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October 2018
NWA Charter School Board Training
Make sure your school board members sign up to take one of our four trainings this fall! Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. before each training. State law requires that all school board members must obtain a minimum of 6 hours of professional development each year. APSRC ensures that its members remain in compliance with the statute by offering free school board trainings on- and off-site. Each year, legal and finance staff travel throughout the state to help school board members complete the necessary hours of training. We also host trainings at our Little Rock office.
Find out more »Autumn PD: Dyslexia training for charter schools
Join Literacy Specialist Mollie Doolin for a dyslexia training designed for charter-school interventionists. This session will include information on frequently asked questions regarding the implementation of the state's dyslexia law. Mollie also will offer clarifications regarding screening for dyslexia, offering interventions, and the role of RTI in the process. There will be time for a Q&A at the end of this training.
Find out more »November 2018
Autumn PD: 504 Training for Charter Schools
Join APSRC Staff Attorney Jennifer Wells for 504 training on November 8, 2018. Topics will include:
The Americans with Disabilities Act and public schools
Who needs a 504 plan?
The difference between IEPs and 504 plans
Can you have both?
Practically speaking, here's how to avoid a lawsuit
Example solutions, proven forms, and helpful handouts
Q&A time - make sure to bring up specific scenarios!
NWA Charter School Board Meeting
Make sure your school board members sign up to take one of our four trainings this fall! Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. before each training. State law requires that all school board members must obtain a minimum of 6 hours of professional development each year. APSRC ensures that its members remain in compliance with the statute by offering free school board trainings on- and off-site. Each year, legal and finance staff travel throughout the state to help school board members complete the necessary hours of training. We also host trainings at our Little Rock office.
Find out more »Tier 1 Training
Join APSRC's Finance Director Ken Rich and Finance Specialist Kathy Hanlon for Tier 1 Training this fall!
As you know, A.C.A. §6-20-2204 requires all superintendents /open-enrollment public charter school directors, and “a person whose job responsibilities include preparing the budget or overall accounting responsibility” for the district to attend Tier I Training each year. This two-hour session that will ensure you remain in compliance with state law.
Find out more »Charter School Board Training
Make sure your school board members sign up to take one of our four trainings this fall! Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. before each training. State law requires that all school board members must obtain a minimum of 6 hours of professional development each year. APSRC ensures that its members remain in compliance with the statute by offering free school board trainings on- and off-site. Each year, legal and finance staff travel throughout the state to help school board members complete the necessary hours of training. We also host trainings at our Little Rock office.
Find out more »Autumn PD: ACT Aspire Training for 3rd-5th Science Teachers
This PD will be a one-day training centered on the design, scoring, and reporting of ACT Aspire assessments and provide lessons/activities that can be incorporated into the classroom to help support success on these assessments. This workshop is intended for classroom teachers in grades 3rd-5th who teach science.
Find out more »Autumn PD: ACT Aspire Training for 6th-8th Science Teachers
This PD will be a one-day training centered on the design, scoring, and reporting of ACT Aspire assessments and provide lessons/activities that can be incorporated into the classroom to help support success on these assessments. This workshop is intended for classroom teachers in grades 6th-8th who teach science.
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