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September 2018
School Support Personnel Workshop
This workshop is specially designed to meet the legal needs of school secretaries and office support staff. Topics to be covered include: safeguarding and maintenance of student records; residency and student enrollment; managing student medical needs and medication; immunization and health exam requirements; handing money and student account management; and personal liability protection. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Before the Crisis: An Introduction to Student Safety Assessment and Management
Students make threats to hurt themselves or others using social media, cell phones or in conversations with peers. This academy offers threat assessment training considered to be “best practice” by the U.S. Dept. of Ed. and the U.S. Secret Service and will enable participants to assess the severity of a threat, analyze the safety of the students and staff, and develop a plan of action to protect them. Valuable resources, including documentation, scripted protocols as well as guidance for decision…
Find out more »How to Design, Valid, Reliable, Credible Classroom Level Assessments
Designing valid and reliable assessments will close opportunity gaps for ALL students. Attend this workshop to be fully equipped to implement the process and reap the rewards immediately. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »The School Leaders Guide to Social Media
Social media is the preeminent communication vehicle used in today's society. Still, schools are reluctant to embrace the new communication reality. This academy helps school leaders to overcome anxiety associated with social media, learn tips and techniques to improve their practice, and develop strategies to leverage social media to engage their staff, students, and community. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Early Childhood Inclusion: Supporting Children’s Special Needs in High Quality Early Learning Environments FREE
This workshop is perfect to review the components of inclusion in early childhood programs. It will also help you determine what next steps to take in your program to assure you are offering high quality inclusive opportunities for all young learners. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Legal Best Practices for Deans, AP’s and SRO’s in Responding to Student Behavior and Communicating with Parents
Research indicates that there are almost a half million incidents of violence in our schools annually with more than 1 out of 5 of students in grades 9-12 reporting that they have been bullied. School safety and security is much more than just placing police officers in our schools – it is about connecting with students and parents. The presenter, Dr. Steve Webb is an award winning veteran school administrator, but is also a police officer where he is an…
Find out more »Leading with Justice For All: Are you Prepared? LGBTQ Sensitivity, Bias, and Response
Mission statements often state that we value all learners, meeting their individual academic and social-emotional needs to make them life-long learners. We view students through our personal lens that often can unintentionally be filtered by bias. This is often the case when we encounter students who we have difficulty relating too because their story and identity is not what we are familiar with or can relate to. This Academy will offer the opportunity for you to reflect upon leading with…
Find out more »Postsecondary and Career Expectations (PaCE) Framework: Are Your Students On PaCE to Thrive?
The newly adopted Postsecondary and Career Expectations (PaCE) Framework was created by Illinois educators as a sequence of college, career and financial literacy benchmarks for students to complete from middle school through graduation. Participants will use the PaCE Framework to build their school’s college and career readiness plan, showing that many of the activities are aligned to standards and/or engaging the community. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Effective Supervision and Evaluation Strategies to Use with Counselors and Support Personnel
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Find out more »October 2018
Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model
This course will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Charlotte Danielson’s Frameworks in a summative setting. This academy, in combination with administrator academy 3000/3001/3002, satisfies the teacher evaluator retraining requirement. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
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