Wolf River Key Accomplishments
August 18, 2005
- Established a consortium through the Master Teacher providing online training and assessments for paraprofessionals needed to meet requirements of No Child Left Behind
- Provided scholarships for Wolf River Leadership Academy participants through High Quality Teacher Consortium (Title III).
- 52% of IDL Science Enrichment programs were delivered to Wolf River districts (115 programs out of 220 total programs)
- 2,356 kids from Wolf River districts were served via IDL Science Enrichment which is 49% of the total Greenbush kids served (4,660 kids total were served in 2003 -2004).
- 30 kids attended Four Wolf River summer camps in 2004, including Amazing Dinosaurs, Incredible Insects, Wild Wacky Weather, and Window Box Garden.
- Learning Resources served 350 teachers with training, videos, and instructional needs.
- 4,954 titles were checked out to Wolf River schools on "regular" check out and distributed through established van routes.
- 4,647 titles were housed in Wolf River districts on permanent loan.
- Established 10 IDL classrooms in Wolf River schools and funded the classroom equipment cost with a STAR school grant.
- Provided 22 high school and college classes to 520 students attending Wolf River schools.
- Greenbush is funding a 5-day McRel Effective School Improvement Strategies Training program in Wolf River, including costs of $14,750 and a $400 stipend for each participant attending the series.
- Provided training for 154 school custodial and maintenance staff in OSHA and EPA required subjects at Wolf River and on-site.
- Provided consultation services to 4 Wolf River schools concerning Indoor Air Quality problems, including 2 air quality tests.
- Completed 3 playground safety audits for Wolf River schools.
- 22 Wolf River schools are eligible for grants encouraging innovative school improvement initiatives totaling $109,580 form the Learning Tree Institute-Greenbush.
- 8 Wolf River schools utilized the GACK scoring serves as a performance assessment used in their school improvement process.
- More than 10 meetings and training programs addressing the eQPA, PDP Toolbox, and Online Needs Assessment were held at the Wolf River Center.
- 8 Wolf River districts, which are members of the Greenbush Title II Consortium, are eligible for a grant program placing either the Academy of Reading or Academy of Math Program in each elementary, middle and high school.
- 1,143 teachers from 14 Wolf River school districts used PDP Toolbox for tracking and recording professional development activity.
- Six Principal Leadership Series meetings providing networking and training to 28 principals of Wolf River districts.
- Conducted 5 EPA required AHERA 3-year asbestos inspections for Wolf River schools.
- 18 Wolf River member school districts participated in the Crisis Intervention project.
- In 2003-2004, 24 Wolf River school representatives received 10 hours of Baseline Crisis training.
- 21 Wolf River member districts received an average cost savings of $2,184 on ITBS scoring services.
