BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WRESA - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wresa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for WRESA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T150000 DTSTAMP:20260514T122655 CREATED:20241025T152900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T134921Z UID:46582-1757408400-1757430000@wresa.org SUMMARY:Leading the Way: School Administrators and the IDEA DESCRIPTION:Date: September 9\, 2025 (Rescheduled from original December 10\, 2024)\nTime:  9:00am – 3:00pm \nType: In-Person\n\nLocation: WRESA\n 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206 \n Asheville\, NC 28806\n\nFee:  No Fee\nAudience: K-12 School Administrators\nCEUS: 5 Contact Hours \nDescription: \nThis full-day professional development seeks to challenge aspiring administrators and school\nadministrators to examine the impact of their leadership on the educational and functional\noutcomes of students with disabilities within their schools. The session will address the many\nfacets that face school administrators as they lead schools that support the education of\nstudents with disabilities\, such as the impact of their leadership on the instruction\, curriculum\nand environment for students with disabilities within their schools.\nDuring the session we will examine implementation of IDEA and NC Policies through a\nleadership style and school culture lens. We will provide support for administrators in\ndeepening their understanding of state and federal IDEA regulations as well as implementation\nof specially designed instruction\, services and programs for students with disabilities. \nPresenters:\nTeri Queen currently serves as the Northwest and Western Region Literacy Consultant for the\nNorth Carolina Public Schools Office of Exceptional Children for the Program Improvement and\nProfessional Development section. In this role\, she facilitates building capacity and\nsustainability of the NC State Improvement Project grant through systems level coaching. In\naddition to providing guidance in the data driven continuous improvement needs\, she works\nwith professional\, parent\, and service organizations and Institutions of Higher Education to\npromote appropriate public education and improved services for students with disabilities for\nNorth Carolina Public Schools and private Universities. Teri has previously served as an\nExceptional Children Director\, EC Program Specialist\, EC Instructional Facilitator\, Federal\nPrograms Coordinator\, Exceptional Children Transition Specialist\, Accountability Coordinator\nand an Exceptional Children Teacher in North Carolina and Virginia over the course of 26 years. \nKelly Doppke is an IDEA Consultant for the Western Region with the Office of Exceptional\nChildren\, where she provides regional support to EC leadership and school teams in LEAs and\nCharters across the area. Originally from South Carolina\, Kelly moved to Western North Carolina\nwith her family in 2007. She holds an undergraduate degree in Elementary\, Early Childhood\,\nand Special Education from Lander University\, a Master of Education from Southern Wesleyan\nUniversity\, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in School Administration from Western Carolina\nUniversity.\nKelly’s favorite job\, aside from her current role\, was serving as a camp counselor at Camp\nSpearhead\, a camp for children and adults with special needs in upstate South Carolina.\nThroughout her career as a teacher\, program specialist\, and EC director\, Kelly developed a deep\npassion for creating inclusive systems for students with disabilities. Her leadership focus is on\nreducing exclusionary practices for students with challenging behaviors and finding ways to\nensure equitable opportunities for all students. \nTraci Royal currently serves as the IDEA Consultant for the Northwest region with the Office of\nExceptional Children. In this role\, she directly supports EC Directors and Charter Coordinators\nand their staff through professional development\, coaching\, and technical assistance in all areas\nrelated to the provision of special education services as well as overall program evaluation and\nimprovement. Traci serves on the NW Regional Support Team as well. Prior to transitioning to\nNCDPI in this role in 2020\, Traci served in both small and large school districts as an elementary\nand high school EC teacher across multiple educational settings\, assistant EC Director\, EC\nDirector\, and Executive EC Director. \n\nIf you have additional questions\, contact Candie Sellers  csellers@wresa.org \n\nIf you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member\, click  WRESA MEMBER List.\nREGISTER URL:https://wresa.org/event/leading-the-way-school-administrators-and-the-idea/ LOCATION:WRESA\, 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wresa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/LeadingTheWay400x230.png ORGANIZER;CN="Candie Sellers":MAILTO:csellers@wresa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T150000 DTSTAMP:20260514T122655 CREATED:20250512T200359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T200359Z UID:48303-1757926800-1757948400@wresa.org SUMMARY:STEM to Your Doorstep - 2025 DESCRIPTION:Date:  September 15\, 2025 \nTime:  9:00am – 3:00pm \nType: In-Person\n\nLocation: Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Ext. Center\n 455 Research Drive\n Mills River\, NC 28759\n\nFee:  $65 \n \n**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However\, you\nare welcome to send a colleague in your place. Contact LaDonna Sluder\nat lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 (ext 102) if you need to change\nthe name of the person attending.\n\nCEUs: 5 Contact Hours \nAudience: K-12 Teachers\nWhat to Bring: A charged device \nDescription: \nK-12 Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Mathematics teachers\, what do you need to boost the STEM curriculum in your schools?  How about free access to technology\, resources and lab materials for use in the classroom? Now\, the real question is how can you make this happen? You can participate in a day of training presented by The Science House of NC State University. You will use MacBooks\, LabQuests and various probes to explore science and math concepts. After the training session\, you will be eligible to participate in the equipment loan program through The Mountain Satellite Office of The Science House. Participants will be trained on equipment use and equipment implementation through the use of grade level activities. \nIf you have questions about the workshop\, contact Michelle Taylor (828-206-3014 / mtbenign@ncsu.edu) \nIf you have questions about registration\, contact LaDonna Sluder at WRESA (828-774-5681 ext 102 / lsluder@wresa.org ) \nREGISTER\n  URL:https://wresa.org/event/stem-to-your-doorstep-2025/ LOCATION:Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center\, 455 Research Drive\, Mills river\, NC\, 28759\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wresa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/STEMtoYourDoorStep-ScienceHouse.png ORGANIZER;CN="Michelle Taylor":MAILTO:mtbenign@ncsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T150000 DTSTAMP:20260514T122655 CREATED:20250407T185309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T145401Z UID:48173-1758013200-1758034800@wresa.org SUMMARY:Mentor Training - WRESA 2025 DESCRIPTION:Date: September 16\, 2025\nTime: 9:00am-3:00pm\n \nLocation: WRESA\n 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206 \n Asheville\, NC 28806\n\nFee: $45 WRESA Members\n $70 Non-Members\n\n**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However\, you\nare welcome to send a colleague in your place. Contact LaDonna Sluder\nat lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 (ext 102) if you need to change\nthe name of the person attending.\n\nAudience: Future mentor teachers and current mentor teachers needing to brush up\n \nCEUs: 5 Contact Hours\nWhat to Bring: A Charged device\nDescription: \nThe North Carolina 21st Century Mentoring course provides mentors with the skills and knowledge needed to support beginning teachers. This course is built around the North Carolina Mentor Standards which are aligned with the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and provides direction in how mentors can support beginning teachers in each of the teacher standards. All North Carolina students deserve effective teachers. This course helps mentors in implementing best practices for guiding beginning teachers to reach their fullest potential and is an opportunity for mentors to collaborate with others in the region in face-to-face training.  Angie Eudy\, the Regional Education Facilitator from NCDPI\, will be leading this workshop. \nPresenter: \nAngie Eudy\, the Regional Education Facilitator will be leading the workshop. \nIf you have questions\, contact Jill Chambers at jchambers@wresa.org \nIf you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member\, click  WRESA MEMBER List.\nREGISTER URL:https://wresa.org/event/48173/ LOCATION:WRESA\, 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wresa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MentorTraining400x230.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T150000 DTSTAMP:20260514T122655 CREATED:20250508T142153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T152820Z UID:48266-1758186000-1758207600@wresa.org SUMMARY:MTSS and SLD DESCRIPTION:Date:  Sept 18\, 2025\nTime:  9:00am – 3:00pm \nType: In-Person\n\nLocation: WCU at Biltmore Park – Room 342\n 28 Schenck Parkway\n Asheville\, NC 28803\n\nFee:  $45 WRESA Members \n $70 Non-members\n\n**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However\, you\nare welcome to send a colleague in your place. Contact LaDonna Sluder\nat lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 (ext 102) if you need to change\nthe name of the person attending.\n\nCEUs: 5 Contact Hours \nLimit: 45 Participants\nAudience: K-12 Educators\, MTSS Coordinators\, District Leaders\, Administrators\nWhat to Bring: Your own device\n\nDescription: \nIs your school confused and frustrated about how MTSS and Special Education work (or don’t) work together? In this one day session\, participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of how the MTSS framework informs the determination of special education eligibility. Participants will unpack the framework for determining a specific learning disability while making connections to their own MTSS systems. Through the use of a self evaluation tool\, schools will determine what action steps need to be taken in order to strengthen outcomes for all students. \nPresenter:   \nLiz Massey from Buncombe County Schools will be your presenter. Liz Massey is the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Coordinator of Buncombe County Schools and a Literacy Specialist trained in the Science of Reading. \nIf you have additional questions\, contact Jill Chambers at  jchambers@wresa.org   \nIf you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member\, click  WRESA MEMBER List.    \nREGISTER URL:https://wresa.org/event/mtss-and-sld/ LOCATION:WRESA\, 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wresa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MTSSSLD-LizMassey400x230.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T150000 DTSTAMP:20260514T122655 CREATED:20250210T151356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T131740Z UID:47360-1758616200-1758639600@wresa.org SUMMARY:Responsibility-Centered Discipline: 2025 DESCRIPTION:Date: September 23\, 2025\nTime: 8:30am-3:00pm\n\nLocation: Haywood County Schools Conference Center\n 112 Virginia Ave\n Waynesville\, NC 28786 \n\nFee: Free\n\n**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However\, you\nare welcome to send a colleague in your place. Contact LaDonna Sluder\nat lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 (ext 102) if you need to change\nthe name of the person attending.\n\nCEUs: 5 Contact Hours\nLimit: 65 Participants\nAudience: Teachers\, Principals\, Assistant Principals\, and other Educational Leaders\nWhat to Bring? Your own device \nDescription: \nBack for a third time due to its popularity\, this session delves into the challenges of working with difficult students.  Working with demanding and disruptive students is not a new challenge for educators. However\, there are current concerns being voiced regarding the changing nature and intensity of behaviors of these students. Some educators are reporting increases in selfish\, manipulative\, and hostile behaviors while others are noticing more students who are overly anxious and/or difficult to engage. Even well-season educators can sometimes have their “feathers ruffled” by certain students in certain situations. This seminar is designed to assist all educators with identifying and addressing these and other issues that affect the academic and behavioral progress of the students with whom they work. This power-packed seminar will provide you with up-to-date insights and strategies for reaching and helping those young people who seem to evoke the strongest feeling of frustration\, hurt\, and sometimes discouragement in professional educators.  \nPresenter: Larry Thompson\, M.ED \nOur presenter for the day is Larry Thompson. He is often called upon to deliver keynote presentations for state and national education conferences because of his knowledge\, humor and passion for assisting today’s students. He has helped thousands of educators and schools break away from their traditional discipline models to a model that creates a responsible climate and responsible students. Larry has served in a wide variety of roles in education – from special education teacher to alternative and traditional high school principal. Larry understands that systems must be created that can be realistically implemented and sustained.  \nFor additional information/ questions contact Jill Chambers jchambers@wresa.org \nREGISTER URL:https://wresa.org/event/responsibility-centered-discipline-2025/ LOCATION:Haywood County Schools Conference Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, NC\, 28786\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wresa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Responsibility-Centered-Discipline-400x230-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T150000 DTSTAMP:20260514T122655 CREATED:20250313T160019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T172103Z UID:47669-1758790800-1758812400@wresa.org SUMMARY:An Overview of the Science of Reading for Secondary Teachers DESCRIPTION:Date:  Sept 25\, 2025 \nTime:  9:00am – 3:00pm \nType: In-Person\n\nLocation: WRESA \n 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206\n          Asheville\, NC 28806\n\nFee:  $45 WRESA Members \n $70 Non-members\n\n**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However\, you\nare welcome to send a colleague in your place. Contact LaDonna Sluder\nat lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 (ext 102) if you need to change\nthe name of the person attending.\n\nCEUs: 5 Contact Hours \nLimit: 45 Participants\nAudience: 6-12 ELA and Content Teachers\, and Instructional Coaches\nWhat to Bring: Your own device\n\nDescription: \n An overview of The Science of Reading and its relevancy and application in the secondary classroom.  Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.  This program is intended for teachers in grades 6-12 and is part of a 4-day badge series for secondary literacy.  It can be taken as a part of the badge series or independently.    \nPresenter:   \nKendra Cameron-Jarvis is the Senior Literacy Specialist at NCCAT. With a career in education that began in 2004\, Kendra has served in various roles including middle and high school ELA educator\, Secondary Literacy Coach\, and Instructional Technologist with Buncombe County Schools. She has also contributed to state-level initiatives with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction\, leading efforts such as the North Carolina Coaching Cohort and the AI Collaborative. Additionally\, Kendra has shared her expertise as an adjunct professor in UNCA’s Education Department. Her extensive experience reflects a deep commitment to advancing literacy and educational practices. \n***IMPORTANT NOTE: The Secondary Literacy Badge series focuses on a research-to-practice exploration of the foundational skills in literacy with a focus on secondary literacy.   You can earn an NCCAT Secondary Literacy Badge while deepening your own understanding of the building blocks of beginning reading.  This program is intended for teachers in grades 6-12 and is part of a 4-day badge series for secondary literacy.  Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.  WRESA participants can take any number of the sessions; however\, all four sessions must be completed to earn the NCCAT Literacy Badge.  Below are the dates and the topics of the four sessions of the Secondary Literacy Badge series: \n\nSept 25\, 2025 –  An Overview of the Science of Reading for Secondary Teachers\nNov   6\, 2025 –   Vocabulary for Secondary Teachers\nFeb    5\, 2026 –   Comprehension for Secondary Teachers\nMar  12\, 2026 –   The Reading and Writing Connection for Secondary Teachers \n\nIf you have additional questions\, contact Jill Chambers at  jchambers@wresa.org   \nIf you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member\, click  WRESA MEMBER List.    \nREGISTER URL:https://wresa.org/event/an-overview-of-the-science-of-reading-for-secondary-teachers/ LOCATION:WRESA\, 200 Ridgefield Ct\, Suite 206\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wresa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Overview-ScienceOfRead400x230.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR