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2012 Review & Recognition Cycle
Summer Cycle Intent-to-Apply forms are due April 30th. Full applications must be postmarked by July 15th.

Call For Examiners {Summer Cycle}
Applications are currently being accepted for the Wisconsin Forward Award Board of Examiners through May 7th. Application materials are available for download under The Forward Award tab. WCPE seeks candidates from all sectors of Wisconsin’s economy, including business, health care, education, manufacturing, not-for-profit, service, and government. Examiners review applications and provide feedback to Wisconsin organizations based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Wisconsin Forward Award program provides training and mentoring opportunities. Examiner trainings are held in late January (winter cycle) and June (summer cycle)

2012 Conference Presentations for Download

Prior to the conference, you may want to download speaker presentations. Hard copies will not be on-hand at the conference unless otherwise noted. Updates will be made often up until the conference. If there isn’t a download available for the session/workshop you’re attending, either check back or contact us at kschilling {at} wisquality.org or (608) 663-5300.

Download a map to the American Family Conference Center, 6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI 53783 (the conference is held in A Building Training Center)

Day One, February 23rd, downloads:

Plenary Session: Let Our Hindsight be Your Foresight, Suki Wright and Matt Chandler, Schneck Medical Center – download presentation (Part I): download presentation (Part II): download presentation (Part III)  (You will need all three parts for this presentation)

Plenary Session: The Coral Springs Journey, Ellen Liston – download presentation (PDF)

Plenary Session: A Journey to World Class Excellence, Priscilla Nuwash – download presentation (PDF)

A1: Baldrige & WFA: Much More than an Award Application, Paul Grizzell – download presentation (PDF)

A2: Using a Systems Approach to Reform Districts & Schools to Meet Increasing Accountability Requirements with Cheryl Kmiecik – handouts will be provided at conference

A3: We Grow More than Corn in Indiana, Suki Wright & Matt Chandler – download presentation (PDF)

A4: Your Tool Kit for Building High Performance Organizations, Graham Richard – handouts will be provided at conference

B1: Managing with Baldrige in Real Time When You Don’t Have Time to Manage, Ellen Liston – download presentation (PDF)

B2: Engaging Stakeholders Through Social Media, Douglas Mell, UW-Stout – download presentation (PDF)

B3: WFA Recipient Panel – no handouts required

B4: Managing Processes Instead of Having them Manage You, JoAnn Sternke/Mark Hansen, Pewaukee School District – download presentation (PDF)

C1: Using Surveys Effectively, Julie Furst-Bowe, UW-Stout – download presentation (PDF)

C2: Quickly Engaging Learners’ Brains for Lasting Results, Tom Miller & Deb DeNure – download handout (PDF)

C3: Conditions for Change, Don Schutt & Kate Pierre – download handout (PDF)

C4: Using Data to Engage Your Workforce, Priscilla Nuwash – download presentation (PDF)

Day Two, February 24th, downloads:

Workshop A: Essential Systems, Kay Kendall – download presentation (PDF), download handout 1, download handout 2, download handout 3

Workshop B: Integrating Category 1, 2, 4 and 6 for Continuous Improvement, Mathew Fail – download presentation (PDF)

Workshop C: Taking Your Application to the Next Level, Priscilla Nuwash – handouts will be provided at conference (Note: if you’re attending this session and you have an application in progress, please bring it with you.)

Workshop D: Measuring Our Mission: A Benchmarking Summit for Educators, JoAnn Sternke – handouts will be provided at conference

Workshop E: Accelerating Excellence with Kay Kendall – download presentation (PDF)

Workshop F: Measuring Our Mission: A Benchmarking Summit for Educators, JoAnn Sternke – handouts will be provided at conference

Workshop G: Quality 101: Creative Change, Tim Hallock – handouts will be provided at conference