Alternate PL Outline

PL on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

Facilitator Participants Tentative Date and Materials/ Activities Learning Goals

Duration of PL

● Initiative ● Special Services ● Will begin Aug. ● Awaiting ● Develop

Coordinator ● Curriculum & 2023 and will be approval to fundamental
(Priya Rane) Instruction (C&I) ongoing until at share BISD knowledge of
● MTSS Team ● Guidance & least the end of resources MTSS practices
Counseling the 23-24 school ● How to Lead ● Create MTSS
● Office of year Tough Team (clarify
Innovation ● 2 hour to Conversations roles and
● Student Services half-day in ● Creating a responsibilities)
person Community ● Understand the
workshops Agreement functions of
● Once a quarter MTSS meetings
at minimum and create
meeting
calendar
● Streamline
Response to
Intervention (RTI)
procedures to
align with MTSS
best practices

PL on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Facilitator Participants Tentative Date and Materials/ Activities Learning Goals

Duration of PL

● Initiative ● Special Services ● Will begin Aug. ● What Makes ● Understand and
Coordinator Specialists 2023 and will Employees incorporate a
(Priya Rane) ● These trainings continue until Happy at Work? growth mindset
● MTSS Team will be offered to Dec. 2023 ● Developing a ● Increase
other ● Daily practices Growth Mindset effective
departments ● Weekly ● Temperature communication
during the later collaboration Check ● Increase
phases of meetings ● 3 Signature intentional
implementation ● Bi-weekly Practices collaboration
of my innovation leadership ● I-messages
plan meetings ● Respect
● Monthly Agreement
engagement
activities

PL on Google Suite applications

 Facilitator Participants Tentative Date and Materials/ Activities Learning Goals
Duration of PL

● Instructional ● Any district ● Refresher ● MTSS Google ● Navigate MTSS

Technology admin who trainings will be Classroom Google
Specialists expresses offered in person ● Google Docs, Classroom
● MTSS Team interest in once a month; Sheets, Slides, proficiently -
developing their these will be one Forms, and submit forms,
skills in Google hour sessions Jamboard participate in
Suite ● Participants may collaborative
applications be expected to activities, review
watch documents
instructional ● Review proper
videos prior to use of Google
training day Suite
applications

PL on other digital curriculum based programs

Facilitator Participants Tentative Date and Materials/ Activities Learning Goals

Duration of PL

● Curriculum ● Any district ● Refresher ● Participants will ● Obtain access to

Coordinators admin who trainings will be be expected to pertinent
● MTSS Team expresses offered in person watch programs
interest in once a month; instructional ● Proficiently
improving data these will be one videos prior to maneuver
collection and hour sessions training day program so that
analysis skills teachers can be
supported with
fidelity
● Generate reports
on program
usage and user
efficiency

PL on Branching Minds (BRM) platform

Facilitator Participants Tentative Date and Materials/ Activities Learning Goals

Duration of PL

● BRM PL Team ● Special Services ● Will begin Aug. ● Reflecting on our ● Navigate BRM
● MTSS Team ● C&I 2023 and will be current culture platform
● Guidance & ongoing until at and climate according to
Counseling least the end of ● Will be provided district/ campus
● Office of the 23-24 school by the BRM PL role
Innovation year Team ● Run diagnostic
● Student Services ● 2 hour to ● For a general reports to
● Campus half-day in overview on PL identify barriers
 Leadership - person services that to student
Principal, APs, workshops BRM provides, success
Counselors ● Once a quarter please click here
at minimum

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Rucker, K. (2018). The Six Flaws of “Traditional” Professional Development.

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Stanford Alumni. (2014, October 9). Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck [Video]. YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ

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