October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Educators and parents are encouraged to take time to recognize the impact dyslexia can have on student learning and emphasize the importance of early intervention for student success. A special state legislative committee met on this issue last year, which helped lawmakers [...]
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Saving Your School Money; College Readiness
October 19, 2023
For Administrators Learn how WCRIS partner organization, Copier Consulting, can help your school potentially save thousands of dollars on a copier contract. Register for “An Unexpected Gold Mine” on Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m. for insights to copier contracts, the sales process and where you might be unknowingly overpaying. This is a member-favorite webinar, and WCRIS [...]
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State Test Scores Inching Towards Pre-Pandemic Levels
October 12, 2023
Results from the state’s standardized tests show improvement from pandemic years, but are still behind “pre-pandemic” levels, once again demonstrating the far-reaching impact of learning loss. The DPI released results of last year’s statewide assessments this week. While private schools as a whole don’t have to administer the state’s standardized tests, choice schools must at least test [...]
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Lunch & Learns: You Don’t Want to Miss This
October 12, 2023
WCRIS schools have saved thousands of dollars without government intervention or strings by renegotiating their copier contracts. WCRIS partner Copier Consulting evaluates and improves copier contracts, eliminating needless provisions that cause overspending. Join Copier Consulting and WCRIS on Nov. 1 for “An Unexpected Gold Mine: Saving Money on Your Copier Contract,” a member-favorite, high-level, “Q&A” style webinar [...]
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College Webinar; Senate Scholar Program
October 12, 2023
Free Parent Webinar WCRIS has teamed up with university experts, College Inside Track, to offer a free webinar on Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. about recent changes to the college application process, from admission trends, financial aid insights and the importance of ACT/SAT scores. This webinar is free to all parents at WCRIS schools. Go here for a [...]
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Parents Fear Social Media Use, Thankful for Private Schools
October 12, 2023
A September poll of K-12 parents nationwide found that over half are concerned about the impact of social media on children’s mental health. But private school parents were most likely to report that their school offers students the mental health resources they need. Further, parents reported wanting their children’s schools to prioritize values of respect, [...]
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Last Call: Submit Your PI-1207 by Sunday
October 12, 2023
Schools’ Private School Report (PI-1207) is due to the DPI by Oct. 15. Submit your report on-time to avoid an “inactive” status from the DPI. Learn more here.
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Health & Safety Resource Round-up
October 05, 2023
Annual School Safety Submissions At a quarterly Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) Advisory Committee meeting this week, OSS staff asked WCRIS to remind schools that the deadline for annual safety submissions is 90 days away and that the submission platform has been updated from Sharefile to SharePoint. Find details here. WCRIS staff [...]
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Share Your School’s Statistics
October 05, 2023
Be on the lookout for an invitation to respond to the national Private School Universe Survey (PSS) or National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Though private schools are asked to respond every year, NCES indicated that private school data is now a high priority as more parents [...]
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Dealing with Data Webinar
October 05, 2023
Don’t forget to save your seat for WCRIS’ Oct. 11 Lunch & Learn, “Dealing with Data,” featuring data experts from Sycamore Education. Tune in next Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to learn best data practices, requirements for Wisconsin Information System for Education (WISE) reporting (see the story below) and other private school data insights. See you there! [...]
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