South Wisconsin District - LCMS 
Weekly Schools Notes
LIFE TOGETHER
"God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."
I Corinthians 1:9 (ESV)
September 14, 2015
 In This Issue





Discovery Education Streaming

Where in the District is Chris
    
LCEF south wisconsin district
Lutheran Church Extenstion Fund
Share Your Stories
Great things happen in the Lutheran schools of the South Wisconsin District and I want to be able to share these. If you have something you feel is worth sharing, email me at cody@swd.lcms.org
North/South Teachers' Conference Early Bird Registration Ends Tuesday, September 15.
NSteachersN/S Teachers' Conference

November 12-13, 2015

Kalahari Resort and Convention Center

Wisconsin Dells

 

Let's RAP at the Dells!  

Relationships, Analysis, Practice!

 

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Early bird registration ends September 15.

All conference information is available on the District website.

 

Lodging room types have been updated on the website. Room reservations need to be made by October 10.

 

Early Childhood Workshop - Teaching the Faith - will be held on Wednesday, November 11.

 

lovelogicLove and Logic
SLove and Logiceptember 24, 2015
District office
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
 
Love and Logic has been around for over 30 years and has been widely accepted in the educational field.  The beauty of this program is that delivery and technique is driven by the person using it. Hence it becomes personal.  
 
Two Rules of Love and Logic
1.  Adults set limits without anger, lectures, threats or repeated warnings. 
 
2.  When children cause problems, adults hand these problems back in loving ways. 
 
Some of the areas we will cover will include: 
  •      Neutralizing student arguing
  •      Consequences--- guidelines for giving them
  •      Setting limits
  •      Enforceable statements
  •      Using choices to prevent power struggles
  •      Quick and easy preventative interventions
  •      Guiding children to solve their own problems. 
Lots to cover, laughter will occur and you can leave with some well tested ideas for having a great school year. 

Cost:  $35 - includes materials and snack

Register by September 18.


hfjHearts for Jesus
The Hearts for Jesus chapel offerings this year will be directed to the SOS Center. Look for more information on this in the next few weeks as well as other opportunities for your schools to be involved with the SOS Center.
adminconfAdministrators' Conference
September 29, 2015
Concordia University Wisconsin
Terrace Room
7:30 am - 4:oo pm
 
Registration has been opened to Concordia's Preferred Partners. There are only six seats available.

Presenter:  Jo Ann Miller

In preparation, please complete the Clifton StrengthsFinder found in the Strengths Based Leadership book sent to you with your registration materials. It is a Web-based assessment that measures an individual's most dominant talents, regardless of position. Upon completing the assessment, print your Strengths report and bring it to the Conference. You may find like others that your talents seem very ordinary to you because they come so naturally. Yet they are special and make you a very unique leader! If you have already taken the assessment, you do not need to take it again, but please bring your report with you.
 
Cost:  $65  (includes materials, book and lunch)

Limited seating. Register before September 11.



We are finalizing details with CUW regarding receiving credit for this conference, for those that are interested.

kohlKohl Scholarships

WCRIS is happy to once again administer the Herb Kohl Education Foundation scholarships this year on behalf of our members and the students they serve. This year each award has been increased to $3,000! These awards are a tremendous opportunity for your schools to recognize and honor the achievements of your students and teachers. The deadlines are fast approaching and it is very important that we make these opportunities available to our teachers and students. 

Please see the information, deadlines and brief descriptions of the three scholarship awards below:

The Teacher Fellowship Award
14 teachers from religious and independent schools are selected out of 100 statewide, to receive a $3,000 grant. In addition, matching $3,000 grants will be awarded to the host school of each fellowship recipient.  
Note: Teachers must be nominated before they can apply for this scholarship. The nomination deadline is September 25 so time is crucial!  A nomination form can be handed in directly to your central office or completed online.  

Student Excellence Award
14 students from religious and independent schools will be selected out of 100 statewide, and awarded a $3,000 scholarship for post-secondary education.
Excellence Scholarship application forms will be provided to schools in September. Schools should make applications available to all interested students. Completed applications must be received by the District office no later than November 25, 2015.

PLEASE NOTE:  All Excellence Scholarship and Fellowship applications must be typed.  For your convenience, both applications are provided in a format that is compatible with Microsoft Word. 
marcusMarcus Theatre Student Motivational Program




You will receive an email this week regarding the student motivational program.

Passes will not be available until mid-October.
discoveryDiscovery Education Streaming Discount
The LCMS School Ministry Office is pleased to announce that we will again be working with Discovery Education Streaming to provide a discounted rate for our Lutheran Schools!  It is time to subscribe for the coming year to receive the discounted rate.  If you are a new school, please use the link below and indicate that you are newly subscribing to Discovery Education Streaming.  If you are a currently subscribed school and did not receive an email from me, please contact me directly with your updated administrator information and email. 
 
If you are interested in subscribing to Discovery Education Streaming for the 2015-2016 school year, please submit the form at the link below no later than Monday, September 7th.  Once you have completed the form you will receive an email invoice in the coming weeks for you to submit payment for your services at your discounted rate.  Please do not submit payment to the School Ministry Office until you have received this invoice via email.
 
 
Discovery Education Discounted Pricing for 2015-2016
Discovery Education Streaming: $4.25/student w/$400 minimum and $1,050 per school max
Discovery Education Streaming Plus:  $6.75/student w/$550 per school minimum and $2,095 per school max 

 Chris attended the INDEX conference in Indiana with Education Executives from other Districts.
 eventsUpcoming Events
2015

September 24 - Love and Logic, District office

September 29 - Administrators' Conference, CUW 

October 17 - EC Director's Retreat, Living Word Child Development Center, Jackson

November 6 - Firm Foundations, Martin Luther High School, Greendale

November 11 - Teaching the Faith Workshop - Kalahari Resort, WI Dells 

November 12-13 - NWD/SWD Teachers' Conference, Kalahari Resort, WI Dells
  
2016
January 24 - Teacher of the Year Dinner

January 24-30 - National Lutheran Schools Week

February 5 - WCRIS Leadership Conference

February 5-6 - C-LECT, Concordia University Wisconsin

February 12 - Firm Foundations, Martin Luther High School, Greendale 
 
July 9-14 - Synod Convention, Milwaukee

July 16-20 - National Youth Gathering, New Orleans


Click on the link to register for any of these events.  If the event is not open yet, we will communicate when it will be.

Passionate Believers...Confessing Christ for the Next Generation!

Chris Cody
Education Executive
cody@swd.lcms.org

Robin Mueller
Administrative Assistant
mueller@swd.lcms.org

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