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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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Venue: Bacon Street 54 clear filter
Tuesday, July 8
 

1:00pm EDT

Maximizing Your Student Support Services Team | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Tomeka Ward-Satterfield | [email protected] | Director; Regina Blackmon | [email protected] | Lead Nurse; Dr. Cherice Artis | [email protected] | Coordinator; Gloria Sanchez | [email protected] | Coordinator; Kourt Royster | [email protected] | Specialist; Laverne Mattocks-Perry | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Differentiate the unique focus areas of each student support services team member Articulate strategies that can be used to create strong school-level student services teams Describe how key focus areas for student support services staff intersect and complement each other Identify opportunities for monitoring, observation, and evaluation of student services staff Connect the daily work activities of student services staff to DPS Strategic Plan Goals and school."
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Leadership, School Counselors, School Social Work, Social Emotional, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Standards Aligned Instruction
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: Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Directors, Instructional Coaches, Social Workers, Superintendents, Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Data Managers, Facilitators, Nurses, Principals, Psychologists, School Counselors
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Wednesday, July 9
 

1:00pm EDT

Restorative Practices District Leadership Team Meeting | Facilitated by Student Support Services | | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Wednesday July 9, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: [email protected]
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Expand and sustain RP in DPS
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Social Emotional
Targeted Instructional Grades:
Targeted Roles: Leadership,Administrator,Coordinator,Director
Wednesday July 9, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Thursday, July 10
 

9:00am EDT

Planning for MTSS Systems that Work | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Thursday July 10, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Amy Miller | [email protected] | Director; Felicia Sledge | [email protected] | Specialist; Sonya West | [email protected] | Specialist; Laverne Mattocks-Perry | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: School Leaders will be exposed to various approaches to planning systems that will support and sustain MTSS in their schools. They will leave with an understanding of developing an implementation plan for an effective and efficient MTSS at their school.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Leads, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Facilitators, Principals
Thursday July 10, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Tuesday, July 15
 

9:00am EDT

Trauma Informed Practices | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
FILLING
Tuesday July 15, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity filling up
Presenters: Dr. Laverne Mattocks-Perry | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director; Tomeka Ward-Satterfield | [email protected] | Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: This session will focus on: prevalence of trauma and chronic stress in schools; impacts of acute (i.e., recent) and chronic (i.e., ongoing) trauma and stress on the brain, body, and functioning of students and school personnel; understanding that behavior is a form of communication; school practices for responding to and/or preventing trauma reactions and promoting feelings of safety, competency, and connection for improved school functioning; and how to implement stress and trauma-informed practices to promote resilience in the broader school workforce.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Leadership, Communication Skills
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: Superintendents, Principals
Tuesday July 15, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Wednesday, July 23
 

9:00am EDT

Planning for MTSS Systems that Work | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Felicia Sledge | [email protected] | Specialist; Sonya West | [email protected] | Specialist; Laverne Mattocks-Perry | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: School Leaders will be exposed to various approaches to planning systems that will support and sustain MTSS in their schools. They will leave with an understanding of developing an implementation plan for an effective and efficient MTSS at their school.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Leads, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Facilitators, Principals
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Wednesday, July 30
 

9:00am EDT

Planning for MTSS Systems that Work | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Wednesday July 30, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Felicia Sledge | [email protected] | Specialist; Sonya West | [email protected] | Specialist; Laverne Mattocks-Perry | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: School Leaders will be exposed to various approaches to planning systems that will support and sustain MTSS in their schools. They will leave with an understanding of developing an implementation plan for an effective and efficient MTSS at their school.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Leads, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Facilitators, Principals
Wednesday July 30, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Tuesday, August 19
 

9:00am EDT

Trauma Informed Practices for Assistant Principals (and new principals) | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
FILLING
Tuesday August 19, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity filling up
Presenters: Dr. Laverne Mattocks-Perry | [email protected] | Senior Executive Director; Tomeka Ward-Satterfield | [email protected] | Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: This session will focus on: prevalence of trauma and chronic stress in schools; impacts of acute (i.e., recent) and chronic (i.e., ongoing) trauma and stress on the brain, body, and functioning of students and school personnel; understanding that behavior is a form of communication; school practices for responding to and/or preventing trauma reactions and promoting feelings of safety, competency, and connection for improved school functioning; and how to implement stress and trauma-informed practices to promote resilience in the broader school workforce.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Leadership, Communication Skills
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: Superintendents, Principals
Tuesday August 19, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Thursday, August 28
 

12:30pm EDT

Direct Instruction Training: Reading Mastery | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54
Thursday August 28, 2025 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Presenters: Hannah Hribar | [email protected] | Presenter; Elaina Bradley | [email protected] | Presenter
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Participants will receive the necessary training to implement the Reading Mastery Direct Instruction program with their resource groups. Reading Mastery is a decoding program appropriate for elementary school students who need explicit instruction in decoding skills.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Thursday August 28, 2025 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Thursday, September 4
 

3:15pm EDT

Setting-Up and Implementing TeachTown Social Skills Program | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Lori Platko | [email protected] | Adapted Curriculum Specialist; Kelly Roberts | [email protected] | Adapted Curriculum Specialist; Krista Saunders | [email protected] | Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Participants will learn how to implement this research-based social skills program, including how to create an account, access materials and maintain data on student progress through this program.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistants, Teachers
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Bacon Street 54

4:15pm EDT

Setting Up and Implementing TeachTown Transition to Adulthood | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Thursday September 4, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Monique Bonner | [email protected] | Adapted Curriculum Specialist; Christopher Norwood | [email protected] | Vocational Specialist; Lori Platko | [email protected] | Adapted Curriculum Specialist; Krista Saunders | [email protected] | Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Participants will learn how to implement this research-based social-vocational program, including how to create an account, access materials and maintain data on student progress through the program.
Subject Area(s): Healthful Living
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistants, Teachers
Thursday September 4, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Monday, September 29
 

8:30am EDT

Direct Instruction Training: Language for Learning | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54
Monday September 29, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Presenters: Hannah Hribar | [email protected] | Presenter; Elaina Bradley | [email protected] | Presenter
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Participants will receive the necessary training to implement the Language for Learning Direct Instruction program within the Special Programs setting. Language for Learning is an oral language program appropriate for elementary school students who need support with the knowledge and understanding of language as a pre-requisite for literacy skills. Location: 808 Bacon Street, Durham, 27703 Room: 54
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday September 29, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Bacon Street 54

12:30pm EDT

Direct Instruction Training: Connecting Math Concepts | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54
Monday September 29, 2025 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Presenters: Hannah Hribar | [email protected] | Presenter; Elaina Bradley | [email protected] | Presenter
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Participants will receive the necessary training to implement the Connecting Math Concepts Direct Instruction program to small groups in the resource setting. Connecting Math Concepts is a math program appropriate for elementary school students who need support with math facts, procedures, conceptual understanding, applications, and problem-solving skills. Location: 808 Bacon Street, Durham, 27703 Room: 54
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday September 29, 2025 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Monday, October 27
 

9:00am EDT

Supporting Augmentative Communication Throughout the Day | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Monday October 27, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Tonja Recktenwald | [email protected] | Assistive Technology Team Lead; Mary Joan McClure | [email protected] | Assistive Technology SLP
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Staff will learn about augmentative communication devices used in DPS and how to implement use throughout the day by modeling and integrating devices within daily lessons.
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Communication Skills
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: Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Teachers
Monday October 27, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bacon Street 54

1:00pm EDT

Boardmaker Online Curriculum Core First Learning | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children; Curriculum and Instruction | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Monday October 27, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Tonja Recktenwald | [email protected] | Assistive Technology Lead
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Staff will learn about using Boardmaker Online CoreFirst Learning, a web-based program delivered through Boardmaker that helps your students learn the meaning, use, and placement of high frequency core words on their AAC system. The instructional sequence includes a series of reading, writing, and language activities that complement each other.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards
Topic(s): Communication Skills
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: Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Teachers
Monday October 27, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Friday, November 14
 

9:00am EST

Student Wellness & Advocacy Team PLC | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Student Wellness and Advocacy; Student Support Services | Bacon Street 54
Friday November 14, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Presenters: Tomeka Ward-Satterfield | [email protected] | Director
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Monthly PLC with the Student Wellness and Advocacy Team
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, Culturally Responsive Practices, Customer Service, School Counselors, School Social Work, Social Emotional, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Effective Feedback Strategies, Equity, Professional Learning System and Processes
Targeted Instructional Grades: Leadership
Targeted Roles: Social Workers, School Counselors
Friday November 14, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Bacon Street 54
 
Monday, July 13
 

10:00am EDT

Before It's Too Late: How Truancy Mediation Supports Attendance, Achievement, and Belonging | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Bacon Street 54
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Dr. Melissa Watson | [email protected] | Director of Student Alternatives & Supports; Darlene Hampton | [email protected] | District Family Liaison; Raquel Dominquez | [email protected] | Executive Director, Elna B. Spaulding Conflict Resolution Center
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Educators understand the importance of attendance and the legal requirements surrounding compulsory school attendance. The greater challenge is building schoolwide systems that identify attendance concerns early, engage families as partners, and connect scholars with meaningful supports before absenteeism becomes chronic. This interactive workshop shifts the conversation from responding to absences to preventing them by examining how attendance, belonging, and family engagement intersect. Through collaborative discussions, real-world case studies, peer learning, and practical planning, participants will analyze their current attendance systems, strengthen family engagement practices, and explore how truancy mediation can serve as one component of a comprehensive attendance strategy. Participants will leave with practical tools, a school-specific action plan, and strategies they can implement immediately to strengthen attendance, improve scholar outcomes, and foster a greater sense of belonging for every scholar.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, Culturally Responsive Practices, English Learner Services, Exceptional Children, Leadership, MTSS, School Counselors, School Social Work, Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Equity
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)
Monday July 13, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 54
 
Wednesday, August 5
 

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
 


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