Christina Miller, President, Director & Senior Elementary Teacher: Attended “FCIS Conference” Creating a Master Plan in Sync with Your School’s Strategic Plan This workshop focused on one school’s creation of a facilities master plan by means of its strategic plan. The architectural design went through a process that ensured the balance of future needs of each division and took into consideration of the mission and vision of the school. Risk Management: A Practical Approach for Independent Schools This session reviewed the findings from the NBOA/United Educators Risk Management Study of Independent Schools to help determine the risks that are most common and help secure the safety of our schools. Building a Multi-Year Financial Plan for Your School Sound financial planning was the theme for this session and the NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) Financial Schools Calculator as a tool for data driven decision making. Amilda Clark, Administrator: Attended “FCIS Conference” During the 2013 FCIS Convention, Amilda attended two interesting seminars. One titled Integrating Brand + Enrollment Strategy to Create a Competitive Advantage, focused on the importance of brand strategy and enrollment strategy being combined during the admissions process to increase enrollment. The other seminar, titled Developing and Implementing Communications Strategy: Communicating with Your Current and Prospective Parents, talked about the importance of communications with parents and the best ways to communicate. Constance Heuss, Accountant: Attended “The Payroll Law Workshop” Presented by Fred Pryor Seminars This workshop covered the changes in reporting payroll, legal issues regarding timely depositing of employer withholdings, annual reporting of W2, 1099 earnings and more. In addition, withholding stipulations and the importance of timely deposits and record keeping regarding retirement contributions was covered. Since we began the 2% contribution to teacher’s retirement saving this year, this workshop was very beneficial. I look forward to attending future workshops that cover the health insurance issues for 2014. Wendi Stoltzfus, Administrative Assistant: Attended “Safe and Secure Schools – Prevention and Response Strategies” School safety is of the utmost importance in the world today and at MMS. Presenter Dennis Lewis has over 30 years experience in providing safety training to schools and administrator around the country. The workshop was filled with valuable information and resources to increase and strengthen our school’s emergency policies. As the year continues, we plan on utilizing many of the staff exercises in student safety, bullying, violence prevention and building preparedness. It was extremely valuable and will benefit our efforts in school safety at MMS. Jennifer Kuntz, Media Specialist & Senior Elementary Team Teacher: Attended Association for Media in Education (FAME) Annual Conference **see page 23 in the Media section** PAGE
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