Are you attending #ISTE17? Don't miss #MWISTE17? RSVP at bit.ly/MWISTE17 & share your thanks to @bytespeed for supporting us!
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Don't miss #MWISTE & BS tonight!
Are you attending #ISTE17? Don't miss #MWISTE17? RSVP at bit.ly/MWISTE17 & share your thanks to @bytespeed for supporting us!
Don't miss #MWISTE & LNC tonight!
Are you attending #ISTE17? Don't miss #MWISTE17? RSVP at bit.ly/MWISTE17 & share your thanks to @LocknCharge for supporting us!
Don't miss #MWISTE & CA tonight!
Are you attending #ISTE17? Don't miss #MWISTE17? RSVP at bit.ly/MWISTE17 & share your thanks to @CurriculumAssoc for supporting us!
Don't miss #MWISTE & TRA tonight!
Are you attending #ISTE17? Don't miss #MWISTE17? RSVP at bit.ly/MWISTE17 & share your thanks to @TRAChromeCare for supporting us!
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Thank you TRA #MWISTE
Be sure to RSVP for the Midwest #ISTE17 Affiliate Reception on 6/25 bit.ly/MWISTE17 Send a thank you to our #MWISTE17 sponsor @TRAChromeCare!
Thank you Curriculum Associates #MWISTE
Be sure to RSVP for the Midwest #ISTE17 Affiliate Reception on 6/25 bit.ly/MWISTE17 Send a thank you to our #MWISTE17 sponsor @CurriculumAssoc!
Thank you LocknCharge #MWISTE
Be sure to RSVP for the Midwest #ISTE17 Affiliate Reception on 6/25 bit.ly/MWISTE17 Send a thank you to our #MWISTE17 sponsor @lockncharge!
Friday, June 16, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Midwest State reception - June 25th
If you're going to be at #ISTE17 don't miss our Midwest States reception, June 25th at @PatOBriensSA!
RSVP: https://www.smore.com/02trb spots are filling fast!
Thursday, June 1, 2017
WEMTA Update: Joint Finance Committee Approves Increased Funding for Teach, Public Library System
The Joint Finance Committee met Wednesday to vote on the state budget. They approved several items of interest to WEMTA. They will vote on the full Department of Public Instruction budget either next Tuesday or Thursday.
TEACH Grants: The Joint Finance Committee voted 16-0 to adopt a motion authored by Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) to provide an additional $6 million to the TEACH program. It continues the information technology block grant program until July 1, 2019, and expands the permitted uses of grants under the program to include providing mobile hotspots on buses and purchasing mobile hotspots for individuals to borrow from schools. In addition, the eligibility for these grants is expanded to include school districts that have up to 16 pupils per square mile. The non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that 278 school districts would meet this eligibility criteria. The Governor had originally proposed a funding increase of $7.5 million to TEACH, but this motion reduced funding by $1.5 million to increase aid to public libraries.
Public Library Funding: The motion authored by Senator Marklein increases aid to public library systems by $1.5 million.
Teacher Development Program Grants: The Committee voted 12-4 to adopt a motion authored by Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) to approve the Governor's proposal to create a Teacher Development Grant Program administered by the Department of Workforce Development with some modifications. DWD would be required to award grants to eligible school districts, private schools or charter management organizations in consultation with the Department of Public Instruction. The teacher development program must be designed and implemented in partnership with an "educator preparation program" approved by DPI. Individuals who don't yet have a bachelor's degree would be permitted to enter the program.
Grants for Teacher Training Recruitment: The Committee voted 12-4 to adopt a motion authored by Representative Felzkowski (R-Irma) to transfer the Teach for America grant program from DPI to the Department of Workforce Development. The motion changes the name of the grant program to "Grants for Teacher Training and Recruitment" and allows organizations other than Teach for America to receive the funding.
Board of Commissioners of Public Lands: No motions offered.
WEMTA Legislative Committee
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