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| Date | Event | Target Audience | Location | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/20 | Title I, Committee of Practitioners (COP) Orientation Meeting | Committee of Practitioners Members | Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting | |
| 9/23/20 | Learner-Centered Leadership: A PBL Approach | Minnesota’s School leaders (traditional and charter) | Online | School Support |
| 9/24/20 | Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services (ADSIS) Fall Orientation | Statewide ADSIS practitioners | Online | Special Education |
| 9/24/20 | Teaching and Learning Led by Evidence, Session 3_Leading Instructional Decisions with Evidence | Teachers, Principals and Curriculum Coordinators | WebEx | Assessment and Testing |
| 9/25/20 | Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) Meeting | Special Education Advisory Panel Members | Online | Special Education |
| 9/29/20 | Tuesday@2: Verification 100 for School Nutrition Programs | School Food Service Staff | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 9/29/20 | MARSS University MARSS 108 MARSS Error Reports | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 9/29/20 | MARSS University: MARSS 101 A-file | MARSS coordinators, Business Managers and other interested staff | Webinar | School Finance |
| 9/29/20 | PLC Series: What is a PLC? Norms, protocols and trust | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 9/30/20 | MARSS University MARSS 301 Fall Statewide Reports | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 9/30/20 | Observation, Coaching, and Feedback Series: Rubric Adaptations for the Distance Learning Teaching Environment | Peer reviewer/coaching teams, Q Comp coordinators and administrators. We recommend the full team of peer reviewers and evaluators attend. | Online | School Support |
| 9/30/20 | Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Intervention (ICC) Meeting | ICC members; open to the public | Virtual Only: Microsoft Teams platform | Early Learning Services |
| 9/30/20 | Ed-Fi Certification for MARSS | Districts and charter schools that are on-boarded to Ed-Fi | Online | School Finance |
| 10/1/20 | ACTE-SPED 220 Advanced Topics and Errors Training Webinar | Special education directors, school business managers, ACTE-SPED contacts, SEDRA contacts | Online | School Finance |
| 10/1/20 | MARSS University: MARSS 200 Special Education Fall Reporting | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/6/20 | Tuesday@2: Verification 200 for School Nutrition Programs | School Food Service Staff | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 10/6/20 | MARSS University 105: Homebound Service Indicator | MARSS coordinators, Business Managers, and other district staff interested in learning how to report students that are homebound. | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/6/20 | October Teacher Development and Evaluation/Q Comp Network | Local coordinators and leaders of Q Comp or teacher development and evaluation (TDE). Space is limited to 100 participants, and facilitators will create smaller groups for discussion. | Online | School Support |
| 10/7/20 | Ed-Fi Certification for MARSS | Districts and charter schools that are on-boarded to Ed-Fi | Online | School Finance |
| 10/7/20 | Q Comp Program Coordinator Training | Q Comp Program Coordinators | Online | School Support |
| 10/8/20 | MARSS University MARSS 102 B-File Demographics | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/8/20 | October Teacher Development and Evaluation/Q Comp Network | Local coordinators and leaders of Q Comp or teacher development and evaluation (TDE). Space is limited to 100 participants, and facilitators will create smaller groups for discussion. | Online | School Support |
| 10/9/20 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 10/13/20 | Tuesday@2: Labels, Labels, Labels | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 10/13/20 | SPED UFARS Reconciliation Training Webinar | Special education directors, school business managers, ACTE-SPED contacts, SEDRA contacts | Online | School Finance |
| 10/13/20 | MARSS University MARSS 207 Summer Leavers | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/13/20 | Q Comp Program Coordinator Training | Q Comp Program Coordinators | Online | School Support |
| 10/15/20 | MARSS University MARSS 103 B-File Enrollment Data | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/19/20 | Advisory Committee of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library | Advisory committee members, library patrons, public | TBD | MN Braille and Talking Book Library |
| 10/20/20 | Tuesday@2: Evaluating Verification Household Documentation | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 10/20/20 | MARSS University MARSS 212 Voluntary Prekindergarten/School Readiness Plus Reporting | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/21/20 | MARSS University MARSS 109 MARSS Changes for Next Fiscal Year | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/21/20 | Ed-Fi Quarterly Meeting | District Personnel and Public Stakeholders | WebEx | Assessment and Testing |
| 10/22/20 | Child and Adult Care Foood Program (CACFP) Basic Training Webinar October 22 | For childcare centers, adult care centers, emergency shelters and outside school hours care centers. | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 10/22/20 | Teaching and Learning Led by Evidence, Session 4_Assessments for Learning | Teachers, Principals and Curriculum Coordinators | WebEx | Assessment and Testing |
| 10/27/20 | Tuesday@2: Completing an Edit Check | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 10/27/20 | MARSS University 206: Compensatory Revenue | MARSS coordinators, Business Managers, and other district staff interested in learning about compensatory revenue. | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/27/20 | MARSS University MARSS 106 B-File Programs | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Webinar | School Finance |
| 10/27/20 | Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Intervention (ICC) Meeting | ICC members; open to the public | Virtual Only: Microsoft Teams platform | Early Learning Services |
| 10/29/20 | Child and Adult Care Foood Program (CACFP) Basic Training Webinar October 29 | For childcare centers, adult care centers, emergency shelters and outside school hours care centers. | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 10/29/20 | PLC Series: Unpacking: What do we want students to know? | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 11/3/20 | Tuesday@2: Resource Management Issues and Concerns | Foodservice Directors and Business Managers | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 11/10/20 | Tuesday@2: Administrative Review Overview | Foodservice Directors and Business Managers | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 11/12/20 | Observation, Coaching, and Feedback Series: Coaching for Equity | Peer reviewer/coaching teams, Q Comp coordinators and administrators. We recommend the full team of peer reviewers and evaluators attend. | Online | School Support |
| 11/12/20 | Teaching and Learning Led by Evidence, Session 5_Assessments of Learning | Teachers, Principals and Curriculum Coordinators | WebEx | Assessment and Testing |
| 11/13/20 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 11/17/20 | Tuesday@2: Submitting the Verification Report in CLiCS | School Food Service Staff | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 11/19/20 | Data SIG: Prepare for Ed-Fi | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Online | School Finance |
| 11/20/20 | Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) Meeting | Special Education Advisory Panel Members | TBD | Special Education |
| 11/24/20 | Tuesday@2: Standards of Conduct and procurement Procedures | School Food Service Directors and Business Managers | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 12/1/20 | Tuesday@2: Preschool Meal Pattern Options | School Food Service Staff | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 12/8/20 | Tuesday@2: Bulk Milk Pros and Cons | School Food Service Staff | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 12/8/20 | PLC Series: The role of a guaranteed and viable curriculum in what we want students to know | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 12/11/20 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 12/15/20 | Tuesday@2: Mid-year Dialogue with Deb | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 12/16/20 | Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Intervention (ICC) Meeting | ICC members; open to the public | Virtual Only: Microsoft Teams platform | Early Learning Services |
| 12/22/20 | Tuesday@2: On-Site Monitoring | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 1/5/21 | Tuesday@2: Procuring a Food Service Management Contract | School Food Service Directors, Business Managers, and Superintendents | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 1/8/21 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 1/12/21 | Tuesday@2: Meal Charge Policies | School Food Service Directors and Business Managers | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 1/19/21 | Tuesday@2: What's a Hearing Official? | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 1/19/21 | PLC Series: Unpacking: How will we know when students have learned? | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 1/20/21 | Observation, Coaching, and Feedback Series: Tools for Online Observations and Feedback | Peer reviewer/coaching teams, Q Comp coordinators and administrators. We recommend the full team of peer reviewers and evaluators attend. | Online | School Support |
| 1/21/21 | Data SIG: Prepare for Ed-Fi | MARSS Coordinators, MARSS Users, Business Managers | Online | School Finance |
| 1/22/21 | Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) Meeting | Special Education Advisory Panel Members | TBD | Special Education |
| 1/26/21 | Tuesday@2: Procuring Local Foods | School Food Service Directors, Business Managers, and Superintendents | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 2/2/21 | Tuesday@2: Summer Meal Options for Schools | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 2/9/21 | Tuesday@2: Ready, Set, Shop | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 2/12/21 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 2/16/21 | Tuesday@2: Special Provision Options for Schools | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 2/23/21 | Tuesday@2: Salad Bar Tricks and Tips | School Food Service Directors, Business Managers, and Superintendents | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 2/23/21 | PLC Series: Data systems and how we will know when students have learned | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 3/2/21 | Tuesday@2: Spring Break Dialogue with Deb | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 3/5/21 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 3/9/21 | Tuesday@2: Breakfast in the Classroom ‒ Best Practices | School Food Service Directors, Business Managers, and Superintendents | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 3/16/21 | Tuesday@2: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Application Overview | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 3/17/21 | Observation, Coaching, and Feedback Series: Networking Session | Peer reviewer/coaching teams, Q Comp coordinators and administrators. We recommend the full team of peer reviewers and evaluators attend | Online | School Support |
| 3/23/21 | Tuesday@2: Hiring Standards for Food Service Directors | School Food Service Directors, Superintendents, and Human Resource Managers | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 3/30/21 | Tuesday@2: Confidentiality and Disclosure | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 3/30/21 | PLC Series: Unpacking: What will we do when students don't learn? | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 4/6/21 | Tuesday@2: Receiving and Storing Produce | School Food Service Staff | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 4/9/21 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 4/13/21 | Tuesday@2: The Food Buying Guide's Gone Digital | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 4/16/21 | Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) Meeting | Special Education Advisory Panel Members | TBD | Special Education |
| 4/20/21 | Tuesday@2: Completing a Community Eligibility Provision Application | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 4/27/21 | Tuesday@2: Standardizing Recipes for Food Components | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 4/27/21 | PLC Series: Unpacking: What will we do when students already know? | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 5/4/21 | Tuesday@2: Team Nutrition 2021 | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 5/7/21 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 5/11/21 | Tuesday@2: Dialogue with Deb School Year Wrap-Up | School Food Service Directors | Webinar | Food and Nutrition Services |
| 5/18/21 | PLC Series: Assessing the PLC System | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 5/19/21 | Observation, Coaching, and Feedback Series: End of Year Reflection and Planning | Peer reviewer/coaching teams, Q Comp coordinators and administrators. We recommend the full team of peer reviewers and evaluators attend. | Online | School Support |
| 6/11/21 | Special Education Directors' Forum | Special Education Directors | Online | Special Education |
| 6/15/21 | PLC Series: Planning for the 2021-22 PLC System | PLC facilitators, Q Comp coordinators and administrators (We highly recommend the full team of PLC facilitators attend.) | Online | School Support |
| 9/21/21 | MARSS University 204: Average Daily Membership (ADM) | MARSS coordinators, Business Managers, and other district staff interested in learning about ADM. | Webinar | School Finance |
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