2024 WASB Conference

Here starts the lesson!

Tracy Blair, MNSD

CESA 1 Delegate

Attended January 17th & 18th

January 17th:

• Breakfast with CESAs
• Opening General Session
• Dedicated Exhibit Hall
• Who Speaks for Your Brand?
• 2024 WASB Delegate Assembly
• Wisconsin’s Public Opinion on Education Issues

January 18th:

• Public Participation and School Board Meetings
• Second General Session

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CESA Breakfast

Overview

Networking

Highlighted the CESAs Mission

Fun seeing everyone!

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Opening General Session

OVERVIEW

Highlights

John Thomsen, WASDA President

Milwaukee School of Languages String Orchestra

Jill Underly, State Superintendent

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Sean Covey

New York Times best-selling author describes his two books “The 4 Disciplines of Execution” & “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”. He’s the son of Stephen R. Covey author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”

—Sean Covey

“The Meta-Style Continuum involves Authoritarian Command & Control, Enlightened Command & Control which leads to Trust & Inspire.”

Exhibit Hall

ArtWork

Able to visit BoardDocs, CG Schmidt,Dairyland Buses, Destination Career Academy of WI, Dream Flight, Infinite Campus, Lamers Buses, Neola Inc., Partnership for a Tobacco Free WI, Quest Foods, Safe Haven Defense, School Perceptions, Skyward, Inc., SmartLab, Taher, Inc.

No Artwork from MNSD 😉

Brand

Who Speaks for Your Brand?

Marie Kressin

Need Brand Ambassadors

Willing to Survey

SchoolCEO Writer Apptegy

People to wear your colors, live your values, and get others excited about your schools.

Maintaining your district’s brand requires the strength of your team

This organization is willing to help

—WASB Delegate Assembly

“All Amendments passed without changes made.”

Wisconsin’s Public Opinion on Education Issues

Parents want to be a part of the system

• Marquette Law School Poll
• Public's Opinion on how well schools are doing is decreased yet stable
• Republicans are more critical on schools than Democrats
• Funding for schools has stayed the same
• Results are located here

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Afternoon Session

Jan. 18th

Public Participation & School Board Meetings

• Set Limits and Keep the conversation and communication open
• When taking meeting minutes don’t try to put a person’s opinion in the minutes, summarize

Second General Session

Presiding WASB President

Middleton High School Chamber Wind Ensemble

John Quinones

Rosanne Hahn

ABC Correspondent

What Would you Do?

Any Question?

Contact Tracy Blair @ tracy.blair@muskegonorway.org