Join Forces, Collaborate, and Engage with Peers.

Affinity Group for Educators of Color

This nurturing environment addresses vital topics for fostering support for educators of color, investing in personal growth and development, and opportunities for continuous learning in our schools and communities. Come celebrate your identity, exchange successes and challenges, freely engage with peers without fear of judgment and be part of this empowering community committed to mutual support and enrichment.

Connect. Elevate. Educators of Color, Let’s Thrive Together!

A safe and supportive network that affirms, nurtures, and celebrates the diversity of lived experience

• An increase in sense of belonging and connection through the sharing of successes and challenges unique to educators of color
• Resource sharing of strategies and practices that contribute to greater racial and ethnic diversity, access, inclusion, and belonging in our schools and communities.

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Alternative Placement

Through this network, you will identify and implement effective interventions and academic/behavior supports so that students can develop the necessary skills to successfully transition back to their home schools.

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DEIB Leaders

This network is specifically designed to meet the needs of K-12 administrators and coordinators leading district-wide diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) efforts. Through a mix of virtual and in-person sessions, members of this network come together monthly to learn about and discuss current DEIB topics as well as network and share resources with other DEIB K-12 leaders throughout the state.

Empower DEIB Leaders, Transform Education Together!

• Co-create agendas with topics that address the daily and strategic work of DEIB district directors and coordinators
• Increase skill and confidence in navigating DEIB conversations with peers, staff, students, and community
• Engage in real-time collaborative problem-solving
• Exchange successful strategies for delivery of DEIB professional development
  Network, resource share, and gain valuable information for upcoming events and trainings

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Nonprofit DEIB Learning Collaborative

Led by Laurice Snyder from the Center 4All, our Nonprofit DEIB Learning Collaborative focuses on the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the necessary components necessary to create inclusive working and service environments which include awareness, allyship, advocacy, and agency. Through various engaging, interactive, and non-threatening professional learning opportunities, participants will leave with ideas and strategies that can deepen further conversations and action as nonprofit leaders.

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Elementary Principals

Led by CESA 6 CEO Ted Neitzke, the Elementary Principals Network is a monthly opportunity for Principals to collaborate, get updates, develop professionally, and stay up-to-date on current issues facing schools.

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Food Service

The Food Service Network is a free opportunity for Food Service Professionals to come together to share, learn, and grow. The network allows for collaborative time together to support relevant topics impacting the industry, a place to share ideas and best practices, relationship building with peers and personal growth.

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Human Resources

The mission of the HR Network is to network and support those district individuals who are supporting the HR roles and functions through our CESA 6 region by providing timely and relevant information on a monthly basis.

• Learn about best practices in Human Resources and Payroll.
• Members of this network will have the opportunity to explore and discuss current topics and also be able to network and share with leaders from throughout the region.

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LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group for Educators

Celebrate identities, share achievements, and forge a supportive network in four gatherings this school year. Embrace your true self and contribute to our community, fostering collective growth and development. Together, we'll establish a network of support and resource-sharing among LGBTQIA+ PreK-12 leaders statewide.

LGBTQIA+ Educators: Connect, Celebrate, Empower!

• Create spaces that affirm, nurture, and celebrate lived LGBTQIA+ experiences.
• Foster discussions on LGBTQIA+ identity development in a secure environment, promoting community, fellowship, and empowerment among individuals who share similar identities.
• Collaboratively envision and share strategies to enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging in schools and communities.
• Network, share resources, and acquire valuable insights for upcoming events and training sessions

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Middle/High School Principals

Led by CESA 6 CEO Ted Neitzke, the Secondary Principals Network is a monthly opportunity for Principals to collaborate, get updates, develop professionally, and stay up-to-date on current issues facing schools.

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Professional Advisory Council (PAC)

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Public Relations

The School PR Network meets four times during the school year to provide collaboration and learning around topics including communication, marketing, branding and engagement. We will discuss hot topics and share best practices, resources and solutions.

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Regional Special Education Network 

The Wisconsin Regional Special Education Network (RSN) was established in 1984 and acts as a liaison providing linked communication between the Department of Public Instruction and local education agencies (LEAs). The purpose of the RSN is to support Wisconsin LEAs in advancing the academic achievement and social and emotional competencies of students with disabilities by:

• Providing coordinated technical assistance that promotes continuous systems improvement
• Fostering collaboration
• Developing educational leadership capacity

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Special Education Leadership Support

The Special Education Leadership Support Collaborative Series is an opportunity for program support teachers, district leaders, or administrators to work collectively to learn best practices in Evaluation and IEP writing, Department of Public Instruction compliance for the review of IEPs, LEA roles and responsibilities, and strategies to support district Special Education teachers and paraprofessionals. This series will meet 6 times during the year  to share ideas and strategies in order to create safe and creative classrooms.

Participants will be actively involved in discussion, exchanging ideas, sharing best practices and resources with one another and selecting future meeting topics based on their needs.

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Special Education Teacher Network

The Special Education Teacher Network will meet every month to provide opportunities for networking around topics of interest related to special education programs, policies, procedures and processes. This interactive network is designed for teachers to collaboration and discuss topics such as: scheduling, IEP writing, self care, FBA/BIP writing, service delivery, materials and resources, working with families, classroom and behavior management, DPI updates and other professional development topics.

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