AI Innovation Team - This team will explore developing AI Guidelines for Beechwood to encourage responsible use while helping students to utilize these tools in meaningful ways. They will also work on staff and student learning opportunities for AI. 

• Participating on the team earns 6 flex hours.

• Contact Alan Yanke and Stephanie Layton with questions.

Exceptional Populations Innovation Team - There have been great strides in supporting our Multilingual Learners, Gifted & Talented/Primary Talent Pool students, and students with IEPs. However, we want to expand that important work! This team will work to review feedback and find innovative and meaningful ways to support ALL students. 

• Participating on the team earns 6 flex hours.

• Contact Lauren Steltenkamp, Jana Bromley, and Ashley Ritchie with questions.

Communications Innovation Team - This team will review the ways we are currently communicating internally and externally and consider ideas for improvement. We will discuss ways to highlight all of the great work going on at Beechwood! We will also work to develop a dashboard for our website to share much more than just KSA data and highlight successes. 

• Participating on the team earns 6 flex hours.

• Contact Sarah Schobel, Stephanie Layton, and Zach Ashley with questions.

• Staff Leadership Innovation Team - Feedback informing our strategic plan showed that staff wanted additional opportunities for leadership and also wanted some professional learning around developing leadership skills. This team will work to develop opportunities where our staff can lead. The team will also be a part of professional learning around leadership. Some of our meetings will be planning meetings and some will be learning opportunities. 

• Participating on the team earns 6 flex hours.

  • Contact Sarah Schobel and Alicia Wittmer with questions.

Wellness Innovation Team - This is an innovation team that has occurred for several years. There was great feedback from staff on the opportunities that have been provided so this team will work to continue opportunities like those as well as incorporate new ideas. They will also work to incorporate some P-12 opportunities since we know you all have wanted to do more as a whole district! 

• Participating on the team earns 6 flex hours.

• Contact Lauren Steltenkamp with questions.