MRVED Business
Upcoming Meetings
September 21st - Title III Paraprofessionals
September 22nd - Superintendents' Council
September 23rd - Teachers' Advisory Council
September 24th - Title III Teachers
Welcome Back
Welcome back to the 2021 school year! The MRVED hopes the best for you in the 2021-22 school year. After a full year of bouncing in and out of distance learning due to COVID, people are hoping for a "normal" school year. We challenge you to think about what the new normal will look like. Although COVID teaching was not fun, what can we learn from last year that will make us better educators, leaders, and students for the 2021-22 school year?
Paraprofessional Conference Recap
The 2021 Paraprofessional Conference was held in Benson on August 18, 2021. Over 150 paraprofessionals attended the training and had the opportunity to partake in over 20 sessions. There were many positive comments about the training from the attendees. Thank you to Benson schools & staff for helping the MRVED put on this successful annual conference. Thank you to the MRVED superintendents for investing in training for the people that work closest with some of our most precious cargo - our kids.
Looking Ahead
Planning for the 2021-22 MRVED Common Days began in the Spring of 2021. Our Teacher Advisory Council met and discussed format and topics for the day. The following was sent to the Superintendent Council for approval.
October 20, 2021 - Virtual (Topic - Leadership)
January 17, 2022 - In- Person MELT Conference at LQPV
April 14, 2022 - TBD
Obviously, with the ever changing COVID pandemic, even the best plans could be disrupted.
October 20, 2021
The October 20, 2021 MRVED Common In-service day will be held virtually this fall. The MRVED is excited to announce that
Jon Gordon will be our keynote speaker in the morning. Jon is a best-selling author and world-renowned keynote speaker. Jon has worked with sports teams ranging from the L.A. Dodgers to Clemson Football and Fortune 500 companies such as Campbell's Soup, Dell, and Snapchat. He is a highly sought after speaker.
More details on accessing the Keynote will be coming in the near future.
There will also be time throughout the day to collaborate virtually with others in your grade level and/or content area. Please see the network facilitator sign-up information below.
October 20, 2021 Networking Groups
The MRVED is also looking for teachers to host networking sessions within their grade level or content area. The networking groups will take place from 10:30 to Noon and will be hosted on the platform of the teacher hosting the meeting. Networking facilitators will be paid a stipend of $100 for their time and effort. If you are interested in being a networking facilitator, please sign-up HERE, deadline to register to be a facilitator is the end of the day October 8th.
Facilitator Expectations
- Start & End the meeting on time
- Provide the virtual meeting space (Link to the meeting)
- Keep the meeting time positive
- Facilitate a brief Jon Gordon follow-up
- Attend a short virtual meeting with Brandon on October 13th at 3:15
Book Study - The Power of Positive Leadership
Through popular demand, we'll bring back the MRVED Update Book Study. This fall we will go through Jon Gordon's book,
The Power of Positive Leadership. If you wish to follow along with the book study, please purchase the book. We'll start discussing the book in the next MRVED update. In the next update, we will go through Chapter 2. The discussions questions and reflections in this blog are in no way a replacement for purchasing the book. The Power of Positive Leadership is a quick and easy read. You will not be disappointed in purchasing this book...in fact, I'm also reading
Row the Boat by Jon Gordon and PJ Fleck at the same time!
You can sign up for Jon Gordon's
Positive Leadership Challenge. It's a free 7-day challenge to help you become a better leader and create positive results.
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