Hosting a S.M.A.R.T. Workshop
You can bring S.M.A.R.T. to your school!
Consider hosting a S.M.A.R.T. or S.M.A.R.T. Pre-K Workshop at your school or learning center! The costs for both programs are detailed below. These prices do not include the cost for follow-up mentoring, which can be done in many ways after the workshop. Please contact the Minnesota Learning Resource Center to learn more about hosting a workshop, contracts, ways for programs and districts to reduce costs, and on-going mentoring services by calling (612) 789-1236 or emailing mlrc@actg.org.
S.M.A.R.T. Workshop Costs
Base Fee: $10,500
Training Materials/Participant: 
  • S.M.A.R.T. Manual - $50/manual. Participants use this manual throughout the 3-day workshop and as a reference tool when implementing the program
  • S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum Guide - $40/guide. This step-by-step guide is used throughout the three-day Workshop and is an essential tool when implementing the program
  • Make & Take Materials - $35/person. Participants use these materials to create items they will take back to the school with them so they can immediately start implementing the program
Travel expenses for a 3-member S.M.A.R.T. team:
  • Airfare
  • Rental car, gas mileage
  • Hotels, food
  • Shipment of materials to the workshop site (materials do not always ship from our Minneapolis location, as they may come from a different workshop location)
Additional Costs:​
  • Rental space for the workshop
  • A light breakfast, healthy lunch, afternoon snack and beverages for the participants and presenters each day of the 3-day workshop 
  • Pencils, pens, post it notes and highlighters for each participant
S.M.A.R.T. Pre-K Workshop Costs
Base Fee: $9,000
Training Materials/Participant: 
  • S.M.A.R.T. Manual - $50/manual. Participants use this manual throughout the 3-day workshop and as a reference tool when implementing the program
  • S.M.A.R.T. Pre-K Program Guide - $50/set. These step-by-step guides are used throughout the three-day workshop and are an essential tool when implementing the program
  • Make & Take Materials - $35/person. Participants use these materials to create items they will take back to the school with them so they can immediately start implementing the program
Travel expenses for a 3-member S.M.A.R.T. team:
  • Airfare
  • Rental car, gas mileage
  • Hotels, food
  • Shipment of materials to the workshop site (materials do not always ship from our Minneapolis location, as they may come from a different workshop location)
Additional Costs:​
  • Rental space for the workshop
  • A light breakfast, healthy lunch, afternoon snack and beverages for the participants and presenters each day of the 3-day workshop
  • Pencils, pens, post it notes and highlighters for participant use
Join us for our  S.M.A.R.T. Workshops! ​
Click the button below to view our full workshop schedule! For questions, please call (612) 789-1236.