Durham Public Schools PL 2026-2027

Presenters: Katie McClure | [email protected] | ESL Facilitator- Elementary; Courtney Chavez | [email protected] | ESL Coordinator; Blaine Barbee | [email protected] | ESL Teacher
Location: Staff Development Center M9
Description: Kindergarten and ESL teachers will collaborate to learn strategies that will support literacy development of Multilingual Learners.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): English Learner Services
Targeted Instructional Grades: Kindergarten
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Presenters: Dr. Michelle Tuck Thomas | [email protected] | Director of Assessments & Accountability
Location: Hamlin Road 110
Description: This training is to provide training for school-based testing coordinators (STCs) and/or back-up testing coordinators (BTCs) on the administration of the ACT WorkKeys assessment.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional), 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Back-up Test Coordinators, Test Coordinators

Presenters: Dr. Michelle Tuck Thomas | [email protected] | Director of Assessments & Accountability
Location: Hamlin Road 110
Description: To provide training for school-based Testing Coordinators (TC) on the administration of PreACT.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability
Targeted Instructional Grades: 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Back-up Test Coordinators, Test Coordinators

Presenters: Carey Eaton | [email protected] | Lead SLP; Rachel S Ogonowski | [email protected] | Assistant Lead SLP
Location: Staff Development Center M-1
Description: This session will focus on developing data driven decision making; we will discuss best practices in completing file reviews, documentation, case management, and service delivery models.
Subject Area(s): Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Speech Language Pathologists

Presenters: Dr. Michelle Tuck Thomas | [email protected] | Director of Assessments & Accountability
Location: Hamlin Road 110
Description: To provide training for school-based Testing Coordinators (TC) on the administration of CCRAA-10, the alternate assessment for PreACT.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability
Targeted Instructional Grades: 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Back-up Test Coordinators, Test Coordinators