District Professional Learning
District Professional Learning
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August 8, 2025
Time for ALL LEVELS is
7:45am-3:45pm
*Based on feedback from our system, the Professional Learning activities for August 8 will include time for new learning, but also time dedicated for application and implementation. This time will be district focused and educators will be following district guidance. You will have an assigned location for the full day.
Click the groups below to expand the information and access the locations for the August 8th
District Professional Learning Sessions.
Be sure to follow any special instructions outlined for your specific group.
Elementary Grade Level and ELL Educators- Please Note the Following Information About An Approved Variance for August 8
During the August 8 professional learning, elementary grade level and ELL teachers will be learning to use two preparation protocols – one for Wit & Wisdom and the other for Eureka Math. While the process for the protocols are similar in nature, the content is obviously vastly different. By doing both new learning and implementation of the new learning for ELA in the morning and the same in the afternoon for math, the learning will be more relevant and allow the immediate implementation of learning using each of the new protocols. Under the approved plan, teachers actually have 15 minutes additional implementation time because no formal break time is needed.
Elementary Educators Attending Sessions at the Grade Level Locations
Please be sure to bring the following items to your sessions:
Surface Pro
Wit & Wisdom Module 1 Teacher's Edition
Wit & Wisdom Module 1 Core Texts
Wit & Wisdom Multilingual Learner Resource
Wit & Wisdom Workbook (or available online)
Eureka Module 1 Teacher's Edition
Highlighter & your favorite pen or pencil
Kindergarten- Instructional Resource Center
Grade 1- Summit Trail Middle School
Grade 2- Regency Place Elementary
Grade 3- Santa Fe Trail Middle School
Grade 4- Manchester Park Elementary
Grade 5- Arbor Creek Elementary
Elementary ELL: Please attend with the elementary grade level assigned at the locations above.
Kindergarten: Cara Ramirez, Maricruz Cidelus, Rachel Phillips, Patricia Oberzan, Tauna Johnson
1st grade: Amanda Doll, Jennifer Parker, Sarah Todd, Gayla Posch
2nd grade: Amy Grant, Marcella Sunderman, Lacey Davis, Victoria Johnson
3rd grade: Marianne Murphy, Maggie Moffitt, Melinda Goins, Amy Duran
4th grade: Denise Reyes, Tressa Harper, Colby Scanlon, Lindsay Sutton
5th grade: Louisa Vonahnen, Patrice Miller, Liz Knowles, Stephanie Proctor
Title Reading: AM- Please attend with the elementary grade level assigned at the locations above. PM- Instructional Resource Center
Kindergarten: Jennifer Bielenberg, Sarah Kennedy, Amy Young, Dana Green
1st Grade: Stephanie Havertape, Monika Brady, Amy Martin, Allie Lawrence
2nd Grade: Christine Wiles, Leah Ward, Sherri Houfek
3rd Grade: Rachel Ross, Tiffany Eager
4th Grade: Lynelle Johnson,, Brecken Delgado, Alicia Misse
5th Grade: Jackie Mayerske, Laura Smith-Everett, Melissa Klusman
Title Math: AM- Olathe Northwest High School PM- Please attend with the elementary grade level assigned at the locations above.
Kindergarten: Lea Finfera, Jennifer Owens
1st Grade: Arlette McIff, Kasandra Miller
2nd Grade: Mandy Adcock
3rd Grade: Beth Messerly-Kurm
4th Grade: Valerie Serna, Amanda Adee, Robin Breedlove
5th Grade: Arielle Zarr, April Hennager, Chelsea Praeuner
Spanish Immersion/English: AM- Please attend with your grade level above PM- Indian Trail Middle School
Spanish Immersion/Spanish: Indian Trail Middle School
Elementary Principals: Please select an elementary grade level to attend.
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Elementary General Music: AM- Olathe Northwest Choral Room AM and PM- Canyon Creek Library and Gym
Elementary Visual Art: Black Bob Elementary
Elementary PE: Clearwater Creek Elementary
Elementary Library: Prairie Trail Middle School
Elementary Counselors: Pioneer Trail Middle School
Elementary Nurses: Mill Creek Campus
Math: Olathe Northwest High School
Social Studies: Olathe East High School
Science: Olathe East High School
English/Language Arts: Chisholm Trail Middle School
World Language: Indian Trail Middle School
Secondary ELL: (Refer to email from Christi Clayton for details)
Fine Arts:
Band 5-12: Olathe Northwest Band Room
Orchestra 5-12: Olathe Northwest Orchestra Room
MS Choral: Olathe Northwest room 1501
HS Choral: AM- Olathe Northwest Music Theory Classroom
HS Visual Art: Olathe East Room 410 or 406
MS Visual Art: Santa Fe Trail Visual Art Classroom
MS/HS Theatre: Olathe West room 2828
Debate: Olathe Northwest Debate Classroom
MS PE: Olathe West High School Black Box Theatre
HS PE: Olathe West Team Room
MS/HS Library: Prairie Trail Middle School
MS/HS Counselors: Pioneer Trail Middle School
MS/HS Nurses: Millcreek Campus
Career Pathways: Olathe Northwest High School
MS Principals: AM- Assigned by content area PM- Olathe Northwest for Math iReady
HS Principals: Attend the content area(s) you supervise
Early Childhood: AM- Olathe South High School
D/HH, SER- AM- Olathe South High School
Middle School Resource Teachers: AM- Olathe Northwest High School with Gen Ed for new Math Resource
All Other Special Services Staff: AM- Olathe South High School
*Please note- for the afternoon you will be meeting with your paraeducators at your home buildings following district guidance for application and implementation.
Olathe West High School- Commons
Title Aides- Mission Trail Middle School
ELL Aides- Mission Trail Middle School
Immersion Aides- Mission Trail Middle School
All other Instructional Aides- Home buildings following Administrator instructions