PSD 101

Breakout sessions included:

• District Overview (English and Spanish presentations): find out about the scope of the District, demographics, decision-making, policy governance, site-based management, comparison to other districts 
  
  
• District Initiatives: Learn about boundary changes, facilities use, zonal transportation, grade configuration. 
  
  
• Finance: Hear about the current district budget and process, bonds and mill levies.
  
  
• Assessments: School Accountability and Accreditation: Learn about the CSAP growth model and other assessment tools; changes in state standards and graduation requirements. 
  
  
• Course Catalog: See what is taught in each subject at each grade level; materials in use and how they interrelate (i.e.: Open Court, Everyday Math, Connected Math, and Foss). 
  
  
• Curricula Choices:  Hear about honors courses, advanced placement courses, current curricula in use (district curriculum, Core Knowledge, International Baccalaureate, expeditionary learning, etc.).
  
  
• Web Training: Learn to navigate the PSD Web site including Pinnacle Internet Viewer, Blackboard, and CSAP information.
  
  
• Response to Intervention (RTI) and Professional Learning Communities (PLC): Learn how this required framework will be used to help students be successful:  essential learnings, differentiated instruction, acceleration, remediation, gifted and talented, and ability grouping. 

For more information about the workshop or the DAB, contact Tami Wineinger at rtwineinger@comcast.net  or Cathy Kipp at kipp_family@comcast.net.