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Presenter reviews new in‑service day, UDL trial and coaching plans
Summary
District presenters summarized a redesigned in‑service day focused on curriculum development, three target PD sessions (behavior supports, AI for social stories, Medicaid billing) and a grant‑funded Universal Design for Learning trial with coaching support.
Presenter (S1) opened the meeting by summarizing yesterday’s in‑service day, saying the morning focused on curriculum work for every department and the afternoon offered breakout sessions teachers could choose or design. “They also have the option to kind of design their own session. Basically, what do you need?” S1 said.
The Presenter and another speaker (S2) said the district selected three featured sessions based on staff surveys and external programming: managing challenging student behavior, using artificial intelligence to create social stories, and a session on Medicaid billing. “We picked 3 sessions, working with challenging students’ behaviors in the morning, how to use AI, to make social stories … and I guess the morning started out with the riveting topic of how to fill out your Medicaid billing,” S2 said.
Why it matters: district leaders framed the redesigned day as a step to improve classroom instruction and to gather staff data for follow‑up. The district plans to use teacher feedback from the in‑service to populate building and district improvement teams that meet monthly.
The meeting also highlighted a grant‑supported Universal Design for Learning (UDL) trial led by consultant Carrie Jo. S1 said Carrie Jo is coaching teachers and reported early positive uptake: one teacher has adopted the UDL approach in a second classroom after seeing results. “The teachers come up with a plan that serves the students’ engagement…Let’s try this. Let’s try this,” S1 said, describing the low‑stakes trial model.
District leaders acknowledged a gap in internal coaching capacity. S1 told the committee a coaching position posted in August produced no suitable candidates; the district has arranged interim coaching support (referred to as Rogers) to observe classrooms and provide feedback while recruitment continues.
Looking ahead, presenters said teacher‑driven priorities from the in‑service will be channeled to building improvement teams and the district’s DCIT group to produce action plans. The district emphasized collaboration across nearby districts to preserve common PD days and to reduce travel burdens for staff.
