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Durham Public Schools PL
Welcome to the Durham Public Schools Professional Learning Schedule of Professional Learning! Here you will find a comprehensive list of PL sessions occurring throughout our district.

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Wednesday, August 5
 

10:00am EDT

RethinkEd Early Colleges Training | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/SDM5a
LIMITED
Wednesday August 5, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | [email protected] | SEL & Mental Health Coordinator
Location: https://t.ly/SDM5a
Description: RethinkEd Training
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): DPS Adopted Resources
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)
Wednesday August 5, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Online

10:00am EDT

Session 2: Disaggregating Discipline Data for Equity (Data with Dignity: Using Equity-Centered Inquiry to Drive Change) | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/UwAIb
LIMITED
Wednesday August 5, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Iwinosa Idahor | [email protected] | Equity Affairs; Melissa Watson | [email protected] | Director of Student Alternatives & Supports
Location: https://t.ly/UwAIb
Description: This interactive session helps educators and school system leaders connect the dots between perception, policy, and place. Participants examine how their own mental models are shaped by broader social norms—and how those patterns influence who teaches, who learns, and who thrives. Using Educators Handbook and Panorama discipline dashboards, participants will surface patterns, question assumptions, and strengthen their ability to lead equity-centered, restorative change.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culturally Responsive Practices, Social Emotional, Equity, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional), Leadership
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)
Wednesday August 5, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Online
  *None (Non-Instructional), Culturally Responsive Practices, Social Emotional, Equity, Student-Centered Learning
  • ONLINE MEETING URL https://t.ly/UwAIb
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10:00am EDT

Every Entry Matters: Using Educators Handbook Data to Build Safer, Stronger, More Supportive Schools | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Wednesday August 5, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Ericka Boone | [email protected] | New Directions Center Coordinator; Kendra Suggs-Shealey | [email protected] | District Intervention & Support Coordinator
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Educators Handbook is more than a discipline documentation system; it is a powerful decision-making tool that can help schools identify trends, strengthen prevention efforts, improve equity, and support positive school climates. This interactive session will help school leaders and school-based teams move beyond compliance by using discipline data to inform meaningful action. Participants will explore how high-quality documentation, thoughtful data analysis, and consistent reporting practices can reveal opportunities to improve student support, strengthen restorative responses, identify emerging concerns such as bullying or attendance challenges, and guide school improvement efforts. Through collaborative analysis of real-world scenarios and discipline data, participants will leave with practical strategies and an action plan for using Educators Handbook to build safer, stronger, and more supportive schools where every entry contributes to better outcomes for students.
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content, *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Coaching and Mentoring, Culturally Responsive Practices, Leadership, MTSS, PowerSchool-Infinite Campus, Safety, School Counselors, School Social Work, Social Emotional, Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Equity, Infinite Campus
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional), Leadership
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific), Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Directors, Interventionists, Leads, Mentors, Social Workers, Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Facilitators, Itinerant Teachers, Psychologists, School Counselors, Specialists, Substitute Teachers, Teachers
Wednesday August 5, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 54

11:00am EDT

August Leadership Meeting: Protecting our Students Act and Mandatory Reporting | Facilitated by Human Resources | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M5
LIMITED
Wednesday August 5, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Karin Beckett | [email protected] | Director, Title I; Cierra Ojijo | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director; Terry Phillips | [email protected] | Director, Employee Services & Compliance
Location: Staff Development Center M5
Description: August Leadership Meeting: Protecting our Students Act and Mandatory Reporting
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Leadership
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, *None (Non-Instructional), Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Leadership
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)
Wednesday August 5, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Staff Development Center M5

11:00am EDT

DPS Assessments Landscape, Instructional Calendar Review & Solara AI Tool -August Leadership Meeting | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center
LIMITED
Wednesday August 5, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Dr. Michelle Tuck Thomas | [email protected] | Director of Assessments & Accountability; Dr. Artia Alston | [email protected] | Director of Middle School Curriculum & Instruction; Mr. Nelson Surles | [email protected] | Director of Data Integration & Accountability
Location: Staff Development Center
Description: This session is designed to provide a high level overview of testing updates, instructional resources and the AI tool for Panorama.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Leadership
Targeted Roles: Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Directors, Superintendents, Assistant Principals
Wednesday August 5, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Staff Development Center

1:00pm EDT

Early Release - August 5 | Facilitated by W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center
Wednesday August 5, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Presenters: Lanette Fain | [email protected] | Coach; Tatisha Fauntleroy | [email protected] | Counselor
Location: W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center
Description: MTSS & Growth Mindset
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)
Wednesday August 5, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center
 


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