SRCS All Staff PD Day Jan 31 2025: Full Schedule

Description: In this session, we will come to a more accurate understanding of PLCs and the process involved, as well as how the PLC can help us work smarter through this time of uncertainty. We will consider how participation in a PLC/PLT can lead to greater teacher job satisfaction and increased student academic achievement. Using classroom-ready strategies, we will explore the three big ideas and four questions of PLCs in order to reflect, collaborate, and build knowledge together. Outcome: Participants will learn what a PLC is and what it is not in order to achieve better results for the students they serve.

Speakers

Heather Garcia-Rossi

Ethnic Studies Progam Specialist, Santa Rosa City School

Erika Raffo

Coordinator, Santa Rosa City Schools

Friday January 31, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PST
D104 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

8:30am PST

Working with Dually Identified (ELL/Special Ed) students and their families. LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PST

Main 143

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Working with Dually Identified (ELL/Special Ed) students and their families

Speakers

Carolina Castro Ballard

Program Manager

Friday January 31, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Main 143 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

9:40am PST

Collaborating between all grade levels in order to best prepare our students for their next math class. FILLING

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am PST

Main 221

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Creating a collaborative space for math teachers to discuss standards across grade levels is essential for a unified approach to student success. By sharing insights on how to prepare students for the next grade level, we ensure a smoother transition between classes, reinforce key skills, and build continuity in their learning journey. This collaboration aligns with the "embrace, engage, empower" goal by enabling teachers to embrace a team-oriented approach that values each educator’s unique perspective, engage in meaningful conversations about curriculum alignment and readiness, and ultimately empower students with the confidence and skills they need to excel in math. When students experience a cohesive and supportive learning path, they are better prepared, motivated, and empowered to tackle new challenges.

Speakers

Megan Covey

Teacher

I’m Megan Covey, a 7th-grade math teacher at Slater Middle School, where I’ve had the privilege of teaching for the past five years. I love helping students tackle the challenges of math because it’s a great way to show that not everything in life is easy—and that’s okay... Read More →

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am PST
Main 221 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

9:40am PST

Determining Appropriate Accommodations and Domain Exemptions for Dually-Identified SUMMATIVE ELPAC Test Takers. Target audience: Ed. Specialists, Case Managers, Program Managers/Coordinators, Special Educators LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am PST

D111

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The aim and purpose of this presentation is to shed some light on what steps should be taken when the IEP team determines that it should consider including the most appropriate accommodations for a Dually-Identified English Learner taking the Summative ELPAC.

Speakers

Jorge Mata

Psychologist

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am PST
D111 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

9:40am PST

Talk Moves for All Subjects! LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am PST

D104

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Participants will actively participate in a Talk strategy and have a chance to brainstorm how they can adapt the strategy to their classroom. Participants will receive digital copies of the organizers used in the session to use in their own classes.

Speakers

Jessica McNiff

Teacher, Santa Rosa City School

I have been a secondary science teacher in the Santa Rosa City Schools district for the past 14 years. I have been teaching at the middle school level since 2013, and I fell in love with the curiosity of our science students! My philosophy as a science educator is to create science... Read More →

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am PST
D104 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

9:40am PST

Overview of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Target audience is special ed teachers and primary grades. This is a 2 hour session. LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 12:00pm PST

Main Wellness Room

PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) is an augmentative and alternative communication method that uses pictures to teach individuals with communication difficulties how to express their needs and thoughts effectively. Participants will get a brief overview of PECS. We will practice Phase I and Phase II/III if time permits. Participants will identify times in their day when they can embed PECS instruction.

Speakers

Robert Johns

School Psychologist, Santa Rosa City Schools

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 12:00pm PST
Main Wellness Room 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

9:40am PST

Visual Fine Arts Integration - 2 HOUR SESSION LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 12:00pm PST

Science 11

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Art integration is standards-based VAPA curriculum paired with content specific curriculum to provide hands-on project-based learning using art materials, songs, poetry, plays, dance, and so much more. Using these techniques support students learn in ways that connect to prior knowledge and make their learning relevant to their lives through engagement. Note: This workshop focuses on Visual Fine Arts Integration and will provide hands-on activities and custom curriculum resources.

Speakers

Dawn Thomas

Teacher, Santa Rosa City School

Dawn Thomas has been teaching art at Santa Rosa Middle School for 18 years. She enjoys painting, gardening and her 3 cats.

Friday January 31, 2025 9:40am - 12:00pm PST
Science 11

Certificated, All

11:00am PST

** Workers Compensation 101 - Required for all Certificated Management LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

Auditorium

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Review of the Santa Rosa City Schools' process for responding to and reporting workplace injuries. MANDATORY FOR ALL CERTIFICATED MANAGEMENT.

Speakers

Jesse Olson

Director, Santa Rosa ESD

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Auditorium 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

11:00am PST

Collaborating between all grade levels in order to best prepare our students for their next math class. LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

Main 221

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Speakers

Megan Covey

Teacher

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Main 221 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

11:00am PST

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

D111

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Speakers

Jorge Mata

Psychologist

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
D111 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

11:00am PST

IEP Meetings: Facilitating and Note Taking. Target audience: Classroom Teacher TK-12, School Psychologist, Site Administrator, Education Specialists (case managers) FULL

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

D105

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Empowers staff to run IEP meetings more efficiently and in a legally defensible way, and encourages engagement of parents and other stakeholders in the meeting

Speakers

John Fischer

Executive Director

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
D105 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

11:00am PST

Talk Moves for All Subjects! LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

D104

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Speakers

Jessica McNiff

Teacher, Santa Rosa City School

Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
D104 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

12:45pm PST

** IT Campus Safety Tools For Administrators: Target Audience: Site and district admin and their support safety staff LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PST

MPR

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Audience: Site and district admin and their support safety staff (certificated and classified: e.g. campus supervisors, APs, VPs) Materials to bring: SRCS provided Laptops and iPhones
Description: Campus Security IT Tools Workshop. Learn how to use the Campus Security IT Tools more efficiently.
Emergency and custom announcements over PA, Security Cameras access from inside and outside our network, Security Cameras PC Avigilon client features , iPhone Apps you should , Tech help will be available to troubleshoot some of your issues and get you on track with your devices.

Speakers

Adrian Bica

Director, Santa Rosa City Schools

Friday January 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PST
MPR 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

12:45pm PST

504 Laws and Best Practices LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PST

Main 141

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This session will cover 504 laws, processes, paperwork, accomodations, and best practices.

Speakers

Angela Bonner

Speakers

Daniel Bigelow

Translation Supervisor, Santa Rosa City School

Veni, vidi, vici

Friday January 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PST
D102 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

12:45pm PST

Grading for Equity FULL

Friday January 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PST

D205

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Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms

Speakers

Christin Perrill

Program Coordinator | Equitable Grading and Assessment, Sonoma County Office of Education

Christin taught high school science for 18 years, 14 of those years were in Sonoma County. She used Standards-Based Grading/Equitable Grading practices in her classroom for over 8 years and has used that experience to coach teachers in their own implementation. Christin's areas of... Read More →

Chris Cotelli

Friday January 31, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm PST
D205 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

12:45pm PST

Hidden Treasure: Using Sora & Its Tools to Ignite Student Reading LIMITED

Grading for Equity LIMITED

Friday January 31, 2025 1:55pm - 2:55pm PST

D205

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Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms

Speakers

Christin Perrill

Program Coordinator | Equitable Grading and Assessment, Sonoma County Office of Education

Chris Cotelli

Friday January 31, 2025 1:55pm - 2:55pm PST
D205 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

1:55pm PST

School Psychologist: Tips and Tricks to School Psychology Organization FILLING

Friday January 31, 2025 1:55pm - 2:55pm PST

Main 226

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This presentation will explore practical strategies to help psychologists embrace the chaos. Psych's will learn different strategies to organize their cases, manage their caseloads, streamline administrative tasks, and maintain compliance with SPED laws. By implementing these strategies, psychologists can take control of their responsibilities, proactively managing their workload. The goal is to provide a framework and strategies that empowers psychologists to effectively navigate the growing volume of special education requests with confidence and efficiency.

Speakers

Emily Jacobsen

Psychologist

Friday January 31, 2025 1:55pm - 2:55pm PST
Main 226 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All

1:55pm PST

Site Based CCLA FILLING

Friday January 31, 2025 1:55pm - 2:55pm PST

Main 203

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A review and analysis of data, discussion of known street data, what's working for subgroups, what's not working? Development of strategies.

Speakers

Aida Diaz

Principal, Santa Rosa City schools

Friday January 31, 2025 1:55pm - 2:55pm PST
Main 203 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Certificated, All