and support to ensure that your schools can meet these challenges. 

Statewide Initiatives PowerPoint