Discovering Possibilities (Virtual Fall Conference) 
Check out the breakout sessions available at our Discovering Possibilities conference!
Fees are based on your TOTAL DISTRICT POPULATION and for that SINGLE district fee, you can register as many people as you want.
We just ask that ONE person enter all the names & emails at one time.
PLEASE USE THE SEPARATE GOOGLE FORM TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE.
One link is for payment and one link is for registration.
Pay for your district using this link:
https://mnmcea.wufoo.com/forms/z13oywe21qv8pts/
Register everyone from your district using this link:
https://forms.gle/hAUEHCKwjVbie4EF6
District Size – Fee (based on TOTAL district population) One fee for unlimited participants
Less than 5,000 – $60
5,000-19,999 – $120
20,000-49,999 – $240
50,000 + – $480
Individual NOT associated w/a District (Member) – $60
Individual NOT associated w/a District (Non-memb.) – $150
Non-member Districts – $480
MCEA Leadership Days
Feb. 20 & 21, 2020
Daring Leadership: Taking Smart Risks in 2020
Successful organizations take risks. Strengthen your team’s ability to take smart risks and solve problems by creating a culture of belonging, inclusivity, and diverse perspectives in your organization. We will use the tools set forth by research professor Brené Brown in her book, Dare to Lead. A Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator will illustrate the collection of four skill sets that are necessary to cultivate courage, commitment and shared purpose, strive for excellence, empathy and self-compassion and to make valuable contributions and take smart risks.
Cultures thrive when all stakeholders are engaged and active in working together. Human-Centered Design is another innovative problem solving tool that is grounded in empathy and holds the belief that any problem is solvable.
In this two-day leadership conference, participants will learn skills that will help them to build a culture in which people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected and willing to tackle any problem.
Online registration is now closed. Call the MCEA Executive Office at 651-257-0752 if you wish to register. We also take walk-in registrations.
Don’t forget to reserve your room at the Best Western Kelly Inn ($93) by calling 320-253-0606 and mention MCEA Leadership Days to get that rate.
If you want to pick up a 2020 Finance Manual at Leadership Days, you can order it here.
Community Education Finance and Financial Management –Maintaining Integrity and Viability
Presented by Bob Meyer, MCEA Executive Director & C.E. Director in Chisago Lakes
CE finance and financial management is becoming increasingly complex. CE Directors, Coordinators and Managers and Supervisors are coping with numerous challenges, including changes in funding formulas, continuous balancing of multiple revenue sources, generating new revenues and protecting existing revenues in CE.
Three separate financial management sessions are being offered with a follow up clinic for technical assistance concluding the last session. These workshops will include various materials, examples and useful tools and information.
Click here to register for one, two or all three workshops (sorry – no discounts for attending all 3)
Session 1: #101… Building the Base of a Budget – Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019
Understanding State laws and Statutes
Reading the budget print out
UFARS coding and reporting
State budget Levy and Aide statements and reports
Oct. 8, 2019
$70
9:30-2:30 (Lunch provided) 5 CEUs
Session 2: #201… Managing Your CE Money – Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019
Participants will learn how to:
Create a program budget
Handle variations in expenses and revenues
What a district audit means for CE
Trouble Shoot financial issues
Nov. 12, 2019
Location: Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Cloud
$75
9:30-2:30 (lunch provided) 5 CEUs
Session 3: #301…Financial Planning and Budget Strategies-Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019
Analyzing your state report
Analyzing trends and variances
Identifying areas of strength and areas of potential problems for planning purposes
Differentiation between direct and indirect expenses
Project income and monitoring budget performance
Dec. 12, 2019
Location: Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Cloud
$80
9:30-2:30 (lunch provided) – 5 CEUs
Motivating, Growing, Coaching Employees of All Ages
Presented by Bruce Miles, Big River Consulting
A highly adaptable program to make your job and your employees job more enjoyable and fulfilling. Techniques and strategies that can be immediately and easily applied to assist employees of all generations in their professional and personal growth and job related motivation. Specific attention to goal-setting, intrinsic motivation, reward selection and specific leadership strategies. Participants will be working on information provided to improve listening skills and make coaching sessions shorter and more results-focused. Coaching homework for employees, determination of “Will vs. Skill” for the less than successful employee. Assessment tools and management strategies for all participants.
Date: Thursday, April 18 (This is a rescheduled workshop due to bad weather cancellation)
Time: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Location: St. Anthony Community Center
Presenter: Bruce Miles, Big River Consulting
Fee: $70
3 CEUs
Register here
Leadership Roles: Facilitating Team Meetings and Sustaining Team Effectiveness
Presented by Scott Nelson
Team effectiveness is the ability to influence others through support and encouragement. Engaged members of your team should be dedicated to developing themselves because they know that excellence takes a lifetime of professional growth.
Objectives of the workshop: Facilitate what’s working, what’s not working and what’s needed; Create dialogue around hot topics and surfacing issues; Motivate others to achieve peak performance; Inspire a culture of accountability; Define roles and set expectations; Lead with confidence; High level discussions.
Date: Thursday, December 13
Time: 9:30-12:30
Location: Edina Community Center
Presenter: Scott Nelson
Fee: $80
3 CEUs
Register here
National Community Ed. Conference – Oct. 27 – 29, 2021 at the Minneapolis Marriot NW, Brooklyn Center
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Oct. 23 – 25, 2019 at the Minneapolis Marriott NW in Brooklyn Park
Reserve your room by calling 763-536-8300. All suites are $139/night – please mention MCEA when calling.
Donate to the MCEA Auction here–> https://bit.ly/33jfxAd
Online registration is now closed. Please contact the MCEA Executive Office – jjohnson@isd2144.org or by calling 651-257-0752. Walk-in registrations are welcome.