2025-2026 Professional Development Dates
2025-2026 Professional Development Dates
Please Bring a Charged Device to All PD Sessions
Please Bring a Charged Device to All PD Sessions
High School RTI Coordinator Meeting
Presenters: Kourtni Parnell, Rose Johnson and Pennie Graeber
Participants: High School RTI Campus Coordinators
Time: 8:30 - 12:30
Location: 9th Floor Conference Room
Principal Meeting
Presenters: District Leadership
Participants: Campus Principals
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Elementary At-Risk Coordinator Training
Presenter: Pennie Graeber
Participants: Elementary At-Risk Coordinators
Time: 8:30 - 11:30
Location: Boardroom
Secondary At-Risk Coordinator Training
Presenter: Pennie Graeber
Participants: Secondary At-Risk Coordinators
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Director Meeting
Presenter: Dr. Deena Cornblum
Participants: Teaching and Learning Directors
Time: 2:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Instructional Specialists and MCL Meeting
Presenter: Teaching and Learning Team
Participants: Instructional Specialists and MCLs
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Assessment Review Committee
Presenter: Cathy Parker
Participants: SPED Evaluators
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: North Waco Library
504 Campus Coordinator Meeting
Presenter: Kourtni Parnell
Participants: 504 Campus Coordinators
Time: 9:30 - 11:30
Location: Boardroom
PFE/Title 1 Training
Presenter: Kourtni Parnell
Participants: PFE/Title 1 Campus Coordinators
Time: 1:00 - 3:00
Location: Boardroom
BOY CLI CPM & CLI KPM Training Option #1
Presenter: Gwen James
Participants: PreK Teachers, Kindergarten Teachers, Instructional Specialists
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Location: Boardroom
RTI Campus Coordinator Make-Up Meeting
Presenter: Pennie Graeber
Participants: RTI Campus Coordinators
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: 8th Floor Conference Room
English I Special Provision for Emergent Bilinguals PD AM Session
Presenter: Bilingual Department
Participants: High School Counselors
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Virtual
Assistant Principal Meeting (AM Session)
Presenter: Office of School Leadership
Participants: Assistant Principals
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: Boardroom
Assistant Principal Meeting (PM Session)
Presenter: Office of School Leadership
Participants: Assistant Principals
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
English I Special Provision for Emergent Bilinguals PD PM Session
Presenter: Bilingual Department
Participants: High School Counselors
Time: 1:00 - 2:30
Location: Virtual
Teaching and Learning Leadership Meeting
Presenter: Dr. Deena Cornblum
Participants: Teaching and Learning Leadership Meeting
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: 8th Floor Conference Room
BOY CLI CPM & CLI KPM Training Option #2
Presenter: Gwen James
Participants: PreK Teachers, Kindergarten Teachers, Instructional Specialists
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Location: Boardroom
CPI Day 1
Presenter: BCBA Staff
Participants: All Staff
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: North Waco Cafeteria
Monthly Elementary Counselor Meeting
Presenter: Sara Miller
Participants: Elementary Counselors
Time: 8:30 - 10:30
Location: Boardroom
Monthly Secondary Counselor Meeting
Presenter: Sara Miller
Participants: Secondary Counselors
Time: 10:45 - 12:45
Location: Boardroom
BOY CLI CPM & CLI KPM Training Option #3
Presenter: Gwen James
Participants: PreK Teachers, Kindergarten Teachers, Instructional Specialists
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Location: Boardroom
CPI Day 2 and Refresher
Presenter: BCBA Staff
Participants: All staff
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: North Waco Cafeteria
Assessment Review Committee
Presenter: Cathy Parker
Participants: SPED Evaluators
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: North Waco Library
Campus Support PLC: Focus Delivery of Tier 2/Tier 3 Interventions
Presenter: Christy Freeman, Adam Nulph and Brenda Sauls
Participants: Campus Support Professionals and Paraprofessionals, SEL Specialists; Targeted Support Specialists Required, SAIL Teachers and SAIL Paraprofessionals; AP's Invited but not required to attend
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Brazos Cafeteria
Records Training AM Session
Presenter: Margarita Ramirez
Participants: Administrative Assistants
Time: 9:00 - 11:00
Location: Boardroom
Adopt-a-School Partnership Training
Presenter: Stephanie Hines
Participants: Partnership Campus Coordinators
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Location: Conference Room A&B
Content Coordinator Meeting
Presenter: Jeremy Kidd
Participants: Content Coordinators
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: 8th Floor Conference Room
HR 101 for New Admin
Presenter: HR Leadership Team
Participants: New Campus Administrators
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: Goodwill
Records Training PM Session
Presenter: Margarita Ramirez
Participants: Administrative Assistants
Time:1:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Teacher Leader Academy
Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Ruiz
Participants: Teacher Leader Academy Cohort
Time: 4:30 - 6:00
Location: Boardroom
Secondary Math SIT (AM Session)
Presenter: TBD
Participants: Secondary Math SIT Teachers
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Home Campus
Secondary RLA Training: SAVVAS Refresher and Pacing Guide Application
Presenter: Traci Minter and Consultant
Participants: Secondary RLA Teachers
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Tennyson Middle School Cafeteria
Think Circa
Presenter: Elizabeth Valor, Think Circa
Participants: Resource ELA/SIT Teachers
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: North Waco Library
New SPED Teacher Bootcamp
Presenter: SPED Leadership
Participants: New SPED Teachers
Time: 8:30 - 3:00
Location: WHS Culinary Dining Room
Kindergarten Math Content Study
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All Kindergarten Math Teachers (Self-Contained and Departmentalized)
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Bell's Hill Cafeteria
First Grade Math Content Study
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All 1st Grade Math Teachers (Self-Contained and Departmentalized)
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Region 12, (Room Waco A&B)
Second Grade Math Content Study
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All 2nd Grade Math Teachers (Self-Contained and Departmentalized)
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Region 12, (Room Waco C&D)
Third Grade Math Content Study
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All 3rd Grade Math Teachers (Self-Contained and Departmentalized)
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Waco Chamber of Commerce - Cooper Room
Fourth Grade Math Content Study
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All 4th Grade Math Teachers (Self-Contained and Departmentalized)
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Bell's Hill Room 102 (Red Lab)
Fifth Grade Math Content Study
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All 5th Grade Math Teachers (Self-Contained and Departmentalized)
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Bell's Hill Room 103 (Yellow Lab)
Math Content Study for IS and GT Teachers
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultants
Participants: All Instructional Specialists and GT/Special Education Teachers
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Attend the K, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade session. Space for 4th and 5th-grade sessions is full and limited.
Elementary K-5 RLA Planning and Internalization
Presenter: Donna Trigg
Participants: All Elementary K-5 RLA Departmentalized Teachers (those who do not teach math)
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: Dean Highland Cafeteria
Unpacking Science TEKS; Unit Mapping and Metacognition Process
Presenter: Mary Tate
Participants: Elementary Only Science Teachers and all Secondary Science Teachers
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Carver Theatre Rooms
Reading Academy - Module 6
Presenter: Debra Byford & Alain Humphrey
Participants: K-3 Reading Academy Teachers
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: Mountainview Cafeteria
All Physical Education PD
Presenter: Joann Hughes
Participants: All PE Teachers
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: Dean Highland Gym
Secondary Social Studies Training - Lowman Education Training
Presenter: Danielle Conner
Participants: Secondary Social Studies Teachers
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: UHS Culinary Cafe
Secondary Math Training
Presenter: Tiffany Flores and Consultant
Participants: Secondary Math Teachers
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: WISD Boardroom
Pre K: Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation
Presenter: Conscious Discipline Consultant
Participants: Pre K Teachers and Assistants
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: GWAMA
CTE Training: ESL Emergent Training, 504 and CTE Recruitment
Presenter: CTE Admin Staff
Participants: CTE Teachers
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: GWAHCA
Library Updates
Presenter: Lead Librarian
Participants: All District Library Media Specialists and Librarians
Time: 8:30 - 3:30
Location: UHS Library
Band Director PLC
Presenter: Sage/Hatten
Participants: All Band & Orchestra Directors
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: WHS
Choir Director PLC
Presenter: Marshall/Garcia
Participants: All Choir Directors
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: WHS
Theatre Director PLC
Presenter: Davis
Participants: All Theatre Directors
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: UHS
Secondary Art PLC
Presenter: Holmstrom
Participants: All Secondary Art Teachers
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: UHS
Elementary Art PLC
Presenter: Neff
Participants: All Elementary Art Specialists
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Dean Highland
Elementary Music PLC
Presenter: Hoover
Participants: All Elementary Music Specialists
Time: 8:30 - 4:00
Location: Hillcrest PDS
CPI Refresher
Presenter: Adam Nulph
Participants: Staff needing the CPI Refresher
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Brazos Cafeteria
COSF Training
Presenter: Teresa Chavez, Region 12
Participants: ECSE/Speech Teachers
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: North Waco Library
Secondary RLA SIT (PM Session)
Presenter: TBD
Participants: Secondary RLA SIT Teachers
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: Home Campus
Secondary SIT Math (PM Session)
Presenter: EDIA Representative
Participants: Secondary SIT Teachers
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: GWAHCA
MTSS-B District Team Meeting
Presenter: Christy Freeman
Participants: Members of the MTSS-B District Team
Time: 9:00 - 11:00
Location: Conference Room A&B
Assessment Review Committee
Presenter: Cathy Parker
Participants: SPED Evaluators
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: North Waco Library
Strategic Reading PD for Novice Core Elm RLA Teachers
Presenter: Alain Humphrey and Debra Byford
Participants: Elementary RLA Teachers
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: GWAHCA Cafeteria
Fall ESL Academy Day 1
Presenter: Milissa Johnson and Cathleen Rooney
Participants: Open to Any Teacher at Waco ISD Seeking ESL Certification (ESL Academy and Materials Provided at No Cost to Participants)
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Elementary and Middle School RTI Coordinator Meeting
Presenter: Pennie Graeber
Participants: Elementary and Middle School RTI Coordinators
Time: 8:30 - 11:30
Location: Boardroom
High School, Credit Recovery and Night School RTI Coordinator Meeting
Presenter: Pennie Graeber
Participants: High School RTI Coordinators
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Pre K: Developing Talkers Level 1
(0-2 Years in WISD Pre-K)
Presenter: Kristen Peters
Participants: Pre-K Teachers
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Location: 8th Floor Conference Room
Principal PLC
Presenter: Office of School Leadership
Participants: Campus Principals
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Physical Education PLC
Presenter: Joann Hughes
Participants: PE Teachers
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Location: Waco ISD Stadium Conference Room
Elementary Literacy Leaders Cohort
Presenter: Donna Trigg and Consultant
Participants: Campus Literacy Leaders IS/MCLs
Time: 8:00 - 11:30
Location: WISD Boardroom
Teaching and Learning Leadership Meeting
Presenter: Dr. Deena Cornblum
Participants: Teaching and Learning Leadership Team
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: 8th Floor Conference Room
Elementary Math Leaders Cohort
Presenter: Brittany Sanders and Consultant
Participants: Campus Math Leaders IS/MCLs
Time: 12:30 - 4:00
Location: WISD Boardroom
Secondary Literacy Leaders Cohort
Presenter: Traci Minter and Consultant
Participants: Campus Literacy Leaders, IS/MCL(s)
Time: 8:00 - 11:30
Location: Brazos Cafeteria
Secondary Math Leaders Cohort
Presenter: Tiffany Flores and Consultant
Participants: Campus Math Leaders, IS/MCL(s)
Time: 12:30 - 4:00
Location: Brazos Cafeteria
Basics of Cambium for New Campus Testing Coordinators: Option 1
Presenter: Melissa Pritchard
Participants: New Testing Coordinators
Time: 1:00 - 4:00
Location: Conference Room A&B
Basics of Cambium for New Campus Testing Coordinators: Option 2
Presenter: Melissa Pritchard
Participants: New Testing Coordinators
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: Conference Room A&B
Assessment Review Committee
Presenter: Cathy Parker
Participants: SPED Evaluators
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: North Waco Library
Content Coordinator Meeting
Presenter: Jeremy Kidd
Participants: Content Coordinators
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: 8th Floor Conference Room
Fall ESL Academy Day 2
Presenter: Milissa Johnson and Cathleen Rooney
Participants: Open to Any Teacher at Waco ISD Seeking ESL Certification (ESL Academy and Materials Provided at No Cost to Participants)
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Boardroom
Strategic Reading for Skilled Elementary RLA Teachers
Presenters: Alain Humphrey and Debra Byford
Participants: Elementary RLA Teachers
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Location: GWAHCA