DPI VISTA Newsletters

DPI VISTA Monthly

The DPI VISTA Monthly is a newsletter written by and for DPI VISTA members in the state of Wisconsin. In each month's installment, one can find partnership-building advice, money-saving tips, special events taking place across the state, interviews with DPI VISTAs, and other relevant information.

To contribute to the DPI VISTA Monthly, please contact Katherine Foster (katherine.foster@dpi.wi.gov)

TheFebruary 2012 Newsletter is all about surviving a cold Wisconsin winter while ensuring partnerships continue to thrive! And it contains its usual dose of advice and resources.

TheJanuary 2012 Newsletter helps VISTAs start off the new year right- with good partnership practices, reflections from recent trainings and conferences and a new section just for supervisors!

Our December 2011 Newsletter gives you a sneak peak inside the life of DPI VISTA staff, helps you think about how you are evaluating your partnerships and as usual, shares some promising practices from across the state.

It's a double issue! Get to know your fellow VISTAs better, learn about some important new resources, and get some advice with dealing with your challenges in our October/November 2011 Newsletter.

It's a new year for the DPI VISTA Project! Here's our September 2011 Newsletter with resources, recommended reading, and advice from project staff.

Check out our August 2011 Newsletter, the last one of the 2010-2011 service year! Lots of advice for incoming and outgoing VISTAs.

The July 2011 Newsletter welcomes 34 summer VISTAs to the project and says goodbye to our July VISTAs. It also contains the usual dose of advice, resources and funtivities!

The June 2011 Newsletter features an article from a VISTA alum and advice on making the most of the remainder of your VISTA term.

The May 2011 Newsletter focuses on sustainability, evaluation and reflection. And as always, advice from Brittany and Mike, and budget friendly activities from Amber!

The April 2011 Newsletter offers tips on volunteer management, stratgies for evaluating your programs, and as always, useful online resources and grant opportunities.

The March 2011 Newsletter is full of good advice: on battling the late winter blues, on thinking about life after VISTA, on strengthening your actions teams, and on staying focused on your work plan.

Our February 2011 Newsletter contains some new features including a movie review and a supervisor's corner and returning favorites including good ideas and advice from Brittany and Mike!

The January 2011 Newsletter wishes all VISTAs and Supervisors a Happy New Year with tips on creating good action teams, grant opportunities, and a new VISTA to VISTA interview.

Our December 2010 Newsletter shares some advice from second year VISTAs, offers promising practices from across the state, and thoughts on building successful action teams.

The October/November 2010 Newsletter is a double issue with double the partnership ideas, double the resources for your work, and double the insight from your fellow VISTAs!

The September 2010 Newsletter is full of insight and wisdom from former DPI VISTAs for new members. Also featured are ideas and strategies for jumping right into partnerships!

The August 2010 Newsletter welcomes 12 new VISTAs to the project and contains resources and suggestions to start the year off successfully.

Our July 2010 Newsletter says goodbye and good luck to Sylvia Sedrak and Stephanie Dorman as they end their terms of service this month and offers resources and plenty of good ideas for building great partnerships!

The June 2010 Newsletter says goodbye and good luck to Dustin Young and Robyn Krimke as they end their terms of service this month and offers perspectives from members and supervisors on building strong and sustainable partnerships.

Our May 2010 Newsletter contains some advice for affordable summer fun, tips for engaging principals in action teams, and an in depth interview with two VISTA members!

The April 2010 Newsletter contains some tips and suggestions for Life after VISTA as well as promising practices from across the state.

Our March 2010 Newsletter is full of resources to assist VISTAs both professionally and personally. We also feature our first project calendar in this issue!

The February 2010 Newsletter has new leadership...and a new look! Our editorial board put together an exciting edition with grant opportunities, promising partnership practices, and an in-depth interview with our two newest VISTAs!

January 2010's Newsletter offers resources and suggestions for more successful partnership practices in 2010!

Our December 2009 Newsletter welcomes two new VISTAs to the team and guides VISTAs through important steps in data collection and capacity building.

November 2009's Newsletter shares resources for Life after VISTA, connecting partnerships to research, and keeping it all in perspective!

October 2009's Newsletter has so much to offer- from supervisor tips to grant writing resources to suggestions for stretching the VISTA stipend!

The September 2009 Newsletter shares resources and ideas to start off the new school year with a bang!

Our August 2009 Newsletter congratulates our current members as they become VISTA Alums and welcomes twenty three new VISTAs to the project!

The July 2009 Newsletter says good bye and good luck to our outgoing VISTAs and offers some ideas for end of service reflection.

Our June 2009 Newsletter share some reflection from outgoing VISTAs and Supervisors as well as promising partnership practices and summer recipes!

The May 2009 Newsletter is full of its usual resources, tips, and promising practices. Note especially the website recommendations and grant opportunities!

In the April 2009 edition, readers can learn what makes award winning partnership schools great! Also included are grant opportunities, promising practices from across the state, and tips for supervisors.

In the March 2009 edition of the VISTA Newsletter, read about money-saving tips "from the field," ideas to strengthen action plans, and ways to build relationships with families and staff.

In the February 2009 Newsletter, readers will find resources on business partnerships, partnership teamwork, and unpacking parent involvement legislation!

Happy New Year from the DPI VISTA Project! Our January 2009 newsletter highlights the strengths of serving in small rural and large urban settings as well as the usual resources and grant opportunities.

In the December 2008 newsletter, we welcome three new VISTAs to our project! We also share promising practices from staff at DPI, VISTAs in the field, and communities across the world.

In the November 2008 newsletter, Ruth Anne Landsverk shares some ideas to connect your Action Team to other school initiatives. We also get to know two of our VISTAs, Casey Gauthier and Chris Briggs, a little better!

The October 2008 VISTA newsletter has a new look! VISTA Casey Gauthier is serving as editor. This month you can find information on grant opportunities as well as learn some valuable tips for recruiting parents to your Action Team!

The September 2008 Newsletter will help prepare VISTAs and Supervisors for the upcoming Orientation in Madison. Additionally, Ruth Anne Landsverk offers some advice on recruiting parents for your Action Teams!

In the August 2008 issue, we wish twelve VISTAs luck as they complete their service. We also welcome 12 new VISTAs to our project and share some insights and words of wisdom as they begin serving with Wisconsin schools and communities.

The July 2008 newsletter shares important resources on sustainability as many of our VISTAs are ending their service in the next month. Also, Michael Castaneda shares his reflections from the past year of service in Milwaukee.

The June 2008 newsletter is full of great resources on funding sources and grants. Also, Ruth Anne Landsverk shares ideas on working with families on school transitions.

The May 2008 newsletter offers some end of the year ATP evaluation suggestions as well as an interview with VISTAs Cathy Knott and Kelly Libert!

The April 2008 newsletter is full of useful resources, Action Team evaluation tools, and a number of grant opportunities.

March 2008 Newsletter
We get to know two of our new VISTAs in the March newsletter as well as learn about online tools and resources to help with forming partnerships.

February 2008 Newsletter
In this latest newsletter, read about a promising practice at Adams Friendship Middle School. Also, Ruth Anne Landsverk shares some tips on how to get community members involved on your ATP!

January 2008 Newsletter
In this newsletter, VISTAs Lauren Jakubowski and Lacey Donatell interview each other and Betsy suggests some VISTA specific New Year's resolutions!

In the December 2007 letter, Ruth Anne Landsverk reveals a new mapping tool to help VISTAs connect their partnerships. We also get to know a little more about our newest VISTA member- Jen Gaul!

In the November 2007 newsletter we say good bye and good luck to one of our VISTAs, Bev Schwantes, as she finishes her year of service. We also highlight some promising practices taken from the field!

The October 2007 newsletter features ways to keep in touch with your fellow VISTAs, as well as ideas for keeping a record of your own self-reflection. Also this month, VISTAs Dana Reinoos and Julie Webster interview each other.

In the September 2007 newsletter our new VISTA Leader, Betsy Prueter and our Project Director, Jane Grinde share a little about their personal and professional lives. Also, Ruth Anne Landsverk offers 10 ways to encourage parents to get involved on Action Teams!

We say goodbye to many of our VISTA friends in this July/August 2007 issue of the newsletter, but don't be sad -- we also welcome many new members to our team! This issue also provides a chance for everyone to better know our expert in partnerships, Ruth Anne Landsverk.

The May/June 2007 newsletter is about wrapping up the year and summer partnerships.

The April 2007 newsletter focuses on resources to help you take stock of where you are and where you are going, both personally and professionally.

The March 2007 newsletter highlights valuable tips for attending conferences.

The February 2007 newsletter takes a look at the research on family involvement in schools as a means to boost motivation for partnership building and welcomes Dana Reinoos to the team as VISTA with Parents Plus in Milwaukee!

The January 2007 newsletter focuses on resolutions schools can make to improve their climate for welcoming partnerships, especially with families.

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