📘 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.

🔹 Elementary Educators
You will continue your journey with Katie Garner, M.Ed., author of Secret Stories®: Cracking the Reading Code with the Brain in Mind. Katie is a renowned literacy expert, educator, and speaker known for her innovative approach to phonics instruction. Her method flips traditional strategies by tapping into the brain’s natural learning systems—making phonics instruction faster, more meaningful, and more accessible for all students. We are thrilled to have her guiding us in deepening our implementation of Secret Stories in the classroom.

🔹 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.

📅 Details Coming Soon
Session times, room assignments, and other logistics will be shared in the coming weeks. Please check back soon for updates!

Let’s continue to learn, grow, and make a lasting impact—together.