◊September 30 Implementing the New Creating and Responding Benchmarks in K-12 Music

Sponsored by the Perpich Center for Arts Education, the workshop will dig deeper into the new Music benchmarks.  Create, explore and take away new ideas for your music classroom.  Click here for more information.

◊October 9 Fall Wellness Conference 

Check our brochure for details. 

◊Online Classes now available to meet MN Licensure Renewal Requirements

To renew a MN teaching license, the MN licensure board requires training in each of six different areas: 1)Positive Behavior Intervention, 2)Reading Preparation, 3)Mental Illness Awareness, 4)Suicide Prevention Strategies, 5) English Learners Best Practices, and 6) Cultural Competency Training. NWSC Education Services has developed a set of online classes which allows participants to earn a clock hour in each of these categories. Teachers can meet the requirements for renewal at their own time, own place, and own pace.  Click for more information.

◊2019-2020 Region 8 Leadership Series

For Superintendents and education leaders, this series is sponsored by MASA.  Day 1: past Day 2: Jan 20, 2020 features the Bounce Back Project: the power of graditude and relations in the development of climate and cluture. Day 3: March 31, 2020 is on building, healthy, happy, high performing lead teams. Day 1 & 3 are led by Dr. Joe Hill. Day 2 by Dr. Corey Martin. For more information, click here.

◊School Finance Workshops

One school finance workshop is left. Sept 18:Levy sheets. Click here for more information.

◊NWSC Partners with the OnToCollege (OTC) Program
OTC has partnered with over 420 schools across 25 states to help create more 2- and 4-year college grads with minimal debt.  Partners routinely jump their school-wide ACT scores 1-3 points.  MREA member districts and Northwest Service Cooperative (NWSC) members receive a discount on OTC Test Prep and College Counseling. Click here for more information.