CESA 8's Director of Business Operations, Nick Curran, recently presented "What CESA Can Do For Your Business Services and Operations" at the WASBO Spring Conference. We are proud of our business office's work with school districts, and sharing our best practices at conferences is another way to support education.
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Nick Curran speaking at a conference.
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
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Deb Wall with a retirement gift.
CESA 8 took time to honor some milestone anniversaries at our year-end picnic. Please join us in congratulating these employees for their years of service at CESA 8.
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Sue Lambrecht with a recognition certificate.
Molly Jacobson with a recognition certificate.
Erin Vande Hei with a recognition certificate.
Gina Nelson with a recognition certificate.
Jessica Carriveau and Kristin Hodkiewicz t with a recognition certificate.
Anne Schumacher and Kim Robison with a recognition certificate.
We wish the class of 2024 all the best in your future journies.
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Congratulations class of 2024 graphic.
Here is an exciting opportunity.
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A flyer for the WI. Career Readiness Summit.
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.
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A small group of educators poses for a picture with mobility devices.
CESA 8 staff listen to a presentation.
CESA 8 staff listen to a presentation.
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.
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A photo honoring Memorial Day.
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.
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Follow us on X graphic.
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.
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Dean Leisgang on a company tour of Ponsse with students.
Students listen to an employee on a company tour.
Students listen to an employee took about his job on a company tour.
Students listen to an employee from Ponsse on a company tour.
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
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Check us out on LinkedIn graphic.
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!
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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.
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Students bowling outside.
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!
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Internal staff listen to Jo Miller's presentation
Jo Miller provides a presentation to a small group of CESA 8 employees.
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!
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Four educators smiling for a picture.
Look at this group! Speech and Language Pathologists from across the region recently converged on CESA 8 to work on continuing education opportunities.
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A group of people listen to a presentation.
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!
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A group picture of panel members.
An image of a camera filming a panel presentation.
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.
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A montage of photos showing CESA 8 employees engaged in conversation.
Reminder: spoil your mom today.
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Flowers with text that reads Happy Mother's Day.
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.
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A collage of selfies of Dean Leisgang with students.
"It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom." –Michael Morpurgo
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A graphic thanking teachers for their hard work during Teacher Appreciation Week.