📘 Staff Development Day #2 – 2025-2026 School Year
We are excited to welcome all staff to our second Staff Development Day of the school year! This will be a day of high-impact professional learning tailored to support our continued growth and commitment to student success. Please note that Beede Auditorium and BDMS Theater does not allow food or drink, so all staff should plan to bring your own coffee and water, etc. in containers that have a seal. We will not be providing drinks or snacks for this specific date.

🔹 Elementary Educators
There are a variety of professional development sessions occurring for elementary educators. Please click HERE for the link for all teachers with the exception of the groups listed below.

Half Day Session Groups for Elementary:

Elementary Teachers (not included in the link above):

8:00am-11:00am

TK Teachers-Heggerty Training at Belshaw

Music Teachers-Band Development and Performance Planning at Orchard Park

PE Teachers-Adaptive PE Strategies and Supports for Students with Disabilities at TBD-District Office Tech Lab

Counselors-Topic Coming Soon at District Office Board Room

11:00-12:00pm Lunch On Your Own/Travel Time

12:00-3:00pm: Site Specific PD with the exception of DI TK Teachers who will remain at Belshaw for Heggerty in Spanish training.

Full Day Session Groups for Elementary:

8:00-3:00pm:

Elementary Computer/Coding Teachers-Coding Lessons and AI Development at Diablo Vista

Special Education Teachers NEW TO AUSD as well as Moderate/Severe Teachers this school year-Sped Support at BDMS

*Mild/Moderate Special Education Teachers-Department Collaboration Day at Home Sites

🔹 Secondary Educators
Secondary staff will work with Cassandra Erkens, a Solution Tree Associate, accomplished author of eight books (with more in progress), and a respected educator and coach. Cassandra’s extensive experience includes roles as a classroom teacher, staff developer, curriculum designer, and faculty member at the university level. She currently serves as a lead architect for The Assessment Collaborative at Solution Tree. Her session will focus on assessment and grading practices aligned with PLC (Professional Learning Communities) principles, supporting our goals of clarity, consistency, and collaboration in secondary instruction.

Half Day Session Groups for Secondary:

8:00-11:00am

High School Teachers-Grading and Assessment aligned to PLC at Beede Auditorium

Middle School Teachers-Site Specific PD

Middle School Counselors-Topic Coming Soon at District Office Board Room

11:00-12:00pm Lunch On Your Own/Travel Time

12:00-3:00pm

High School Teachers-Site Specific PD

Middle School Teachers-Grading and Assessment aligned to PLC at Beede Auditorium

High School Counselors-Topic Coming Soon at District Office Board Room

Secondary Music Teachers-Music Festivals and Combined Concert Planning at Orchard Park

Full Day Session Groups for Secondary:

8:00-3:00pm:

Special Education

Teachers NEW TO AUSD this school year - Sped Support at BDMS, Room 502

Elementary & Middle School, Mod/Severe Teachers - STAR Curriculum training at BDMS, Room 411

*Mild/Moderate Special Education Teachers-Department Collaboration Day at Home Sites

Psychologists - BDMS, Room 301