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Vancouver schools report 72 August professional-learning offerings; districts set October training dates
Summary
District directors reported dozens of August professional-learning sessions for teachers and paraeducators, large participation numbers across subjects, and scheduling for October systemwide learning days focused on school-directed improvement plans.
Brian Graham and Chris Giannotti, district directors overseeing secondary and elementary professional learning, told the Vancouver School District board that the district ran an intensive set of professional-learning events in August and has planned additional systemwide days in October.
Graham said the district coordinated two back-to-back weeks of professional learning. He said the week of Aug. 11–15 included optional courses funded by educators’ professional-learning dollars and a second week (Aug. 18–22) that coincided with contracted staff return. “We had 72 offerings in the month of August, 72 professional learning…
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