Board approves $93,550 for site-based math professional development
Summary
The board approved $93,550 to bring SAS trainers to school sites for job-embedded math professional development in January 2027, including targeted sessions for special education staff, after Vanessa Romero described differentiated onsite plans and schedules.
Vanessa Romero, director of teaching and learning, told the board the proposal would fund job-embedded trainers from SAS to work at school sites starting Jan. 21 and running through Jan. 28, with smaller schools receiving half days and larger sites full days. "It would start in January the 21st and go through the 28th," Romero said, adding this would include the district's first specific PD for special education teachers.
Superintendent Whitner recommended approval. Board members asked about prior training: Romero said the district had a three-hour virtual kickoff earlier in the year, a free full-day on-site session in October, and that the new contract would make PD site-specific and department-specific. After discussion the board moved and seconded the item and voted to approve the $93,550 contract for SAS professional development for 2026–27.
Board members said they supported the focus on teacher implementation and on giving special education staff tailored development. The motion passed without a recorded dissent.
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