Summer 2024 Professional Development
The administration of Marshall County Schools recognizes the importance of taking time over summer break to relax and recharge for the upcoming school year. We also understand the significance of being life-long learners who offer high quality instruction to our students. With that being said, we are going to offer a number of professional development opportunities, over a span of dates and in a variety of formats.
Each item listed below describes a professional development opportunity, timelines, compensation, criteria to be eligible to register, and directions on how to register. Please review registration deadlines closely. Not every training is for every employee. The qualifications for eligibility of each training are listed.
It is not mandatory for any training to be completed over the summer. These are simply opportunities for personal growth that will positively impact student performance.
Dyslexia Training
Dyslexia Awareness
Dyslexia: Identification and Assessment for Informing Instruction
Dyslexia: Orton-Gillingham Approach
Dyslexia: The Davis Method
Who is eligible?
• Administrators
• Pre-K – 12 Professional employees who work with children daily and it applies to your contracted employment responsibilities
• Pre-K – 12 ECCAT/Aide/Spec Ed Aide who works with children daily and it applies to your contracted employment responsibilities
Compensation: See your building principal.
All courses are online and self-paced.
All Courses Begin June 1 and all 4 courses must be completed on or before June 9th.
- You will have 9 days to complete all 4 courses. All 4 completion certificates will be turned in with your time sheet at the conclusion.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
To register, please click HERE.
Acadience Training
Who is eligible?
• Elementary Building Administrators
• K-5 Classroom Teachers
• K-5 Title 1/Interventionist
• Elementary Special Education Teachers
Compensation: See your building principal.
All Workshops are virtual and self-paced.
All Courses Begin on or around July 1st.
- You will have 30 days to complete both courses.
Next school year we are moving to the virtual administration of Acadience Math.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
To register, please click HERE.
Fundations Training
Who is eligible?
• Elementary Building Administrators
• Pre-K-3 Classroom Teachers
• K-3 Title 1/Interventionist
• Pre-K - 3 Special Education Teachers
• Pre-K – 3 ECCAT/Aide/Spec Ed Aide
Wilson Fundations Refresher Workshop
Compensation: See your building principal.
All Workshops are in person. June 10th-13th at JMHS 8am – 4pm
- June 10th – Pre-K
- June 11th – Kindergarten
- June 12th – First and Second Grade
- June 13th – Third Grade
This workshop is for any teacher with fewer than three years experience or individuals just wishing to freshen their skills.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
To register, please click HERE.
Nurses Training
Who is eligible?
• School Nurses
1. Head Lice
2. Health Emergencies: Diabetes Awareness
3. Medical Administration: Glucagon
4. Return to Learn Following a Concussion: Tier I Classroom Supports
Compensation: See your building principal.
All courses are online and self-paced.
All Courses Begin June 1, and all 4 courses must be completed on or before June 9th.
- You will have 9 days to complete all 4 courses. All 4 completion certificates will be turned in with your time sheet at the conclusion.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
To register, please click HERE.
Counselor / Social Worker Training
Who is eligible?
• School Counselors, CIS Site Coordinators & School Social Workers
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Responding to Bullying
- Managing Behavior After Times of Crisis
- Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention & Postvention
Compensation: See your building principal.
All courses are online and self-paced.
All Courses Begin June 1, and all 4 courses must be completed on or before June 9th.
- You will have 9 days to complete all 4 courses. All 4 completion certificates will be turned in with your time sheet at the conclusion.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
To register, please click HERE.
Van Training
Who is eligible?
• Service and Professional Personnel
Compensation: There is no stipend or monetary compensation to complete this course. It is a mandatory training for personnel who wish to be on the approved driver list for the MCS passenger vans. If you were trained before, you must RENEW YEARLY to remain certified to drive the passenger vans.
Dates/Times for the Training:
- 9am – 11am on Monday, July 15
or
- 1pm – 3pm on Monday, August 12
Location: JMHS Commons
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
To register, please click HERE.
Principal Week
Who is eligible?
• Professional personnel - at the discretion of the building principal. If you are a professional employee wishing to attend, please speak with your principal.
The second week of July has been held for “Principal Week” for the last 5 years. The topics and targeted audience for each day are listed below. There is no QR code to register for these trainings as the principals designate professional employees to attend.
Compensation: See your building principal.
Monday, July 8 8am – 4pm JMHS Commons
Attendees: Principals, Assistant Principals, County Administrators
Topic: Policy Review
Tuesday, July 9 8am – 4pm JMHS Commons
Attendees: Administrators and 6 professional employees from each school
Topic: J. Stuart Albon, Author of Change.able
https://www.stuartablon.com/changeable
Wednesday, July 10 8am – 4pm JMHS Commons
Attendees: Administrators and 3 professional employees from each school
Topic: Diving Deeper into Assessment Data and Instruction
Thursday, July 11 8am – 4pm JMHS Commons
Attendees: Administrators and up to 6 professional employees from each school
Topic: Parent and Family Engagement with Kish Russell
Friday, July 12 8am – 4pm JMHS Commons
Attendees: Title I School Teams
Topic: Title I Compliance with Kish Russell
Friday, July 12 8am – 4pm At School Sites
(Can be held on this date or a date pre-approved by Mrs. Cuffaro)
Attendees: Principals and PBIS Teams
Topic: PBIS Preparation for the Upcoming School Year
Safety Plans / WVEIS Updates
Who is eligible?
• Professional employees who serve on the school safety team.
Safety teams will receive updated information on state codes/regulations and will make the yearly updates to their school's plan. Any recent WVEIS updates will also be covered during this training.
If you are not on your school safety team, but would like to be, please contact your building principal for more information and to seek approval.
Compensation: See your building principal.
Stipend Opportunities
Who is eligible?
• Full-time and half-time employees.
- Substitutes (long-term and day-to-day) and temporary employees are NOT eligible.
Employees are required to work an additional 18 hours if they are full-time and 9 hours if they are half-time. Hours will not be prorated. To receive the stipend, the employee must be under a contract with MCS at the time the check is issued on the first pay date of November. Hours cannot be worked if an employee is on any form of leave.
The form to complete for stipend hours can be found by clicking HERE.
HOURS MUST BE PREAPPROVED BY YOUR SUPERVISOR. Many employees use these hours to complete the policy training online, CPR/First aid, food handlers, and special needs bus training. If you do so, you still have to come to work on the policy training day, and your supervisor must pre-approve the hours.
POLICY TRAINING
If you would like to complete the policy training for stipend hours AFTER July 1, you may do so by visiting a link that will be emailed to all employees on their k12 email account on July 1.
BUS TRAINING
Bus training will be offered for instructional aides and bus drivers at the transportation department.
Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
To register, call Gail Artimez at 304-843-4422.
- Persons working in summer positions will register for a July 1 training.
Sessions will begin at 8am, 10am, noon, 2pm and 4pm.
- All other aides and bus drivers should register for a training on the following dates:
July 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 or 23 at 10am or noon
or
July 22 at 8am, 10am or noon
CPR TRAINING
Online CPR courses will not count for CDL certification.
You can begin the course on or after July 1 for stipend hours IF APPROVED by your supervisor. During the last week of May, a link will be emailed to the k12 email account of those who registered.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024.
To register, please click HERE.
FOOD HANDLERS COURSE
Cooks cannot take this course. Cooks need to register directly with Ms. Derico.
You can begin the course on or after July 1 for stipend hours IF APPROVED by your supervisor. During the last week of May, a code will be emailed to the k12 account of those who registered.
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024.
To register, please click HERE.
