The CESA 8 team also had the chance to honor some retirees at our year-end picnic celebration. We congratulate Betty, Deb (pictured), and Laura for their dedication and service to the agency. We wish you the best!
Betty Kaliebe: 38 years
Deb Wall: 26 years
Laura Toreck: 13 years
We wish the class of 2024 all the best in your future journies.
Here is an exciting opportunity.
CESA 8 physical therapists recently met with representatives from Etac, a world-leading developer of innovative assistive devices. The representatives demonstrated some of their equipment and mobility devices available for children with disabilities and special needs. Our team is constantly exploring new ways they can help students.
Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths, and flags, Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have died in service to our country.
We are back on Twitter, or as it is now known as "X." You know what we mean.
Please give us a follow at x.com/CESAeight.
Our Career and Life Ready Department offers students many career exploration opportunities. CESA 8's Dean Leisgang recently joined a group of students in Rhinelander for company tours. The tours will be part of a video project highlighting Regional Career Pathways.
We are gearing up to share even more content about our school districts and CESA 8 on LinkedIn. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date.
www.linkedin.com/company/cesa8
Students from surrounding CESA 8 school districts and Bridge the Gap recently converged on Gillett for the Victory Olympics. The event celebrates our students with special needs by allowing them to compete in many activities. Check out our Facebook page to see the photo gallery.
CESA 8's Dean Leisgang recently spent some time in the Suring Public Schools, filming a video to showcase all the great student opportunities.
Click the link below to see the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHhLkOIDj-Q
Thank you, Eagles, for the hospitality!
The CESA 8 team recently completed a second session of our internal continuous improvement lean training. It was time well spent as we worked to find efficiencies in our day-to-day operations.
Thank you, Jo Miller, for leading us in this work!
Teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and the Audiology team met for their end-of-year meeting. The group had a little fun with "team awards." The group pictured is Kim Robison, Kristin DePouw, Olivia Volmar, and Jennifer Gleason.
Thanks for all you do!
Look at this group!
Speech and Language Pathologists from across the region recently converged on CESA 8 to work on continuing education opportunities.
CESA 8 Director of Communications Dean Leisgang recently spent time with our friends at CESA 9 in Tomahawk to film a UDL Forward Implementation Trials Panel Presentation.
Thanks for the hospitality, CESA 9!
CESA 8's Director of Continuous Improvement, Jo Miller, recently worked with our staff on our professional development. There are always ways to improve, and we are eager to learn.
Reminder: spoil your mom today.
"It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom." –Michael Morpurgo
Today is School Communicators Day. CESA 8 recently created a communications department led by Dean Leisgang, and we are so happy to use Dean's services to help our districts tell their stories and engage their stakeholders.
The Northwoods Youth Apprenticeship Consortium recently held a YA Coordinator meeting. The agenda included guest presentations from the Wisconsin DWD - Equal Rights Division, Wisconsin Virtual School, and Wisconsin Laborers' Apprenticeship and Training Fund. It was a great day of learning for our team, which will continue to help support our growing number of YA students.
#YouthApprenticeshipWeek
"Good teachers are the ones who can challenge young minds without losing their own." –Unknown
