| The WREN staff and consultants
can help your school or school district in a number of ways,
depending on your individual needs. You might find what you
need in the Resources section of this website. On the other
hand, your school or school district might best be served by an
on-site visit. We can help you assess your needs with surveys
and on-site interviews, we can provide professional development, and
we can help train your staff in best practices to improve your
school or school district's overall performance. |
ONSITE VISITS,
WEBSITE INFORMATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Use our Equity
Self-Assessment Tool (ESAT)* to "grade" your school or district. The link to the right takes you
our interactive ESAT form. You can call up questions in eleven
different modules and enter your information. When you are
done, a page will be displayed that summarizes your responses in a
tabular form.* It's easy and fast! |
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| WREN services are just an easy click
away. Just click on the button to the right and you will be
taken to our interactive Request4Services form.* It only takes
a minute or two fill out and send. We will reply to you no
later than the next regular business day. |
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| Generating Expectations for Student
Achievement. This program, which is conducted by
GrayMill, focuses
on the five areas of disparity in the classroom and teaches
strategies to eliminate them. WREN has co-sponsored GESA
training in Tucson and can help any school or school district within
Region IX train its staff in the GESA principles. WREN staff
members have taken GESA training. |
GESA Training |
| The National Center for Culturally
Responsive Educational Systems provides technical assistance and
professional development to close the achievement gap between
students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
NCCRESt is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Special
Educations Programs. |
NCCRESt |
| The Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program resulted from bullying prevention research conducted by Dr.
Dan Olweus. It has been selected as one of 10 "model
programs" to be used in a national violence prevention
initiative in the USA, supported by the US Department of Justice (OJJDP).
The WREN staff includes a certified Olweus BPP trainer. |
Olweus BPP |
| The REACH Center in Seattle,
Washington, is a nationally-recognized non-profit organization that
is one of the most respected establishments to provide cultural
diversity services. The REACH Center is able to carry out its
work through the utilization of its cadre of nationally certified
trainers, including members of the WREN staff. |
REACH |
| The WREN staff is constantly
researching established and developing Best Practices for helping
students achieve their full potential. In addition to the
links and resources in this web site, we have numerous brochures and
pamphlets with important and useful information. Feel free to
email, call, or write us and ask about published materials. |
PUBLISHED MATERIALS
FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS |
| Each Region has its own individual
characteristics and needs. Our ongoing outreach and survey
process suggests that Bullying, Parental Involvement,
Community Involvement, and Language Instruction for
English Language Learners are the areas of highest concern to
educators in Arizona, California, and Nevada. |
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FOR REGION IX EDUCATORS |
| Who can request assistance from
WREN? The answer: any public school superintendent in
Region IX, any charter school Principal, and any of the three
state-level educational agencies. We cannot respond to
complaints or inquiries from parents, students, or teachers.
Nor can we respond to complaints or inquiries from principals of
schools within a public school district. However, if you fall
within one of these categories, please ask your school
superintendent to contact WREN. Since we always come in as an
ally, not an adversary, such a request is likely to be granted. |
WHO CAN REQUEST
ASSISTANCE FROM WREN? |
