March 13, 2019 Edition
IN THIS EDITION Save the Date - 2nd Annual Science Summer Institute Aug. 6-7, 2019 | MECC Review - Math Apr. 4 | Your Medicaid Moment | SWMSS Business Sponsor Spotlight - Architecture 118 | Upcoming SWMSS PD & Resources | Joke of the Week | Addt'l PD & Resources
REGISTRATION OPENS NEXT WEEK!
2ND ANNUAL MONTANA SCIENCE
SUMMER INSTITUTE
AUG. 6-7, 2019 | MSU-BOZEMAN

Presented by Southwest Montana School Services (SWMSS) &
the Montana State University Science Math Resource Center (SMRC)
SWMSS and SMRC invite you to attend the 2nd annual Science Summer Institute 'Connecting Classrooms to Careers' Aug. 6-7, 2019 at MSU-Bozeman.

This conference is designed for educators and administrators from pre-K through 12th grade to collaborate and learn from educators across Montana, as well as for after-school educators and pre-service teachers seeking to deepen their expertise in science teaching and STEM education.
 
Breakout session topics will include: best practices in 3-dimensional / STEM teaching, learning aligned with NGSS, Montana Science Content Standards, and our theme “Connecting Classrooms to Careers” to help make learning relevant and authentic, and to broaden students’ views of applications of science in their lives. Stay tuned for details about our featured keynote, photographer Clay Bolt. Click here for a save the date card to send to your colleagues!

Registration opens mid-March. For more information please contact:
Melissa Tovaas | mtovaas@swmss.coop | (646) 831-7264
2018-19 MECC
REVIEWS: MATH
Thursday, April 4 | Bozeman, MT
Please join us for our upcoming MECC Math curriculum review session by registering HERE.
MECC Stats: 19 Member Districts | 7200 Students Served
For more information about our Curriculum Consortium,
visit the SWMSS website [here].

Questions? Please contact our Co-Director of Education:
Melissa Tovaas | mtovaas@swmss.coop | cell (646) 831-7264
YOUR MEDICAID MOMENT
March 2019 Edition
Have you checked out our latest monthly Medicaid newsletter? The March edition features instructions on logging when a student did not receive a service due to a snow day, details regarding the Medicaid Annual Notice, and links to Service Portal Manuals for Therapists and Personal Care / Nursing providers.
Want to read the latest now? Click HERE for the archives!

For additional information click HERE . Questions? Please contact our Medicaid Billing Specialist:
Lisa Waterman | lwaterman@swmss.coop | (406) 624-3336 ext. 4
ARCHITECTURE 118
NOW OFFERING FREE CONSULTATIONS
TO SWMSS MEMBER DISTRICTS
SWMSS business sponsor Architecture 118 is a premier architecture, project planning, management, and design firm serving public and private clients throughout our region of Montana. They offer a wide range of services to assist school districts in every facet of school design and construction - everything from the initial visioning process with local stakeholders to helping showcase a completed project to the community.
To show their continued commitment to schools across SW Montana, Architecture 118 is now offering free consultations with school administrators or board members to discuss potential or planned building projects. Whether you would like advice as to how to best utilize your existing facility, want to know how to best incorporate the latest design trends into a project, or would like professional guidance to navigate the RFQ process to see your vision into reality with public resources, Architecture 118 is up to the challenge and willing to help.

If you'd like to learn more or schedule a free consultation for a project you are considering in your district, please contact them directly through this link, and enter "SWMSS Consultation" in the subject line.
UPCOMING SWMSS PD & PROGRAM DETAILS
  • Co-op Food Program - details HERE
  • Spring 2019 3rd Delivery: March 18 - April 5, 2019
  • Fall 2019 Order Window: May 1 - May 22, 2019

  • FREE: 2nd Annual IEFA Professional Learning Institute @ MOR May 3, 2019: a portion of our grant funds may be used to reimburse districts for substitute teacher costs! (first come first served basis); flyer HERE; registration HERE

  • SWMSS 2018-19 Indian Education for All (IEFA) Offerings: details HERE
  • NEW! SWMSS IEFA book inventory + links to summaries: details HERE

  • SAVE THE DATE: Common PIR Day Friday, Sept. 27 with keynote speaker Pete Hall, presented by SWMSS & Region IV CSPD; registration opens in April
  • for more info, check out Pete Hall & Kristin Souers' website HERE

  • Infinite Campus Spring User Group Meetings - click HERE for registration
  • Butte - April 1 | Laurel - April 2 | Glendive - April 3 | Havre - April 4
JOKES OF THE WEEK
ADDITIONAL PD & RESOURCES


  • FREE PD in Southwest MT by Region IV CSPD (visit their website for more):
  • Mar. 26, Bozeman Facing the Frontal Lobe: Strategies to Support Executive Function Skills in Students...; details
  • SAVE THE DATE: Dillon Summer Institute June 12 - 14, 2019 (registration coming SOON :)



  • 2019 Montana Advanced Placement Summer Institute June 24 - 27 at MSU - Billings; register here; subject areas include:
AP English Language & Composition | AP Studio Art
AP Statistics | AP Biology | AP World History

  • MTASCD Summit July 29 in Helena, featuring Kristin Souers; flyer HERE

  • NEWS YOU CAN USE: As of March 14, the Children's Museum of Bozeman will officially be the Montana Science Center! Congratulations!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018-19
BUSINESS SPONSORS
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Your school district point of contact:
Mary McEachern | Business Development / Sales | 406-570-6121