For Superintendents / SAC Meetings

Jim Kowalkowski, director of the Rural Ed Center, was the featured presenter at the January 12, 2012, SAC meeting held at North Central ESD. Mr. Kowalkowski shared important information about legislation impacting small districts and Representative Ross Hunter's School Funding Proposal. The meeting centered around a "Regional Roundtable on Instructional Frameworks" with a discussion led by area superintendents about district planning for the Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project.

Valuable handouts from the meeting can be found by clicking on January 2012 SAC handouts.

December 8 SAC Meeting

The December 8 SAC meeting was held at the Confluence Technology Center. The focus of "Becoming a Leader of Learners II: Advocacy, Evaluation, Frameworks," continued as Brian Flones and staff presented information on the Teacher Principal Evaluation project, and Millie Watkins and Matt Charlton shared highlights and a debrief about the November 14-18, 2011, Focus on Education Week. Mike Donlin, Program Supervisor from the OSPI Safety Center, shared valuable information on Cyber Bullying and "Texting/Sexting." Valuable information from Mr. Donlin's presentation, along with other SAC handouts, can be found by clicking on December 2011 SAC Meeting.

October 20 SAC Meeting

The October 20 SAC meeting was hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center. A tour of the Skills Center was conducted and the Skills Center culinary arts students served a delicious lunch. In keeping with the 2011-2012 focus of "Becoming a Leader of Learners II: Advocacy, Evaluation, Frameworks," keynote speaker Dr. Saundra Hill, superintendent from Pasco School District, spoke on "Community Engagement." Mack Armstrong, WASA Assistant Executive Director, brought a WASA update, and Millie Watkins, Matt Charlton and Mark Wenzel brought an update on Focus on Education Week, scheduled November 14-18, 2011. Martin Mueller brought an OSPI update, and ESD staff, including Cindy Duncan, Dwight Remick, and Eldene Wall, brought ESD updates.

Handouts for the October 20, 2011,meeting: including the agenda, September minutes, Saundra Hill's Powerpoint, WASA Report, Focus on Education material, and the OSPI and WASA reports.

Washington's Statewide Focus on Education Week, November 13-19, 2011

North Central Washington's Public Schools invite you to visit your local school during Focus on Education Week. Public schools all over North Central Washington are hosting community events. See Focus on Education events to see what districts have planned. Call your local school to learn about scheduled events and to connect with your community schools. Your support foro public schools is changing lives!

What is SAC all about?

The Superintendents' Advisory Committee (SAC) is composed of representatives from each of the four counties that North Central ESD serves: Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan. Superintendents in this group have committed to work together to "ignite student learning."

For a list of 2010-2011 SAC and WASA representatives, see 2011-2012 SAC Officers. The 2011-2012 SAC Calendar includes a list of meetings scheduled for the year. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Rich McBride at (509) 665-2628 richm@ncesd.org or his assistant Eldene Wall at (509) 665-2629 eldenew@ncesd.org.

September 15, 2011 SAC Meeting

The September 15 SAC meeting was held at North Central ESD.  Selected as a focus for 2011-2012 is "Becoming a Leader of Learners II: Advocacy, Evaluation, Frameworks." Keynote speaker for the kick-off SAC meeting was Scott Poirier, Executive Director of WEA, followed by a TPEP update by Cindy Duncan and Rich McBride. Mack Armstrong, WASA Assistant Executive Director, brought a WASA update, and brought information about Focus on Education week scheduled November 14-18, 2011, assistedby Millie Watkins, Matt Charlton and Mark Wenzel. Garn Christensen brought an AASA update, Lois Davies presented a WASA Small Schools update, and ESD staff, including Cindy Duncan, Dwight Remick, Mechelle LaLanne and Eldene Wall, brought ESD updates.

Handouts for the September 15 meeting: including the agenda, May minutes, WEA PowerPoint, WASA Report, Focus on Education material, TPEP material, Common Core Standards information, NCESD Educational Foundation Teacher Grant information and OSPI Report.
May 19, 2011 SAC Meeting

The May 19 SAC Award Luncheon was held at North Central ESD. The following WASA awards were presented by WASA Award Chair Richard Johnson:

Retirement Award – Ray Reid, Waterville School District
Twenty-year WASA Service Award– Jerry Simon
Community Service Award
            1)         Mike Scellick, Ephrata School District
            2)         Harlan Warner, NCESD Board, nominated by Okanogan School District
Student Achievement Award - Matt Charlton, superintendent, Manson School District
Award of Merit - Garn Christensen, superintendent, Eastmont School District

April 21, 2011 SAC Meeting

Handouts for April 21, 2011 SAC meeting: including the agenda, March minutes, WASA Report and OSPI Report.

The April 21 SAC meeting was hosted by Wenatchee School District, who has done extensive work on a pilot project for Teacher/Principal evaluations. Superintendents brought staff to benefit from the groundwork laid by Superintendent Flones and staff.

Shown to the left are Superintendent Brian Flones and Principal Jon DeJong presenting on Teacher/Principal evaluations. Shown below are superintendents at work with staff. Below left: Superintendent Mike Wyant from Entiat, Ron Scutt from Stehekin and Entiat staff. Below right: Dr. Paul Rosier, WASA, visits with Superintendent Rob Manahan and staff from Lake Chelan.

March 17, 2011 SAC Meeting

Handouts for March 17, 2011 SAC meeting: including the agenda, PowerPoint from Dr. Amalia Cudeiro's presentation on "Developing a Culture of Learning" presentation, OSPI and WASA updates and information on the Sammamish Data System, WASA Awards, registration for the May 6 Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Friend of Children Awards, Regional Board of the Year nomination information and "Rising to the Challenge" Teachers Make a Difference Volume 9.

Shown to the left are Si Bautista, NCESD Board Chair, Dr. Cudeiro, superintendent of Bellevue School District, and Pete Phillips, NCESD Technology Director.

February 17, 2011 SAC Meeting

Handouts for February 17 SAC, including the agenda, PowerPoint from Dr. Dennis Ray's "Emotional Intelligence Leadership" presentation, OSPI and WASA updates and other important information.

Shown to the left is Dr. Alan Burck, OSPI Deputy Superintendent, and Dr. Dennis Ray, Northwest Leadership Associates.

Dr. Burck brought an OSPI update and Dr. Ray presented information on "Emotional Intelligence Leadership."

January 20, 2011 SAC Meeting

Handouts for January 2011 SAC, including the agenda, summary of the January learning activity, PowerPoint from the ERNN presentation, and information from WASA and OSPI.

Shown to the left with ESD Superintendent Rich McBride (right) is Dave Alfred, Executive Director of ERNN, who brought a 2011 collective bargaining update entitled "Building Trust through Bargaining."

November 10, 2010 SAC Meeting

Handouts for November 2010 SAC, including the agenda, summary of the November learning activity, "A few things I learned along the way" by Dr. Richard Johnson, Okanogan, and information from WASA and OSPI.

Superintendents Michelle Price, Moses Lake; Richard Johnson, Okanogan; Glenn Johnson, Cashmere; and Mark Wenzel, Methow Valley, shared best practices and best beliefs about community engagement for passing M&O Levies, bond elections and improving community support, and there was a group discussion regarding regional legislative priorities.

October 21, 2010 SAC Meeting

Handouts for October 2010 SAC, including the agenda, summary of the October learning activity, and information from WASA and OSPI.

The Icicle River Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies PLC Team shared "PLCs in Action ~ Data, Diaglogue & Collaboration." Icicle River Middle School has been selected as a School of Distinction 2007-2010 for attaining the top 5% of schools for improvement over five years. They are the only middle school in the state to win four statewide awards.

September 16, 2010 SAC Meeting

Handouts for September 2010 SAC , including the agenda, MLA and Teaching and Learning events; themes for 2010-2011 SAC meetings, and Gene Sharratt's PowerPoint.

WASA members were invited to the September 16 kick-off SAC meeting for 2010-2011 and several central office staff attended along with superintendents. Dr. Gene Sharratt brought a message of "hope" to this well attended SAC meeting that met at the Confluence Technology Center. Dr. Rich McBride extended a special welcome to all of the new superintendents, building administrators and staff across the region. He emphasized the ESD's goal of creating highly capable and creative students in both academics and the arts and emphasized that ESD staff are ready to assist, no matter what the role in the district, to make certain schools have the resources and assistance they need to make this an exceptional year for students.

Updates were brought by Dr. Paul Rosier, Executive Director of WASA and Martin Mueller from OSPI. The program also included updates from ESD staff, including Assistant Superintendent Cindy Duncan, Executive Director of Finance Douglas Poole, Associate Executive Director of Technology Pete Phillips and Regional Math Specialist Mary Jane Ross. Rich McBride called attention to teacher grants available through the NCESD Educational Foundation.

New Superintendents' Orientation

A new Superintendent Orientation was held August 9, 2010 at the ESD. New superintendents attending were: Eric Driessen, Brewster School District; Steve McKenna, Cascade School District; Dennis Carlson, Grand Coulee Dam School District; Rob Manahan, Lake Chelan School District; and Dan McDonald, Soap Lake School District. Steve Quick, new superindent from Oroville School District, was unable to attend.

Board Chair Si Bautista and Superintendent Rich McBride extended a welcome from the ESD. Matt Charlton and Millie Watkins, regional WASA officers, welcomed the group and shared details about SAC and WASA. A wide variety of presenters who spoke on important issues for superintendents included: Paul Rosier, WASA Executive Director; Brad Smedley, Wilson Creek Superintendent; members of the Canfield team; Doug Nichols and Jeff Soehren from the Construction Services Group (CSG); and Cindy Duncan, Ismael Vivanco, Douglas Poole, Pete Phillips, Suzanne Reister, Rich McBride and Eldene Wall from the ESD. Breakfast was provided by Canfield.

Please Note: SAC meetings have been moved to the third Thursday of the month, with the exception of November, which is adjusted because of the WSSDA Conference. The January meeting will be a K-20.