Jan. 11, 2016
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 Spanish Speakers Needed for Peru
The NWD is working with MOST Ministries to provide a mission trip to Peru this summer. We need at least three fluent Spanish speakers...wouldn't it be great if our Lutheran school teachers made up the three Spanish speakers? Participants would write letters to friends/family/church for financial support. Contact DJ to learn more about the event. 

 No SLED
The Synod is finishing out SLED 16, but has no plans to have SLED 17 this year. A special task force is meeting to consider how to revamp the principal training. Costs have become too difficult to support, mostly due to travel. Potential regional cohorts may become available. District assessments will likely be part of the solution.
 NWD-CUW Summit Dates Set!
February 17 is our principal summit with CUW, focused on supervision of instruction, as asked for by you at our last summit. Online registration will be out next week.

This August 11, before school starts, NWD teachers and principals will gather in Bonduel to talk best practice learning, joining with colleagues serving similar grade levels. This time will be collaborative, educational, and rewarding. Concordia University professors will lead our time together. Thank you for pushing for this type of training!
 Hearts For Jesus
Peace Campus Center is our HFJ recipient in February. Peace is a campus ministry to the students attending UW-St. Point. Pastor Andy Weden leads the ministry and is currently involved in a special project to expand the outreach of Peace Campus Center. Use this brochure to promote and understand the need http://nwdlcms.org/uploads/2016_Hearts_for_Jesus_Brochure.pdf . A promo video will be posted by month end.

TEC21 and Curriculum Trak 
Thanks to support from the NWD Board of Directors, I will again be able to support up to 20 teachers at $500 each for TEC21 training. The two cohorts in the NWD this year appear to have been a real blessing to those involved. I am hopeful we can again fill two new groups next school year.

Curriculum Trak. Support for new schools beginning the curriculum mapping software process is again available. I was able to support the start up cost for the original schools that signed on for that purchasing agreement. Contact me before you you sign up to secure NWD financial support. 
 Save the Date - EC Directors Gathering
The 2nd annual EC Directors Gathering will be held Friday April 29th from 9am-2pm, at the NWD Office in Wausau. The day is a time of encouraging, networking, and equipping. Watch for agenda topics in a few weeks.
 National Lutheran Schools Week
NLSW is celebrated nationally on January 24-30, 2016. While some may celebrate other times of the year, resources are now available to promote this special week with your stakeholders. See what's available at  http://www.lcms.org/lutheranschoolsweek 
 Important Dates
  • NLSW, Jan. 24-30, 2016
  • Hearts for Jesus, Peace Campus, February, 2016
  • WCRIS w/Marzano, Pewaukee, Feb. 12, 2016
  • Principal Academy/Summit, Feb. 17
  • LEA Administrators Conference, April 7-9, 2016
  • Principal Academy/Summit, April ?? (Tentative)
  • EC Directors Gathering, April 29, 2016
  • Synodical National Convention, July 9-14
  • National Youth Gathering, July 16-20, 2016
  • Early Childhood Conference, August 5, 2016
  • NWD Back to School Summit, August 11, 2016
  • LEA National Teachers Conference Oct. 13-15, 2016

Thank you for serving the children, their families, the congregation, and our Lord.DJ Schult
Assistant to the President
[email protected]
NORTH WISCONSIN DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD
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