WiRSA State Conference 2026 - OVERVIEW
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Wednesday, October 28, 2025
~ Registration - Vestibule Area
~~ (3:00 - 6:00 PM)
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Welcome Reception 6:00 pm. - Commons
~~ (6:00 - 7:30 PM)
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Thursday, October 29, 2025
~ Registration - Vestibule
~~ (7:00 AM)
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Breakfast Buffet - Expo Center
~ (7:00 - 8:30 AM)
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Welcome and Logistics
Expo Center
~ (8:30 - 9:00 AM)
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Welcome ~ - Expo Center
~ (8:40 - 9:00 AM)
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Keynote - TBD (9:00 - 10:00 AM)
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Exhibitor Time - Booth Locations
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Breakout Session #1 (10:30 - 11:20 AM)

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

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Lunch | Sandstone - (11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m). - Expo Center

WiRSA Award Recognitions

1. CESA Employee of the Year

2. Support Staff Person of the Year

3. Teacher of the Year

4. Principal of the Year

5. Administrator of the Year

6. School Board of Education Member(s) of the Year

7. Advocacy Award

8. Community Partner of the Year

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Breakout Session #2 - (1:20 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.)

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS
  

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Exhibitor Time - Booth Locations
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Breakout Session 3 - 2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.)

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

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Exhibitor Time - Booth Locations
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Breakout Session #4 - (3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.)

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS
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  Reception / Silent and Live Auction (5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
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Friday, October 30, 2026

Continental Breakfast - Expo Center
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Exhibitor Time (8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.)
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Welcome ~ (8:30 - 9:00 a.m.)
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Keynote - (8:30 - 9:30 a.m.)

Special Presentations (10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.)

• Evergreen & Frontier - Special Presentation

• Woodland & Trillium - Special Presentation
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  Special Presentations - (11:00 am. - 11:50 a.m.)
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• Evergreen & Frontier - Special Presentation

• Woodland & Trillium - Special Presentation
  
  WiRSA Annual Meeting - Following the special presentations
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  WiRSA Board of Directors Meeting - Following Annual Meeting
  

WiRSA can't thank our sponsors enough for their incredible support for our rural and town schools!
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• Kraemer Brothers - Commercial Construction Experts

• School of Education - UW-Stevens - Haru Center - For Opportunities in Education

• Nexus Solutions - Better Buildings. Better Learning.

• Performance Services - Transforming Spaces, Empowering Places

• CMS4 Schools - Providing Software Services for K-12 and Educational Agencies.

• JMC - Smart Software for even smarter schools

• Findorff - Building & Beyond

• Community Insurance - Discover the Community Insurance Corporation Advantage

• Miron Construction - Building Excellence

• PTMA - Grow Your Community with PTMA Financial Solutions

• TRICOR - Insurance Built for YOU

• Upper 90 - Modernizing Facilities and Infrastructure Through PRACTICAL Solutions

• Learning Blade - Exposing More Students to STEM, Computer Science, and CTE

• Cartwheel - Helping kids get back to being kids

• Renning, Lewis, and Lacy - Wisconsin’s #1 Practice for EDUCATION LAW
  

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

House Salad, Pork Tenderloin, Rice Pilaf, Seasoned Vegetables

1. Special Recognition - TBD

2. CESA Employee of the Year - TBD

3. Support Staff Person of the Year - TBD

4. Teacher of the Year - TBD

5. Advocacy Award - TBD

6. Principal of the Year - TBD

7. Administrator of the Year - TBD

8. School Board of Education Member of the Year - TBD

9. Community Partner of the Year - TBD

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Spruce 1 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Evergreen 2 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Stonefield 3 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Woodland 4 - BREAKOUT SESSION

• Frontier 6 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

• Harvest 7 - OPEN ROOM FOR MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS

Special Presentation #1

• Spruce & Sands - Special Presentation

• Stonefield & Harvest - Special Presentation

Special Presentation #2

• Spruce & Sands - Special Presentation

• Stonefield & Harvest - Special Presentation

Annual meeting - Location TBD

Agenda

WiRSA Board Meeting - Location TBD

Agenda