About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

Resource Program Teachers, Teacher Consultants, and Special Education Administrators are invited to join Resource Fridays to obtain support from Wayne RESA Special Education Consultants. The virtual office hours will be a place to ask questions, network, and obtain resources to support your practice.

Join us for a training focused on data entry and compliance requirements for Early Childhood Special Education programs, including Early On (birth to age 3) and Early Childhood (ages 3–5). This session will cover key aspects of state reporting and special education compliance, helping participants ensure accurate and compliant data practices across both age groups.

Counseling staff will receive information and resources that will assist them in learning about the updated Michigan Career Development Model. Participants will receive information that will enable them to support their students in their future career goals.This virtual series of sessions will be one hour in length.Participants will receive 4 Career SCECHs for all 4 sessions or 1 career SCECH for each individual session attended.Michigan Career Development Model Updates: Session 1 OverviewMichigan Career Development Model Updates: Session 2 Early Childhood/Elementary StudentsMichigan Career Development Model Updates: Session 3 Middle School StudentsMichigan Career Development Model Updates: Session 4 High School Students

Join us for a training focused on data entry and compliance requirements for Early Childhood Special Education programs, including Early On (birth to age 3) and Early Childhood (ages 3–5). This session will cover key aspects of state reporting and special education compliance, helping participants ensure accurate and compliant data practices across both age groups.

Regardless of whether you focus exclusively on grant management or balance it alongside other responsibilities, Wayne RESA, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education, invites you to join our quarterly meetings. These sessions are designed to keep you informed about funding opportunities, provide updates on the latest legislation and regulations affecting grants, and ensure you stay current with evolving best practices in grant administration. Additionally, each meeting will feature a shared learning segment covering hot topics in education, fostering collaboration and discussion on key issues impacting the field.

We invite our math COSAs to join us as we kickoff the new school year. During this kick off we will focus on setting goals for the year, honing in on our coaching skills, as well as identifying and supporting equitable and evidence-based practices in mathematics classrooms as reflected in the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics. This is a wonderful opportunity to network, learn and collaborate with a community of K-5 math coaches across the county.

The purpose of these meetings is primarily to provide updates around multilingual education and Title III, including federal and MDE initiatives, best practices for multilingual learners and families, and opportunities for collaboration and professional learning for educators. We will also provide time for collaborative conversations around current topics and issues in the field.

Place-based education (PBE) immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum.By its nature, PBE provides many opportunities for students to learn in a way that’s relevant to their lives and to work with local partners to enrich their community. It’s also a powerful strategy for connecting K-12 schools and the communities they serve, for the benefit of both.Wayne RESA is excited to support teachers and coaches with their learning and implementation journey in Place-Based Education.We have contracted with the local group SEMIS (Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition), who will share their instructional model and support us in bringing a hands-on/minds-on approach to connect student learning with community and environment.

These network meetings provide opportunities for current administrators/leaders to collaborate and develop their knowledge and understanding of current educational topics and shifts.Leadership discussions will focus on the 5 pillars of leadership (Instructional Leadership, Culture and Climate, Talent Management, Change Management, and Systems Thinking).

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.

These network meetings provide opportunities for current administrators/leaders to collaborate and develop their knowledge and understanding of current educational topics and shifts. Leadership discussions will focus on the 5 pillars of leadership (Instructional Leadership, Culture and Climate, Talent Management, Change Management, and Systems Thinking).

Navigate through the MI School Data Portal, explore the various data and reports that are available for schools and districts.