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York County details professional development offerings; staff report hundreds of trainings already delivered for FY26
Summary
Chief human resources officer Dr. Dave Reitz reviewed FY25 PD activity and FY26 plans, saying the division logged 2,324 PD experiences in FY25 and has already provided 842 PD opportunities since July 1, 2025, including special education, leadership academy and structured literacy.
Dr. Dave Reitz, chief human resources officer, reviewed York County School Division's professional development activity for fiscal year 2025 and the division's planned PD for FY26 during the Sept. 8 work session.
Reitz told the board the division logged 2,324 professional development experiences recorded in Frontline during FY25 (July 1, 2024'June 30, 2025). He said the largest share related to instructional content and classroom teacher supports and that special education and school leadership also received targeted offerings.
For FY26 the division said PD began July 1 and that, through the early weeks of the school year, it had already offered 842 PD opportunities. Reitz highlighted several division-wide and targeted activities: a Special Education "boot camp," an annual leadership academy in July, monthly principals/assistant principals meetings, monthly special education academy sessions, structured literacy training scheduled for October, continued rollout and teacher training for the division's thinking-based classrooms initiatives, and training tied to state-required literacy and screening systems.
Reitz said teachers are being asked to document a minimum of six hours of personalized PD linked to their SMART goals. Those personalized hours are "in addition to" required division- or site-based trainings, he said. When board members asked how many total PD hours teachers complete annually, Reitz said the total varies by role and site and that the division would provide a breakdown of state-required versus YCSD-required hours.
Other topics Reitz covered included support for AI integration (training for teachers on new classroom tools), continued adoption of literacy platforms (Lexia) and course-specific updates such as maritime-grant-supported science curriculum work. Reitz said the division is balancing required training days with "unencumbered" teacher work time for planning and collaboration.
Speakers quoted: Dr. Dave Reitz (chief human resources officer); follow-up comments from board members and Dr. Shandor during Q&A.
Reitz said the PD monitoring system (Power BI connected to Frontline data) helps identify patterns and plan offerings that align with school improvement goals. The division will provide a more detailed accounting of required state and division PD hours on request.
