About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

This session is for Wayne RESA employees only. For others who are interested in participating in SEED for the 23-24 school year, please register for 5434 Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (County-Wide).SEED is a peer-led professional development program that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and society change toward greater equity and diversity.SEED’s unique methodology involves:Facilitating, ongoing, structured group conversations in which all voices can be heard.Examining how our own stories related to social systems.Learning from the lessons of our own lives as well as from texts.Turning oppressions and privilege into agency and action.SEED seminars help participants reflect upon and connect their individual experiences to the wider systemic context.Members of a SEED seminar gain new insights into how the world word and how they can make their schools more inclusive and fairer.Participating in a SEED seminar affords you the opportunity to becomes a part of a conversational community where open, authentic dialogue supports our mutual learning about diversity.Regular attendance promotes trust and builds a strong community.Participants who register for the SEED Seminar are asked to commit to ALL sessions in the series.

This session will help school personnel prepare for, schedule, and administer the 2025 spring assessments.Provides an overview and gives information that everyone involved in the M-STEP, PSAT and SAT administration process needs to know.

The Wayne RESA Pupil Accounting Professional Learning Series is a comprehensive 11-month certification course designed to strengthen pupil accounting practices across our local districts.This professional development opportunity is ideal for both new and experienced staff seeking to deepen their understanding of Michigan’s pupil accounting requirements, improve compliance, and enhance the accuracy and efficiency of data reporting.Participants Will:- Learn core content aligned with the Michigan Pupil Accounting Manual- Complete real-world projects using actual district timelines and scenarios- Participate in hands-on workshops and peer collaboration- Earn certification by completing 90% of coursework and achieving 80% masteryTopics Include:Understanding the Pupil Accounting ManualCount Day procedures and documentationEnrollment and residency requirementsData quality and MSDS submissions (General Collections, SRMs, TSDL)Audit preparation and compliance best practices

Educators and administrators are expected to measure and evaluate a wide-range of educational initiatives including school climate, student satisfaction, school safety, socio-emotional issues, as well as access to technology, to name a few.Surveys have been demonstrated to be an efficient and cost-effective method by which to obtain stakeholder feedback in a timely manner.Some districts purchase commercial survey software while others use Google forms.Regardless of approach, most educators and administrators have not received adequate training designing local surveys that lead to valid and reliable results.This professional development addresses this need by teaching participants the basic and essential skills needed to create a user-friendly K-12 survey in order to obtain quality results.

A monthly gathering of Career Technical Education (CTE) Directors from across Wayne County, where we convene to collaborate, share insights, and strategize on enhancing our CTE programs.This meeting serves as vital platform for directors to discuss new initiatives, best practices, and the ever-evolving landscape of vocational education. The monthly agenda focuses on program improvement, topics include:updates on CTE legislation, curriculum development, continuous improvement, administrative responsibilities, program compliance, networking opportunities, roundtable discussions, and guest speakers.This meeting represents an invaluable opportunity to ensure our CTE programs are aligned with industry demands and effectively equip our students with the skills they need to succeed.Participation is crucial as we work together to drive excellence in career education throughout our community.

The Michigan DEI Facilitators network is an offering for leaders in DEI throughout Michigan schools. Leaders will come together to build relationships, share in learning to grow their capacity for equity work, and gain and share resources. Strategies for supporting school administration, staff, students, and communities in their efforts toward diversity, equity, and inclusion will be discussed and developed.

This session will provide updates on the 2026-2027 GSRP enrollment process and a review of the latest forms.

This session will help school personnel prepare for, schedule, and administer the 2025 spring assessments.Provides an overview and gives information that everyone involved in the M-STEP, PSAT and SAT administration process needs to know.

This session will provide updates on the 2026-2027 GSRP enrollment process and a review of the latest forms.

Teacher Studio is a hybrid learning community for educators interested in hands-on, maker-based learning. Each month, participants will make something together and share ideas for supporting maker-based learning experiences with their learners. Participants can join online via zoom or in person at Wayne RESA. The Teacher Studio is made up of school-based and out-of-school-based educators from a variety of content areas, grade levels, and experience levels with making. The Teacher Studio is a partnership between UW-Madison PLACE, Building For Kids Children's Museum, Madison Public Library, the Fermilab Office of Education and Public Engagement, and Wayne RESA.

This session will provide updates on the 2026-2027 GSRP enrollment process and a review of the latest forms.

This foundational workshop examines the safety and legal issues that must be considered when administering medications and providing support in the school setting to students with asthma, severe allergies, diabetes, seizures, and other acute and chronic health conditions. Steps necessary to comply with the Michigan School Code and alignment with best practices are discussed. Specific instruction and hands-on practice for safely administering oral, topical, ear, eye, epinephrine auto-injector, rescue inhaler, and nebulizer medications is included.Please Note: This workshop meets Michigan's required 'stock' epinephrine auto-injector training mandate for designated K-12 school staff (Public Act 187 of 2013). **3 year best practice