Wisconsin Council of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children - February 2019

Event Description

The purpose of this meeting is to update the State Superintendent on the council’s work since August 2018 and to discuss and coordinate next steps in advocating for students that come from military families. Of specific mention planning the April 2019 Month of the Military Child celebration in Tomah. In addition, the council will discuss any questions from membership.

Meeting is by conference call: Toll-Free Number is (877) 820-7831.Participant Code is 625275. The public can observe the meeting from conference room 535. Enter the GEF 3 building via the Webster Street public entrance and check in with security, who will call someone to escort visitors to the meeting room. Those who need to use the building’s handicapped accessible entrance on Butler Street should press a doorbell for admittance and check in with security.

Agenda

• Welcome, congratulations, and thank yous
• Update
  • Month of the Military Child activities and resources
  • 2019 Purple Up Activities (April 15, 2019, Cranberry Country Lodge, Tomah, WI)
  • DPI Military Children Website
  • Process for DPI to collect data on military children
• Information on Rendezvous 2019 planning (August 7-9, 2019, Fort McCoy, WI)
• Information sharing
  • Wisconsin PTA
  • Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA), Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA)
  • National Level MIC3 - resources, videos
• Input from members
• Future meeting
• Adjourn

Additional information on the department's webpage on Educational Opportunities for Military Children.