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JRCERT Office
Closings
There are many exciting things going on at the JRCERT! Education and professional
development is paramount to the JRCERT and is evident from our mission, vision, and core
values of the organization. In fact, it is even given its own strategic plan goal. Major Goal #3 The winter season has arrived early
is to utilize innovative strategies that assure the JRCERT is at the forefront of education and
in Chicago! Areas in the region saw
accreditation. One of the initiatives to achieve the JRCERT being at the forefront of
education and accreditation is the implementation and utilization of a learning several inches of snow on
management system (LMS). Halloween and -10°F windchills the

To that end, we would like to introduce you to JRCERT LINK (Learning Innovation day after Veteran’s Day. With
Networking Knowledge) as the LMS platform that will be unveiled in 2020. The LMS will dropping temperatures and
enable the JRCERT to extend its professional development and educational opportunities to increasing snowfall come
our program faculty and site visitors and an even wider audience. As a starting point, we
dangerous commutes. The JRCERT
are planning on rolling out the various workshops (Accreditation, Outcomes Assessment
and Site Visitor) as eLearning courses. We will also be developing other courses that may office may close at times during the
range from assessment to professionalism. winter months to ensure the safety
We will also investigate hosting Zoom webinars and using these as a mechanism for of staff. Please be sure to check the
providing supplemental materials for our face-to-face workshops, as well as site visitor marquee on the JRCERT home page
repositories. Once a more tangible schedule and materials are developed, further
at www.jrcert.org for updates on
information such as login information and navigation of the platform will be distributed. If
emergency closings. JRCERT staff
you have ideas for courses you would like to see developed, please contact the office and
let us know. will respond to your inquiries and
correspondence as soon as possible
during such closings.

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