SJUSD Mission

We exist to educate and empower all students

to achieve academic excellence, personal

growth and social responsibility.

SJUSD Vision

We provide a nurturing, innovating, inspiring

environment to ensure every student

graduates equipped with a passion for

learning, the motivation to act responsibly and

the capacity to be critical thinkers as they

successfully navigate their own unique

futures.

Elementary

Professional Development

2017-2018 Schedule

San Jacinto

Unified School District

Elementary

Welcome Back Breakfast

Embracing Culture — Cultivating Competence

Dr. Nancy Dome has been providing strategies and

support to educators to help children overcome their

barriers for over 20 years. She will provide SJUSD staff

with current, accessible and transforming professional

development to support and develop the necessary cultural

competencies needed to teach a growing diverse student

body.

Rigorous Reading/Close Reading Presentation

& Breakout Sessions

Dr. Douglas Fisher and his team will continue to deepen our

understanding of Rigorous Reading. Also, there will be content

breakout sessions in the afternoon focused on Guided Reading.

8/8/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm SJHS

DeAnza Elementary School Mission:

Together we will successfully build students’

full potential by doing whatever it takes.

SJUSD Core Values

Excellence: We facilitate excellence by establishing and

modeling high standards for personal, organizational and

Spelling Bee 1/10/2018 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

History Day 1/18/2018 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm

District Science Fair

3/1/2018 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm

All District Choral Concert

5/3/2018 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm

All District Band Concert

517/2018 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm

Additional District Events

Elementary

Additional Trainings and Meetings

Library Media Technicians (LMT) LMTs will collaborate and discuss best practices related to

Makespaces, Destiny, books and other library resources.

9/11/2017 8:00 am —10:00 am

11/6/2017 8:00 am —10:00 am

2/12/2018 8:00 am —10:00 am

4/16/2018 8:00 am —10:00 am

Attendance Clerk/Registrar Trainings Attendance Clerks and Registrars will review practices to ensure

SJUSD is uniform and compliant in areas of attendance,

enrollment, student records, grades and state reporting across

our district.

8/25/2017 1/19/2018 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

9/22/2017 2/2/2018 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

10/20/2017 3/16/2018 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

11/3/2017 4/13/2018 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

12/1/2017 5/18/2018 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

6/8/2018 9:00 am — 12:00 pm

District Advisory Council (DAC) Quarterly DAC meetings are held to support the training and de-

velopment of School Site Councils. This committee also serves

as a key stakeholder committee in hearing updates and provid-

ing feedback on the District Local Control Accountability Plan

(LCAP). Childcare will be provided.

9/26/2017 4:00 pm — 5:30 pm

11/28/2017 4:00 pm — 5:30 pm

Elementary

Professional Development

Building an Effective RtI System Dr. Luis Cruz has established a reputation as an effective agent

of change with a keen ability to collectively create environments

conducive to ensuring all students learn. Dr. Cruz will spend a

day with our Site Leadership Teams to support them in

enhancing and strengthening their intervention programs.

1/2/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm SJHS

Non-Student Day: Training for Site Leadership Teams

Equity Symposium

Overcoming the Achievement Gap: Ensuring

Equity in Every Classroom

Dr. Anthony Muhammad is recognized as one of the field’s

leading experts in the areas of school culture and organizational

climate. During our sessions, Dr. Muhammad will be sharing

insights and practices that ensure equitable opportunities for

students that support closing the achievement gap.

1/8/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm SJHS

Elementary

ELA/ELD

Rigorous Reading Reading Complex Text: Gradual Release Professional Development with Fisher and Frey. A Cohort Team from each school site (principal and three teachers) will attend these full day training sessions at the District Office three times during the year. This Site Cohort Team will then deliver follow-up PDs at their school site for teaching staff three times during the year.

Day 1: Demonstrating Understanding Cohort: 9/6/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm Follow-up 9/15/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

Day 2: Formative Assessments and Complex Text Cohort: 11/8/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm Follow-up 12/1/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

Day 3: Bringing it All Together

Cohort: 1/17/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm Follow-up 2/9/2018 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

Guided Reading

Three District Friday Professional Development days will be

provided to support Guided Reading in grades TK — 5.

Teachers will develop expertise in: balanced literacy, progress

monitoring, small group instruction, station rotations, and

scaffolded reading instruction. Trainings will be held at school

sites.

9/22/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

11/3/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

Elementary

Additional Trainings and Meetings

Positive Behavior Intervention & Strategies

(PBIS)

Professional development for PBIS will include the Tier II

intervention strategy Check-in/Check-out (CICO) and progress

monitoring, Boys Town Social Emotional Learning curriculum,

Restorative Practice circling, and Mindfulness. The PBIS Tiered

Fidelity Inventory will be implemented in 2017-18 for both Tier I

and Tier II level interventions. Why Try training will be provided

for Student Success Room (SSR) instructors well.

SJUSD Core Values

Innovation: We encourage and support creativity by

celebrating diversity, and inspiring new ideas through

collaboration, applies and integrated technology,

community involvement and global partnerships.

Elementary

Additional Trainings and Meetings

Dinner w/ Data

An opportunity for administrators to review recent data with

support from the Assessment staff.

9/12/2017 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

11/7/2017 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

1/23/2018 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

3/14/2018 4:00 pm — 5:30 pm

Report Card Committee

Select elementary staff will meet three times to review the newly

piloted elementary report cards and make recommendations for

changes or updates.

11/27/2017 3:45 pm — 5:15 pm

3/20/2018 3:45 pm — 5:15 pm

6/5/2018 3:45 pm — 5:15 pm

Record Elementary Mission:

Clayton A. Record, Jr. Elementary School

exists to cultivate the maximum personal

and academic potential of every child.

Elementary

ELA/ELD

ELA Curriculum Collaboration and Training

Teachers at each grade level will be provided one full day of

training and collaboration in support of ELA adopted curriculum

and instructional strategies.

TK/K 2/8/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 1 2/7/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 2 2/6/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 3 2/1/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 4 1/31/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 5 1/30/2018 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Dual Immersion ELA Curriculum Collaboration

and Training

Teachers at each grade level will be provided one full day of

training and collaboration in support of Dual Immersion ELA

adopted curriculum, Maravillas.

Grade K & 1 9/26/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Elementary

ELA/ELD

Writing Leader Training

Teacher Writing Leaders will plan and prepare to support site

writing leader teachers with effective writing instruction through

the collaborative delivery of Writing PD sessions in coordination

with site administration.

9/6/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

11/8/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

2/1/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

District Site Leadership Team (DSLT)

Site Leadership teams will be provided with four DSLT

meetings, which will continue to be devoted to effective ELD

instruction and the strengthening of the ELD site plan.

9/20/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

11/29/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

2/7/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

4/11/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

Dual Immersion Collaboration

Dual Immersion teachers will be provided three 1/2 day sessions

for collaboration on lesson design and delivery.

Grade 2 & 3 AM Session

Grade K & 1 PM Session

10/25/2017

12/5/2017

3/13/2018

Elementary

Special Education

Boys Town Training

Boys Town is a school-based intervention program that provides

all students with the positive behavior support and social skills

instruction they need to succeed. The program is research

based, outcomes oriented and an effective approach to helping

teachers create effective classrooms for students.

10/2/2017 & 10/3/2017 8:00 am — 3:30 pm

10/16/2017 & 10/17/2017 8:00 am — 3:30 pm

1/22/2018 & 1/23/2018 8:00 am — 3:30 pm

Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)

Selected staff will learn the skills to safely respond to various

levels of risk behavior while balancing the responsibilities of

care for students.

9/20/2017 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

10/4/2017 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

11/16/2017 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

1/23/2018 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

3/7/2018 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

4/18/2018 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

5/17/2018 8:00 am — 4:30 pm

Elementary

New Teacher Academy Follow Up

This training is a continuation of the summer New Teacher

Academy. New teachers will continue to learn essential

classroom management, understanding assessments,

communicating student progress, and small group instruction

planning, design and implementation.

9/13/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

10/4/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

11/6/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

2/28/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

3/5/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

Park Hill Elementary Bison Pledge:

I pledge to follow the Park Hill Way. Be safe, be responsible,

be respectable each day. I'll do my best in all I do, I'll come

every day wearing my bison blue. I'm proud, I'm an AVID

Scholar. I'm a Bison Rock Star, hear me holler!

STOMP STOMP, SNORT SNORT...GO BISON!

SJUSD Core Values

Student Success: We encourage, support and celebrate

student learning by setting high expectations, providing

opportunities for exploration and discovery, and fostering

student achievement.

SJUSD Core Values

Integrity: We demonstrate honest, ethical and socially

responsible behavior by honoring commitments, showing

respect and concern for others, and listening to all

perspectives, thus demonstrating trustworthiness among

all stakeholders.

Elementary

ELA/ELD

READ 180 Two after school sessions for READ 180 teachers will be

provided with program support and collaboration time.

9/27/2017 3:45 pm — 5:00 pm

12/6/2017 3:45 pm — 5:00 pm

System 44 One after school session will be provided for System 44

teachers with program support and collaboration time.

9/27/2017 3:45 pm — 5:00 pm

Foster Grandparent/Instructional Aide Four trainings will be provided for Foster Grandparents and

Instructional Aides in order to familiarize themselves with

introductory collaborative instructional strategies in literacy

and math.

9/8/2017 8:30 am — 9:30 am

10/20/2017 8:30 am — 9:30 am

San Jacinto Elementary School Motto:

Where Tigers Meet the Challenge to be

College and Career Ready!

Estudillo Elementary Vision:

We provide a nurturing, innovating, inspiring environment

to ensure every student graduates equipped with a passion

for learning, the motivation to act responsibly and the

capacity to be critical thinkers as they successfully

navigate their own unique futures.

Elementary

ELA/ELD

District English Language Learner Advisory

Committee (DELAC)

EL information will be shared with the advisory committee

including but not limited to: the Title III plan, ELD program

overview, ELAC site reports. Dinner and childcare provided.

10/5/2017 5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

11/1/2017 5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

1/24/2018 5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

3/28/2018 5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

Imagine Learning Imagine Learning will provide consultant-led sessions to assist

teachers in understanding the classroom implementation of

Imagine Learning.

8/30/2017 & 8/31/2017 3:45 pm — 5:15 pm

2/12/2018 & 2/13/2018 3:45 pm — 5:15 pm

Raising A Reader Support sessions for school sites that have a Raising A Reader

program.

9/21/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

1/16/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

4/25/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

Elementary

Music & Physical Education

Music PD

Teachers will collaborate in PLCs on lesson design for their

classrooms. These are during the Guided Reading Days.

9/22/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

11/3/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

1/26/2018 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

Music Performance Collaboration

Elementary and Secondary all district performance collaboration.

12/8/2017 1:30 pm — 2:30 pm

1/19/2018 1:30 pm — 2:30 pm

3/16/2018 1:30 pm — 2:30 pm

PE PD

Elementary teachers will collaborate on Performance Data and

plan standards based instruction. These are during the Guided

Reading Days.

9/22/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

11/3/2017 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

1/26/2018 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm

PE Articulation

Elementary teachers will be led through grade level appropriate

lessons from the SPARKS PE curriculum and leave with ready

to use lessons. Open registration information will be sent to

teachers by the Curriculum and Instruction Department.

9/25/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

Elementary

Educational Technology

Google PD

Teachers will learn how to utilize Google Classroom, Google

Sites and Google Forms.

8/22/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

9/14/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

11/2/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

Digital Classroom/Blended Learning PD

Teachers will learn about Blended Learning and how to

implement digital components into classroom lessons, as well as

how to utilize and implement the station rotation model. PD will

also include Hyperdocs, digital student portfolios and how to

create screencasts

8/29/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

9/26/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

10/17/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

11/7/2017 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

1/16/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

2/6/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

3/8/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

3/29/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

4/24/2018 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm

Blogger Training

Teachers will learn how to use student blogging to motivate

students and increase writing.

10/3/2017 3:45 pm —

4:45 pm

Hyatt Elementary School Motto:

Great Minds Start Here

Elementary

Math and ECT

Math: Focus, Coherence and Rigor

Grade TK/K 9/13/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 1 9/14/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 2 8/31/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 3 8/24/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 4 8/23/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Grade 5 8/22/2017 8:00 am — 3:00 pm

Educational Collaboration Time (ECT)

Additional collaboration time will be provided for site teams on

standards based curriculum implementation, student centered

instructional strategies and data driven lesson design.

Trimester 1 8/28/2017—11/2/2017 ELA Focus at sites

Trimester 2 11/28/2017—3/8/2018 Math Focus at sites

Elementary

RtI

Response to Intervention (RtI)

Leadership Team — The Elementary Leadership Team will be

comprised of site administrators and key site leadership

members. Information regarding the practices and logistics of

RtI will be discussed, as well as collaboration on key decisions

on district RtI practices.

9/7/2017 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

1/25/2018 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

3/15/2018 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

5/1/2018 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

Task Force — The Elementary Task Force will be comprised of

a pre-determined site team. Teams will receive professional

development and implementation strategies, as well as work on

next steps for RtI at their sites.

9/28/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

1/30/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

3/27/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

Elementary

NGSS and AVID

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

TK — 5th grade teachers will be led through components of the

NGSS including architecture, performance expectations, and

application in the classroom. These sessions will be active and

participants will leave with ready to use lessons. Open

registration information will be sent to teachers by the

Curriculum and Instruction Department.

9/11/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

10/9/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

12/4/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

1/29/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

3/12/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

4/16/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

AVID Articulation

Elementary AVID teams will share program implementation,

strategies, successes and lesson design. Open registration

information will be sent to teachers by the Curriculum and

Instruction Department.

9/18/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

10/16/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

12/11/2017 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

2/5/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

3/19/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

4/23/2018 3:45 pm — 5:45 pm

Cope Elementary School Motto:

Soaring to SUCCESS, Nothing Less