"How To Stay Focused on Teaching and Learning in Tough Economic Times"
Workshop sessions planned May 12-13, 2010

As school leaders face difficult budget decisions, focusing on teaching and learning is even more challenging. This one-day workshop with Dr. Allan Odden will offer strategies to assist in squeezing the most out of your education dollars.

Dr. Odden is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin, and co-director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education–Wisconsin Center for Education Research. He is a nationally recognized expert in resource allocation and fiscal policy.

Dates: May 12, 2010 (1A to 3A districts)
            May 13, 2010 (4A districts) 
Where:  Sheraton Hotel, West Des Moines   
Times: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Cost: $50 per participant

Audience: Superintendents with board president and other board members, board secretary, business manager, person responsible for teaching and learning (curriculum director), principals

Register: Online at http://www.sai-iowa.org/stayfocused/. Registration deadline is noon, May 7, 2010. Space is limited, and registration is taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Cancellation notification must be received by noon, May 7, 2010, for a refund. Call 515-267-1115 to let us know if you’re unable to attend.

Other: Participants are asked to come prepared with data in order to fully participate in the event. Please complete the document linked here for as many schools as desired: http://www.sai-iowa.org/storage/datarequested.doc.

The event sponsors include:
Iowa Area Education Agencies
Iowa ASCD
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa Association of School Business Officials 
Iowa Superintendents Finance and Leadership Consortium
School Administrators of Iowa
Urban Education Network
The Wallace Foundation