District Staff Development: September 23

We are looking forward  to our day of professional learning on Monday, September 23rd.  Below are details for the day.  The hours for this day will be 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.  Half of the day will be district focused with work around standards-based learning.  Half of the day will be building focused, and this work will include Trauma Sensitivity training and Suicide Prevention/Postvention training for those who have not yet completed this.  The schedule for the day is below:

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Elementary: Building PD

• Suicide Prevention and Postvention Training
• Trauma Sensitivity Training

Secondary: Standards-Based Learning (at individual buildings)

12:30 PM-4:00 PM

Secondary: Building PD

• Suicide Prevention and Postvention Training
• Trauma Sensitivity Training

Elementary: Standards-Based Learning

Please report to the locations listed below:

Team	Location
PK	Centennial Elementary
Kindergarten	Clay Elementary media center
Grade 1	Runnells Elementary- media center
Grade 2	Four Mile- media center
Grade 3	Willowbrook - media center
Grade 4	Mitchellville - media center
Grade 5	Altoona - media center
Counselors	Centennial Counselor Room
Nurses	Clay Elementary
Teacher Librarians	Mitchellville Conference Room
Music	Altoona Elementary Music Room
Art	Altoona Elementary Art Room
PE	Altoona Elementary Conference Room
ESOL	Assigned by Coordinator
Title I Math	Assigned by Coordinator
TAG	Assigned by Coordinator
Title I Reading & Reading Specialists	Assigned by Coordinator
Level 3 Alternate Assessment Teachers	Clay Elementary Science Room

District Focus: Standards-Based Learning

We recognize that teams are in different places in regards to implementation of standards-based learning. Our goal this year is that proficiency scales will be completed for priority standards. Time will be dedicated during the district focus for work on these scales. For those with completed scales, you will collaborate on how to share these scales with students and use them to guide instruction and provide feedback. This work may also expand to using data from the scales to plan and monitor MTSS, revising assessments to reflect the scales, and creating multiple opportunities to demonstrate proficiency to align with the standards. Please bring your laptop to these sessions, and your team facilitator may contact you with additional information.

Building Focus: Online Trainings

The state of Iowa passed mental health legislation last spring. As a result, we will be providing time for staff to receive training in suicide prevention and trauma sensitivity.

Both the Suicide Prevention/Postvention and Trauma Sensitivity trainings are approximately 1 hour in length each.

Teachers should log in individually to AEA Learning Online to take these trainings.

Each teacher should review their profile and make sure they are attached to Southeast Polk

by Friday, September 20th. This step will be necessary to avoid any charges for these trainings. Directions for doing this may be found at this link.

If you are setting up an account at Heartland for the first time, the district password is sepolk. If your job role has changed, there is no need to set up a new account. You may instead change your profile using the above directions.

*Please note that Jacki Johnson Kretz is currently out of the office and will not be your contact as listed on the Heartland page. Please contact Jo Ellen Latham or Jamie Gilchrist with questions.

Below are the registration links for both of these trainings.

Suicide Prevention and Postvention

Identification of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Trauma Sensitivity Training)

We are looking forward to our day of professional learning.  Please contact me if you have any questions.