Penn Manor unveils 2026–27 professional‑learning plan with special‑education essentials training
Summary
Dr. Krista Cox presented a three-part professional‑learning roadmap (mandatory hours, choice hours and districtwide building days), an instructional playbook, staff-led sessions and a new mandatory 'special‑education essentials' training for certified staff; the district will use peer practitioners and recorded coaching to keep PD local and less costly.
Dr. Krista Cox presented the district’s professional‑learning roadmap for 2026–27 at the July 20 meeting, outlining a three-part model of mandatory hours, choice hours and districtwide building days that emphasize high‑impact instructional strategies.
"This blueprint that we're working through this year shows that culture and how we're going to move from doing busy activities to the use of high impact teaching strategies," Cox said. She described individual planning sheets for each role, peer‑led trainings to leverage in‑district expertise rather than outside consultants, and an "instructional playbook" teachers can use for lesson planning and prompt PD.
Cox said the district will hold building days to help principals work on collective efficacy and will run a mandatory special‑education essentials session to strengthen staff understanding of IEP participation and legal timelines. She shared a NotebookLM-produced classroom video used to model inclusive practices and said the PD calendar will include choices designed to reduce overwhelm for staff required to register for multiple sessions.
The board thanked Cox and encouraged attendance at the August opening-day training and the planned October whole‑district meeting.
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