District Provided Professional Development Days at
Ionia Public Schools
All events total 6 hours unless otherwise noted
2012-2013
- August 21, 2012 (Pre-school, Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade – All content)
- August 22, 2012 (Pre-school, Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade– All content )
- August 23, 2012 (Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade– All content )
- August 24, 2012 (Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade – All content)
- August 27, 2012 (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth– All content)
- August 28, 2012 (Kindergarten – Fifth PM only, All others full day – All content)
- August 29, 2012 (All Teachers and Administrators – All content)
- November 1, 2013 (Kindergarten – Fifth Grade PM Only– All content)
- November 1, 2013 (Sixth – Twelfth Grade– All content)
- February 18, 2012 (All Teachers and Administrators– All content)
Professional Development Day Titles
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PreK-2
AUGUST 21, 2012 AGENDA
8AM -3PM
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PreK-2
AUGUST 22, 2012
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3-5
AUGUST 23, 2012
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3-5
AUGUST 24, 2012
LITERACY FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6-8
AUGUST 27, 2012
LITERACY FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6-8
August 28, 2012
Creating QualityCommon Assessments
August 28, 2012
Middle and High School Staff – 3hours
Flip Flippen (Capturing Kids’ Hearts)
August 28, 2012
All Staff – 3 hours
Building School Improvement Work
August 29, 2012 – 3 hours
Todd Whitaker (Dealing with Difficult People)
August 29, 2012 – 3 hours
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PreK-2
OCTOBER 3, 2012
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3-5
OCTOBER 4, 2012
LITERACY FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6-8
OCTOBER 5, 2012
Ionia Middle School
School Improvement Day Agenda
February 18, 2013
IONIA HIGH School Improvement DAY
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Elementary
School Improvement Day
Monday, February 18th, 2013
LITERACY FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6-8
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
8 AM – 3 PM IN TWO HOUR ROTATING SHIFTS
Sixth Grade 8-10
Seventh Grade 10:30-12:30
Eighth Grade 1:00-3:00
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PreK-5
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
8 AM – 3 PM IN TWO HOUR ROTATING SHIFTS
PreK/Kindergarten 8-10
First Grade 10:30-12:30
Second Grade 1:00-3:00
PUT READERS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3-5
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
8 AM – 3 PM IN TWO HOUR ROTATING SHIFTS
Third Grade 8-10
Fourth Grade 10:30-12:30
Fifth Grade 1:00-3:00
District Provided Professional Development Days
2013-2014
August 28, 2013 Hair on Fire – Preparing for the Common Core (PreK-8, K-12 ELA, 7-8 Math, Electives)
Next Generation Science Standards (7-12 Science)
Data Analysis in Social Studies (7-12 Social Studies)
College Preparatory Math Day 1 (9-12 Math)
August 29, 2013Star Enterprise – What the data is telling us (PreK – 5)
STEM Instruction (7-12 Science)
Text Complexity (7-12 Social Studies)
Data Analysis of Standardized Tests (6-8)
College Preparatory Math Day 2 (9-12 Math)
Data Analysis of Standardized Tests (7-12 ELA)
How Electives Fit into the Common Core (Elective Teachers)
November 1, 2013Student Centered, Standards Based Approach (Electives Teachers, Kinderstart Teachers, Boyce Teachers, 7-12 teachers) ½ day
Data Discussions (Kinderstart Teachers) ½ day
Close Reading and the Common Core (IHS ELA teachers, 7-12 Science and Social Studies teachers)
Working with CCSS, Essential Elements, and Levels of Support (Special Education teachers)
Introduction to Assessment Literacy (Boyce Teachers, 7-12 Teachers)
Collaborative Discussions in Art (Art Teachers) ½ day
Collaborative Discussions in Physical Education (Physical Education Teachers) ½ day
Collaborative Discussions in Music (Music Teachers)
½ day
Collaborative Discussions in World Language (Spanish Teachers) ½ day
Collaborative Discussions in Technology (Technology Teachers) ½ day
Simplifying RtI, leveled Literacy, SEC Data Discussions
(Emerson Teachers)
MEAP, SEC, STAR, and MiSchool Data Discussions
(Jefferson Teachers)
MEAP, SEC, STAR Data Discussions, Great Leaps Training, MDE Program Evaluation Tool (Rather Teachers)
MDE Program Evaluation Tool, PLC Work (Twin Rivers Teachers)
Questioning and Best Practices in Mathematics (9-12 Math Teachers)
Questioning, Formative Assessment and Pacing a CMP Unit (6-8 Math Teachers)
CodeX Training (6-8 ELA Teachers)
February 17, 2014Building School Improvement
April 21, 2014Pyramid Response to Intervention
* If a teacher attends another professional development that they want to include on their DPPD record, please email Associate Superintendent, Ben Kirby at with the description and title. This will need to be documented to include in your DPPD tracking log for verification by your principal. Failure to do so may cause a discrepancy in your total number of hours.
District Provided Professional Development Days
2014-2015
August 26, 2014Creating and Implementing Successful RTI in buildingsPreK -12
August 27, 2014Turning High Poverty Schools into High Performing Schools (Day 1) PreK– 12
August 28, 2014Creating and Implementing Successful RTI in buildings with Children Living in Poverty in MindPreK -12
September 30, 2014PLC Day #1 PreK-12 (3 hours)
October 22, 2014PLC Day #2 PreK-12 (3 hours)
December 9, 2014PLC Day #3 PreK-12 (3 hours)
January 27, 2015PLC Day #4 PreK-12 (3 hours)
February 16, 2015Turning High Poverty Schools into High Performing Schools (Day 2) PreK – 12
February 24, 2015PLC Day #5 PreK-12 (3 hours)
March 31, 2015PLC Day #6 PreK-12 (3 hours)
April 20, 2014School Improvement Day PreK-12
April 28, 2015PLC Day #7 PreK-12 (3 hours)
District Provided Professional Development Days
2015-2016
September 2, 2015Using Local Data to Support Response to Intervention (MTSS)PreK-12
September 3, 2015Capturing Kids’ Hearts – Recharged & Google Applications for Education (PreK, Electives, 6-12)
Using Technology in Reading Wonders to Improve Instruction(K-5)
October 6, 2015PLC Day #1 PreK-12 (3 hours)
November 2, 2015 Supporting English Language Learners/Using Technology to Improve Instruction/The Redesigned SAT (6-12)
Supporting English Language Learners/Using State Assessment Data to Support Response to Intervention (K-5)
Math in the Preschool Classroom (PreK)
* If a teacher attends another professional development that they want to include on their DPPD record, please email Associate Superintendent, Ben Kirby at with the description and title. This will need to be documented to include in your DPPD tracking log for verification by your principal. Failure to do so may cause a discrepancy in your total number of hours. Districts have the authority to declare trainings as DPPD. Curriculum meetings are not included in this list, but are considered DPPD.
DPPD for Ionia Public Schools