Hello Area 9!
I hope your Wednesday is going incredibly well, especially as it’s so beautiful outside. I am currently rebuilding my contact list for Area 9, so if I’ve forgotten someone, or you asked to be removed, please let me know and I will make it happen.
As you begin your march toward the end of the calendar year, and you usher in the holidays, I have a few more WACA items to send your way:
Our program coordinator, Tammy Caldwell, just sent the board a reminder message: Start thinking about presenters for the WACA Conference in March!
· Our conference theme this year is Come One, Come All to the Greatest Show on Earth. Each year, we have several rounds of 50-minute presentations. We also have a couple of rounds of 10-minute Meet the Pros. The 50 minute sessions allow us to go into depth on a topic or program or activity. The Meet the Pros sessions are usually a nice summary, or a “snapshot” of our topic.
· As we think about the activities at our school, they seem to fall into the categories of Personal Growth, Event Planning, and Culture Building… kind of a three-ring circus of activities! What do you do at school that fits into one or more of these three-rings? Present it! What do you do at your school that you are proud of? Many of us are familiar with TPEP evaluations. How does your activity match up with one or more of the 8 TPEP elements? Your WACA colleagues would be interested (… and so would your administrators). Present it!
· It doesn’t need to seem earth-shaking! For example, fundraising activities you do in your building, assignments you use in leadership class, strategies on how to better recognize groups in your building. Again, nothing earth-shaking; but if a few people leave the sessions with an idea or two they want to use, then the session is a success! I have no doubt each of you have something to offer so please challenge yourself to present this year.
· The Presenter applications are available on the website. http://www.wacaonline.org/
· As always, if you have an idea or question that you want to discuss, please email me.
Registration for the 2019 conference is OPEN, so go online and register today! All right, that’s enough for now. I’ll send some more information after our January Board Meeting.
Have a wonderful holiday...Take care of yourselves.
Thanks,
Jen Nelson
Area 9 Rep.
I hope your Wednesday is going incredibly well, especially as it’s so beautiful outside. I am currently rebuilding my contact list for Area 9, so if I’ve forgotten someone, or you asked to be removed, please let me know and I will make it happen.
As you begin your march toward the end of the calendar year, and you usher in the holidays, I have a few more WACA items to send your way:
Our program coordinator, Tammy Caldwell, just sent the board a reminder message: Start thinking about presenters for the WACA Conference in March!
· Our conference theme this year is Come One, Come All to the Greatest Show on Earth. Each year, we have several rounds of 50-minute presentations. We also have a couple of rounds of 10-minute Meet the Pros. The 50 minute sessions allow us to go into depth on a topic or program or activity. The Meet the Pros sessions are usually a nice summary, or a “snapshot” of our topic.
· As we think about the activities at our school, they seem to fall into the categories of Personal Growth, Event Planning, and Culture Building… kind of a three-ring circus of activities! What do you do at school that fits into one or more of these three-rings? Present it! What do you do at your school that you are proud of? Many of us are familiar with TPEP evaluations. How does your activity match up with one or more of the 8 TPEP elements? Your WACA colleagues would be interested (… and so would your administrators). Present it!
· It doesn’t need to seem earth-shaking! For example, fundraising activities you do in your building, assignments you use in leadership class, strategies on how to better recognize groups in your building. Again, nothing earth-shaking; but if a few people leave the sessions with an idea or two they want to use, then the session is a success! I have no doubt each of you have something to offer so please challenge yourself to present this year.
· The Presenter applications are available on the website. http://www.wacaonline.org/
· As always, if you have an idea or question that you want to discuss, please email me.
Registration for the 2019 conference is OPEN, so go online and register today! All right, that’s enough for now. I’ll send some more information after our January Board Meeting.
Have a wonderful holiday...Take care of yourselves.
Thanks,
Jen Nelson
Area 9 Rep.