Welcome to our Calendar of Events!
This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
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For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
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For information about Recorded Webinars, Upcoming Live Webinars, Courses, and Conferences, please visit the Champion Classrooms.
Events are added as information is made available to us. If you’d like to share an upcoming event with us, please contact us at info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org.
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Proactive and Positive Family and School Relationships
April 24 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This workshop will focus on developing ways to better communicate with school staff and exploring different strategies that can be used by families to promote positive engagement with school staff. Workshop topics will include active listening skills, resolving conflict strategies, and positive communication strategies.
Presenters: Anna M. Moffit currently serves as the Family Ombudsperson for the Madison Metropolitan School District. She also worked as a Parent Peer Specialist for Wisconsin Families Ties. She also has a son who has an IEP for educational Autism.
Nancy Farnon Molfenter is the Associate Superintendent of Student Services with the Madison Metropolitan School District. In this role, she is responsible for higher-level coordination and communication related to the delivery of high-quality education services to students with an IEP (Individual Education Program) or 504 Plan and their families, the delivery of social and emotional support, and advanced learning services. Before working for MMSD, she was on the Special Education Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. She worked for the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nancy holds a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin Madison and continues to serve as an adjunct instructor for the University of Wisconsin system.
