MRVED Business
Upcoming Meetings
September 11, 2019 - MRVED Board (6:00 p.m.)
September 11, 2019 - Community Ed Directors
September 13, 2019 - Principals' Council
September 17, 2019 - TAC
September 20, 2019 - Title III Paras
September 25, 2019 - Superintendents' Council
September 27, 2019 - Title III Teachers
September 11, 2019 - Community Ed Directors
September 13, 2019 - Principals' Council
September 17, 2019 - TAC
September 20, 2019 - Title III Paras
September 25, 2019 - Superintendents' Council
September 27, 2019 - Title III Teachers
Important Dates 2019-20 School Year
October 16, 2019 - Common Inservice Day
January 20, 2020 - MELT Conference at LQPV
April 9, 2020 - Common Inservice Day
Registration will be sent out next week! Please watch your email for the registration link😀
The morning will be a presentation by Willow Sweeney Flaherty on
Social Emotional Learning. The afternoon will be district time focused on Social Emotional Learning implementation.
Some of you have been back for a month already, while some of you are into your 2nd week. Welcome back to the 2019-2020 school year. Each year brings new excitement as new children fill your classroom. The MRVED wishes that each of you has your best year ever!
For those of you that are new or for those of you have need a recap. The Minnesota River Valley Education District (MRVED) is a consortium of nine school districts in Southwest/Western Minnesota. The districts include Benson, Dawson-Boyd, Lac qui Parle Valley, Lakeview, Minneota, Montevideo, Ortonville, Renville County West, and Yellow Medicine East. Our goal is to help our member districts achieve their goals. To do this, the MRVED offers a wide variety of services to their member districts, including, but not limited to; professional development, grant writing, strategic planning, online learning, etc... If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask.
The MRVED also debuted a new website. It is a work in progress, but things are up and running. In the near future, there will be directions on how to sign-up for announcements via text message from the MRVED.
The MRVED celebrated 30 years of existence this past summer. The core of the organization has stayed the same with collaboration playing a large role in the efforts of the MRVED. However, faces, goals, initiatives, have all changed over the course of the years and will continue to evolve over the next 30 years.
Each year we examine a few books in the update. Typically a chapter or two is covered every two weeks, so it is very easy to follow along. Brandon provides his thoughts on the chapter along with a quick synopsis of what was written. Brandon's writing is by no means a substitute for reading the book. This Fall, Brandon will be taking a look at the book, Lead Like a Pirate by Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf. If the title sounds familiar, it should! Last year, we had the opportunity to hear from Shelley's husband, Dave on his book Teach Like a Pirate.
Even if you are not an administrator, this is a great book for any leader. You could be your PLC leader, lead negotiator, head baseball coach, etc... This book is going to offer simple bits of advice on how to lead a team of people. In the next update, we will examine the first two chapters on Passion and Immersion.
January 20, 2020 - MELT Conference at LQPV
April 9, 2020 - Common Inservice Day
October 16, 2019 Common Inservice Day
Registration will be sent out next week! Please watch your email for the registration link😀
The morning will be a presentation by Willow Sweeney Flaherty on
Social Emotional Learning. The afternoon will be district time focused on Social Emotional Learning implementation.
Welcome Back
Some of you have been back for a month already, while some of you are into your 2nd week. Welcome back to the 2019-2020 school year. Each year brings new excitement as new children fill your classroom. The MRVED wishes that each of you has your best year ever!
What is the MRVED?
For those of you that are new or for those of you have need a recap. The Minnesota River Valley Education District (MRVED) is a consortium of nine school districts in Southwest/Western Minnesota. The districts include Benson, Dawson-Boyd, Lac qui Parle Valley, Lakeview, Minneota, Montevideo, Ortonville, Renville County West, and Yellow Medicine East. Our goal is to help our member districts achieve their goals. To do this, the MRVED offers a wide variety of services to their member districts, including, but not limited to; professional development, grant writing, strategic planning, online learning, etc... If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask.Summer Recap
The MRVED staff was busy all summer between summer school at the ALC, planning for the upcoming school day, providing a workshop for substitutes, among other regular duties. One of the highlights of the summer was being able to train 10 people interested in becoming a substitute teacher. Substitute teachers can be so difficult to find, so in an effort to increase the pool, we decided to start offering these trainings. The MRVED will continue to offer substitute teacher training a couple times a year. If you know of someone with a 4-year degree and is currently looking for some part-time work, subbing is perfect for them!
MRVED 30th Anniversary
Lead Like a Pirate
Each year we examine a few books in the update. Typically a chapter or two is covered every two weeks, so it is very easy to follow along. Brandon provides his thoughts on the chapter along with a quick synopsis of what was written. Brandon's writing is by no means a substitute for reading the book. This Fall, Brandon will be taking a look at the book, Lead Like a Pirate by Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf. If the title sounds familiar, it should! Last year, we had the opportunity to hear from Shelley's husband, Dave on his book Teach Like a Pirate.Even if you are not an administrator, this is a great book for any leader. You could be your PLC leader, lead negotiator, head baseball coach, etc... This book is going to offer simple bits of advice on how to lead a team of people. In the next update, we will examine the first two chapters on Passion and Immersion.
