Support Professional Coffee Breaks

As part of the Assessment and Support Staff Training Supplemental Services grant, SPARC has instituted a monthly virtual Coffee Break. On the third Friday of the month, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., SPARC hosts a virtual gathering and invites presenters to talk about topics that address the needs of our support professionals. Following a short presentation, the presenters open up the gathering to questions. Below you will find a listing of the Coffee Break topics scheduled for FY 2026. Additionally, recordings of the presentations will be added after each presentation.

October 24 - Intake Best Practices for Beginning Literacy Learners (Rebecca Jarvis and Patsy Egan)

Recording - passcode: @+m?Eu8v

November - **Support Services Conference - no Coffee Break

January 16 - Why Social Security Number Collection is so Important (Jenny Schlukebier and Rachel Stiglitz)

Recording - passcode: *zXYK9=q

Slides

February 20 - Minnesota Remote Assessment Hub (Marty Olsen and Linda Keller

March 20 - CASAS TOPSpro: How to Score Tests and Generate Reports (Rachel Stiglitz and Jeff Galbavy)

April 17 - Using AI to Analyze Data (Chrysti Nielsen)

May 15 - TBD

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