Mental Health Literacy
Join Us! LEVEL II TRAINING
Join us for an engaging professional learning experience designed to deepen your understanding of mental health in school settings.
This Level II training builds on foundational concepts and focuses on developing positive mental health practices that strengthen school communities.
DECEMBER
3, 2025
FREE VIRTUAL EVENT
2pm-4pm
This training is FREE of charge and open to all educators, school counselors, social workers, & administrators.
REGISTRATION
DR. MARCI WALDRON-KUHN Director of Learning Services mkuhn@cesa7.org
KEY TOPICS INCLUDE
Building a Mental Health Road Map
Applying Improvement Science for sustainable change
Conducting Empathy Interviews to elevate student and staff voices
Developing and implementing PDSAs (Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles) for continuous growth Empower yourself with tools and
Holocaust and Genocide Education and Genocide Education
Join the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC) at CESA 7 for this professional development opportunity!
ATTENDEES WILL:
Acquire resources from leading Holocaust and Genocide Education Organizations Get hands-on help incorporating this vital history into your curriculum
OBJECTIVES: Learn the details of the Act 30 Mandate
Explore Frameworks for teaching Holocaust & Genocide Education Calling all Educators!
Are you looking for resources to teach Holocaust and Genocide in accordance with Act 30? $25 Per Person bit.ly/4oA9PDS
December 12, 2025 9:00-2:30 At: CESA7 595 Baeten Rd. Green Bay, WI 54304 Registration
Act 20
CESA 7 ACT 20 BULLETIN: VIRTUAL UPDATE SERIES
Unlock Act 20 Success!
Stay informed with the latest on Wisconsin Act 20 in this timely virtual series hosted by CESA 7. There is no cost to participate! Each session will provide essential updates, key takeaways, and an open Q&A to address your questions and concerns.
Virtual Meetings | 3:45–4:15 PM
Dates:
August 21, 2025
October 16, 2025
December 18, 2025
January 15, 2026
February 19, 2026
March 3, 2026
Cost:
Free !
Whether
To learn more: Contact any of our CESA 7 Literacy Specialists!
Angie Meier Literacy Specialist ameier@cesa7.org
Charla Meyer Literacy Specialist cmeyer@cesa7.org
Sarkis Wentland Literacy Specialist swentland@cesa7.org
Resilient Educator Series
Supporting those who support students
The Resilient Educator Series offers a space to connect, reflect, and grow through shared learning and collaboration.
WE’LL WORK TOGETHER TO:
Strengthen behavior supports
Foster social-emotional learning
Build executive function skills
Each session is flexible, practical, and responsive, helping you meet real needs with real tools.
January 22, 2026 March 5, 2026 May 5, 2026
Registration
Full Member: $340
Limited Member: $370
Non-Member: $500
PLANNED WITH PURPOSE. SHAPED BY YOU.
We’ll explore strategies for executive functioning, de-escalation, and social emotional development — and shape our path together.
Your voice will guide the focus so every session meets real needs.
8:00-11:00am
Mathematical Modeling for Middle School: Mathematical Modeling for Middle School:
Bridging Concepts to Reality Series
ENGAGING STUDENTS IN RELEVANT MATHEMATICS
January 26, 2026 CESA 7 8:00-3:00 February 18, 2026 Virtual 3:30-4:30 March 11, 2026 CESA 7 8:00-3:00 April 8, 2026 Virtual 3:30-4:30
THROUGH TWO IMMERSIVE IN-PERSON SESSIONS
participants will actively engage with mathematical modeling foundations, routines, task analysis, and hands-on lesson development, including culturally relevant approaches.
THE TWO SUPPLEMENTARY VIRTUAL SESSIONS
will leverage AI for task creation, provide practical implementation strategies, and foster a collaborative environment for ongoing support and curriculum integration.
TINA LEMMENS Math & Digital Learning Specialist tlemmens@cesa7.org
Strengthening Behavioral Supports:
January 26, 2026 & March 2, 2026 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM at CESA 7 595 Baeten Rd Green Bay, WI 54304
A TWO-PART SERIES ON APPLYING UPDATED FBA GUIDANCE
This two-part training supports educator teams in applying Wisconsin’s updated Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) guidance to better understand and respond to challenging student behaviors.
Participants will learn how to conduct effective FBAs, use updated state resources, and apply practical tools such as RIOT/ICEL and root cause analysis to design targeted, evidence-based interventions and positive behavioral supports.
Explore Wisconsin DPI’s updated FBA resources, including clearer consent requirements, strategies for conducting effective and comprehensive assessments, and access to technical behavior tools that strengthen team practices.
Build on this foundation by applying specific tools such as RIOT/ICEL and root cause analysis to deepen data collection and analysis, helping teams design targeted, evidence-based interventions and positive supports.
REGISTRATION
Schools or districts are strongly encouraged to attend as teams.
8:30-2:30
lunch included
CESA 7
Join us for a powerful day of learning!
Explore the neuroscience behind student behavior and discover how to respond to escalation with empathy, regulation, and intentional strategy.
This interactive, full-day session is designed for anyone seeking brain-aligned, trauma-informed, and relationship-centered tools, especially:
Educators
Administrators
Behavior specialists
Support staff
Full Member: $199
Limited Member: $219
Non-Member: $326
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Empowering Young Writers with AI: Upper Elementary
JANUARY 29, 2026 | 8:00AM - 3:00PM
t h Charla Meyer
LiteracySpecia l i ts
Participants Will Learn To:
Understand how AI tools can support students’ writing
Use AI tools to differentiate for student success
Identify AI tools that support each component of writing
Apply responsible and ethical AI use practices
Create a classroom plan for integrating AI into writing instruction
Discover how artificial intelligence can become a powerful partner in writing instruction! This engaging, one-day professional learning opportunity is designed for upper elementary teachers and support staff who want to elevate student writing. Explore how AI tools can support every stage of the writing process—from idea generation and text structure to sentence-level work and revision—while also addressing diverse learner needs. You'll leave with practical strategies, ready-touse lesson ideas, and a clear understanding of how to use AI ethically and effectively in the classroom. Join us to plan, practice, and imagine new possibilities for your student writers!
Working with Growing Minds & Growing Readers? This event will be especially beneficial for Grades 3 – 5 Educators, Literacy Specialists, Special Education Teachers, and EL Educators!
WiMLSS-A: Math and Literacy Implementing an MLSS for
4K-12 Educators and Administrators
Is your building ready to strengthen its support for all learners?
Day 1: Assess current reality (ie, health of the universal system) using a structured process to evaluate current strong universal practices, vision, beliefs, systemic barriers, and prioritizing needs.
Day 2: Use data collected between Day 1 and Day 2 to diagnose math or literacy system strengths and pinpoint areas for improvement, leading to actionable steps for enhancing instructional effectiveness for each and every student.
Day 3: Collaborate with your local WiMLSS coaches and CESA math or literacy coaches to develop an implementation/professional learning action plan for your literacy or math system.
Day 3: Scheduled by your WiMLSS coach and held locally either in your district or at your CESA office. Registration: $600 per team of six, $100 each additional team member Series Overview
Join us for an engaging and practical professional learning series designed for school literacy or math teams*. Together, we will explore how investigating your Multi-Level System of Supports can transform your instructional practices and student outcomes by developing a proactive system for evaluating and enhancing instruction, ensuring equity and excellence in every classroom. For more information, please contact your local WiMLSS Project coach
TIER 2 DONE RIGHT Tools, Training &
Certification
Not sure where to go with your Tier 2 Supports?
Join this impactful 1-day event designed for Tier 2 teams and administration who want to achieve high-fidelity, lasting implementation of Tier 2 systems.
You do not need to be a school that uses Character Strong to attend, we will be focusing on Tier 2 practices for ALL schools.
What You’ll Gain:
Expert-led, engaging training from Character Strong leaders the day will focus on best practices for all Tier 2 systems
Practical tools and proven interventions tailored to student needs.
Pathway to becoming a Tier 2 Distinguished School System. Certification as a Tier 2 Educator. Networking with like-minded educational leaders.
DR. MARCI WALDRON-KUHN Director of Learning Services mkuhn@cesa7.org
January 30,2026 at CESA 7 8:00 - 3:00
4 Reasons You Need to Bring Your Tier 2 Teams:
Practical Methods with Proven Success – Gain competencies that drive successful Tier 2 implementation.
Proven Interventions – Learn targeted supports that address students’ root needs.
Training from Experts – Led by nationally recognized leaders
Boosted Confidence for Systems Change –Leave with the tools and confidence to create sustainable impact.
ADDRESSING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR, ALIGNING RIGOR, AND ADAPTING FOR SUCCESS
Support student success by strengthening current practices and responding to behavior with intention. Learn practical strategies for reintroducing expectations, adapting instruction, and supporting all learners. Collaborate with peers to share ideas and create classroom tools that align with development, behavior, and early literacy goals.
Together we will:
Strengthen and reintroduce routines
Address behavior with developmentally aligned strategies
Adapt instruction for diverse needs, with a focus on literacy and special education
Collaborate to share ideas and create usable classroom tools
Full Member: $ 310 Limited Member: $ 340 Non-Member: $ 460
January 30, 2026 8:30-3:30
CESA 7 595 Baeten Road Green Bay, WI lunch & snacks provided
Includes a virtual follow-up session: February 24, 2026 3:30-4:30
Whether you’re a teacher or administrator, this interactive series will equip you with the tools and insight to enhance classroom instruction, strengthen feedback practices, and elevate educator effectiveness across your school.
Educator Effectiveness Series
Building Excellence with the DANIELSON FRAMEWORK
FEBRUARY 3: DOMAIN 1
Planning and Preparation
MARCH 3: DOMAIN 2
The Learning Environment
APRIL 9: DOMAIN 3
The Learning Experience
MAY 13: DOMAIN 4
Principles of Teaching
Location: CESA 7
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: FREE (funded through the Educator Effectiveness Grant)
Join us for a four-part professional learning series designed to help administrators and educators deepen their understanding of the Danielson Model and strengthen instructional practices.
Each session focuses on a key domain of educator effectiveness, providing practical strategies, walkthrough tools, and feedback resources to support growth and reflection.
WALDRON-KUHN
Director of Learning Services
mkuhn@cesa7.org
920-617-5631
JEFFREY A. WALTERS
Executive Director
jwalters@cesa7.org
920-617-5618
MARCI
WiMLSS-Behavior Selected Booster
Team members (new or existing) on previously trained and implementing teams, new administrators on implementing teams, previously trained teams wanting to refresh their WiMLSS-Behavior Tier 2 (Selected) systems.
This training helps participants review key concepts of their Selected system and consider enhancements & revisions to ensure a coordinated approach of intervention for students whose needs are not yet met in the Universal system alone. This training is designed specifically for buildings with previous training experience and at least some implementation of Tier 2 Behavior supports. Completion or commitment to complete a WiMLSS Framework training is required to participate in this offering.
Team Objectives:
Review critical connections to universal systems and equity concepts.
Review the key elements of a tier 2 (selected) behavior support system and how those relate to specific interventions.
Reflect on current systems and practices and receive support to revise or enhance current systems.
From Data to Action:
Targeted Interventions that Grow Readers
Unlock the power of data to make informed, impactful intervention decisions.
Deepen your understanding of how to use aimswebPlus and diagnostics assessments to identify specific skill gaps, and implement targeted literacy supports that drive progress and close learning gaps.
OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE:
Analyze key aimswebPlus and diagnostic literacy assessment data to identify trends, patterns, and individual student needs.
August 5, 2025 February 4, 2026
Match needs with targeted instruction that aligns with Personal Reading Plans (PRPs).
Use data to group students strategically for targeted small-group or individualized literacy instruction.
Collaborate with colleagues to build a shared understanding of data interpretation and instructional decision-making within an MLSS framework.
CHARLA MEYER Literacy Specialist cmeyer@cesa7.org
aimswebPlus Progress Monitoring
Unlock the full potential of your aimswebPlus data!
This workshop is designed to empower educators with practical strategies for leveraging aimswebPlus progress monitoring tools, with a special focus on effectively supporting students with Personal Reading Plans (PRPs).
Whether you're guiding PRPs or simply aiming to maximize your progress monitoring efforts with aimswebPlus, this session offers valuable insights for all educators.
SARKIS WENTLAND Literacy Specialist swentland@cesa7.org 12:30 - 3:30 at CESA7
$105
Member: $115
$155
Participate in Targeted Intervention meetings at 8:00 am before these aimswebPlus Progress Monitoring meetings!
Sign up for one of the following dates:
August 5, 2025 bit.ly/44wOJPj February 4, 2026 bit.ly/40V7Q3d
RESETTING RECESS
February 5, 2026 at CESA 7
Two Sessions
Morning Session 8:00-11:00 or
Afternoon Session 1:00-4:00
Since2012 Playworkshasbrought safe&healthyplayto 26,000+studentsat67 Wisconsinschoolseach year!
Calling all recess supervisors, principals, associate principals, deans of students, school counselors, social workers, and teachers—join us for an energizing Resetting Recess training session with Playworks!
Playworks transforms recess and school culture by creating safe, inclusive play spaces where every child feels connected, supported, and ready to learn. With proven strategies, schools can:
Empower students through the Junior Coach Leadership Program
Create high-functioning recesses that are fun, safe, and inclusive
Equip educators with tools to foster engagement and positive classroom transitions
showsIndependentresearch bullying,Playworksreduces improvesincreasessafety, transitionsbackstrengthenstolearning,andoverall schoolclimate.
DR. MARCI WALDRON-KUHN Director of Learning Services
mkuhn@cesa7.org
Registration
bit.ly/42HE6b8
BEYOND THE CCR IEP BEYOND THE CCR IEP
TRAINING SERIES:
TRAINING SERIES:
WRITING IEP GOALS THAT DRIVE INSTRUCTION
WRITING IEP GOALS THAT DRIVE INSTRUCTION
VIRTUAL LUNCH HOUR EVENT:
11:30-12:30
DATES:
February 6, 2026
February 13, 2026
March 6, 2026
March 13, 2026
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
Disability-Related Needs: The Key to Meaningful Goals
Goal Writing Essentials: Making Ambitious, Achievable IEP Goals
Technology as a Partner: Strengthening Goal Writing With the Use of AI
Making Supports Matter: Aligning Goals to Services
COST:
Full Member $185
Limited Member $200
Non Member $275
JESSICA CAPPEART Special Education Specialist
jcappeart@cesa7.org
RACHEL KADERABEK
RSN and SPED Induction Grant Coach
rkaderabek@cesa7.org
STUDENT
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING STRATEGIES
Join us for a 2-hour professional learning session
Join us for a 2-hour professional learning session
focused on helping educators and counselors better understand and support student executive functioning.
focused on helping educators and counselors better understand and support student executive functioning.
February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm at CESA 7 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm at
Participants will explore the core aspects of executive function, learn about typical developmental timelines, and discover practical strategies to foster these essential skills in students of all ages.
Whether you’re looking to enhance classroom management, improve student self-regulation, or support academic success, this interactive session will provide actionable tools and insights you can apply right away.
Whether you’re looking to enhance classroom management, improve student self-regulation, or support academic success, this interactive session will provide actionable tools and insights you can apply right away.
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DR. MARCI WALDRON-KUHN Director of Learning Services
FEBRUARY 10, 2026
at CESA 7
Join Stephanie Stollar at CESA 7 for this a one day professional learning event to kick off an engaging book study designed for principals, data specialists, reading specialists, and teachers.
Reading Improvement:
A Leader's Tool Kit for Schoolwide Success with Stephanie Stollar
Together, we’ll explore how to design, implement, and sustain a literacy MTSS framework that ensures all students become successful readers and writers.
8:00-3:00 CONTINUED VIRTUAL BOOK STUDY SESSIONS:
3:30 - 4:30
March 3, 2026
March 17, 2026
April 14, 2026
The book is included for the first 30 registered participants!
Through this study, participants will:
Learn practical strategies for building a comprehensive, schoolwide MTSS system for literacy.
Discover how to align assessment, data, and instruction to meet the needs of every learner.
Collaborate with colleagues to apply researchbased practices to real-world challenges.
Leave with tools and insights to strengthen leadership, empower educators, and accelerate student outcomes. SPONSORED
CHARLA MEYER Literacy Specialist cmeyer@cesa7.orgg
NAVIGATING ACT 20 FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES:
Aligning IEPs, PRPs, and ILPs
Unlock the power of collaboration to support multilingual learners with disabilities!
This workshop dives into Wisconsin’s Act 20, showing how to seamlessly align Personal Reading Plans (PRPs), Individualized Language Plans (ILPs), and IEPs.
Join ESL, special ed, reading, and classroom teachers to discover practical strategies that boost student success and ensure every learner’s language and literacy needs are met.
Participants Will Learn To:
Understand Act 20 requirements for ELs with disabilities
Differentiate PRPs, ILPs, and IEPs roles
Identify strategies to align literacy and language goals
Develop collaborative planning for multi-disciplinary teams
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Jessica Cappeart jcappeart@cesa7.org Special Education Specialist REGISTRATION
Member $140
Limited Member $150
Non Member $205
Angie Meier ameier@cesa7.org Literacy Specialist
February 13, 2026 - New Date 8-11 am
CESA7595BaetenRd.GreenBay,WI54304
AI-Powered Scaffolds: Boosting Access for Multilingual Learners
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 | 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Unlock the power of AI to make academic content more accessible for multilingual learners. In this hands-on workshop, educators will explore how to simplify texts, build vocabulary, and create visual supports using AI tools – without lowering the rigor! Learn how to generate effective scaffolds aligned to students’ language levels and avoid common AI missteps. Leave with ready-to-use strategies to support content and language development across your classroom.
Participants Will Learn To:
Simplify complex texts using AI
Generate sentence frames and vocabulary supports
Create visuals and organizers for content access
Align scaffolds to language proficiency levels
Avoid common AI pitfalls for multilingual learners
CESA7, 595 Baeten Rd. Green Bay, WI 54304
Dates & Time:
8:00-3:00
February 24, 2026
March 24, 2026
April 21, 2026
May 26,2026
Cost & Location:
$970 Per Person
All meetings will be held in-person at CESA 7
Spring 2026 Cohort
Building on the foundations!
LETRS Volume 2 guides you through the practical application of reading science in the classroom.
Master advanced concepts in phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and discover how to differentiate instruction to meet every learner's needs.
Elevate your literacy teaching with actionable strategies!
Registration
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