This Summer Academy is for K-12 Speech-Language Pathologists. SLPs will complete various trainings on their own that will total a full day. Trainings may be in-person or virtual. Examples of trainings that can be considered are ASHA Learning Pass, PaTTAN trainings, and other speech-language trainings targeting school populations. 

Trainings can begin June 8th and should be finished by August 7th.

• Audience: Grades K-12 Speech-Language Pathologists Only

• Dates:  June 8 - August 7, 2026

• Delivery: Blended

• Location: Online or In-person

• Credit:  7.5 hours for 1 day, 15 hours for 2 days

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This Teacher Leadership Professional Development Day is designed to support and empower teacher leaders in their critical role of influencing school culture, supporting colleagues, and advancing student learning. Participants will engage in meaningful learning focused on strengthening instructional leadership, building collaborative team structures, and effectively facilitating professional conversations.

• Audience: Allen Academy and New Cumberland Professional Staff

• Presenter: Tamira Howard, Principal, Allen Academy and New Cumberland Middle School

• Date: August 3, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: New Cumberland Library

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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This day will be devoted to collaborating with team, grade level colleagues, and cross-grade level colleagues in the areas of PBIS, Colt Code, safety, procedures, and school-wide events.

• Audience: Fairview Professional and Support Staff

• Presenters: Tyler Gensler, Principal and Kelly Guistwhite, Assistant Principal, Fairview Intermediate School

• Date: August 3, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Fairview Library

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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This day is designed to give Teachers of the Gifted the opportunity to collaborate in order to plan for instruction and services.

• Audience: Grades 7-12 Teachers of the Gifted 

• Presenter: Sandra Walters, Teacher of the Gifted, Red Land High School

• Date: August 3, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Gifted Support Room

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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Practice makes perfect, and what better way within the middle school math class to practice than a warm-up? We will take the time to align warm-up questions to curriculum in order to continue practicing mastery of skills. 

• Audience: Grades 7-8 Math Teachers

• Presenter: Tara Luckenbaugh, Math Teacher, Crossroads Middle School

• Date: August 3, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Crossroads Room 213

• Time: 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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The Red Land MTSS Team will meet to review district goals for the academic year, analyze prior-year data to refine and adjust interventions, and implement targeted Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports.

• Audience: Red Land MTSS Team members

• Presenter: Katelyn Jackson, Assistant Principal, Red Land High School

• Date: August 3, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Red Land Conference Room 1

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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Join this half-day Academy to continue to strengthen our MTSS work and build fidelity across teams and grade levels.

• Audience: Fairview MTSS Team Members

• Presenters: Kelly Guistwhite, Assistant Principal, Fairview Intermediate School and Shannon Koutsokostas, Literacy Specialist, Crossroads Middle School

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Fairview Library

• Time: 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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This Academy is a half-day for current, prospective, or any staff member interested in the PBIS program at Fairview. We will be reviewing our data, updating our systems, and making any changes needed for the upcoming school year. 

• Audience: Fairview PBIS Team Members and any interested Professional and Support Staff

• Presenters: Kelly Guistwhite, Assistant Principal, Fairview Intermediate School and Nicholas Obielecki, Counselor, Fairview Intermediate School

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Fairview Library

• Time: 12:15 - 4:00 PM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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This Summer Academy's focal point will be ensuring common assessments (midterms & finals) are set and ready to go for the year.

• Audience: Grades 9-12 Math Teachers

• Presenter: Josh Curtis, High School Math Mini-curricular Chair

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Room 133

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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During this session, we will use End-of-Year 3rd grade assessment data to identify specific academic standards where students demonstrate areas of need. Teachers will engage in collaborative data analysis to examine grade level and subgroup performance, identify trends, and pinpoint priority standards that require targeted remediation for the upcoming school year. We will identify and align district resources to address the academic needs of incoming students. (WIN)

• Audience: Hillside 4th Grade Teachers and other related staff who work with 4th grade students

• Presenters: Tricia Chapman and Jennifer Heverling, 4th Grade Teachers, Hillside Elementary School

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Hillside Room 210

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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This Building-Level Professional Development Day is designed to support teaching staff in strengthening instructional practices, deepening collaboration, and enhancing student outcomes. Grounded in our school’s goals and priorities, this session will provide educators with relevant, practical strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.

Teachers will engage in collaborative learning experiences focused on analyzing student data, refining instructional approaches, and sharing best practices across teams. Emphasis will be placed on meeting the diverse needs of all learners, fostering student engagement, and maintaining a positive and inclusive classroom environment.

• Audience: New Cumberland Middle School Professional and Support Staff

• Presenter: Tamira Howard, Principal, New Cumberland Middle School

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Library

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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Explore practical ways to strengthen student research while saving yourself time. This Summer Academy session highlights high-quality library resources, effective database search strategies, and simple approaches to teaching source citation with confidence. You’ll also discover how AI tools can support instruction, streamline feedback, and enhance—not replace—student thinking. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies, classroom-friendly tools, and a clearer path to helping students research smarter and cite responsibly.

• Audience: Red Land Professional Staff

• Presenter: Angela Kauffman, Librarian, Red Land High School

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Red Land Library

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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Come join Rossmoyne's house system team! We will focus on the continued development of our school’s house system. This is an opportunity for us to reflect, refine, and strengthen our approach moving forward. We will evaluate the effectiveness of our house system from this past inaugural year and develop a plan for its second year of implementation.

• Audience: Rossmoyne Professional Staff and Paraprofessionals

• Presenter: Jennifer Wharton, ELD Teacher, Rossmoyne Elementary School

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Hillside Library (yes, Hillside is the correct location :) )

• Time: 12:15PM - 4:00PM  

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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Special Education teachers at Cedar Cliff will receive rosters and time to read each IEP, develop progress monitoring tools, review classes, contact regular education teachers regarding academics, behaviors, self-regulation, technology, etc. Teachers will have time to reach out to parents/guardians if IEP revisions are necessary. Access to the building Instructional Advisor will be available. 

• Audience: Cedar Cliff High School Special Education Professional Staff

• Presenters: David Blom, Special Education Teacher, Cedar Cliff High School and Chelsea Guenther, Special Education Instructional Advisor

• Date: August 4, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Room 238

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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This Academy is for individuals who participated in an initial certification program within the past year. This session will be a combination of theory and physical skills review leading to recertification. This training program has significant physical activity connected with the curriculum and participants must be in good physical health. Participants will be required to sign an agreement indicating understanding the risks related to this Academy. 

NEW THIS YEAR: This is a 1.5 day Academy, all of which is in person. 

*It is important to note that any staff member who does not recertify during the summer of 2026 will need to repeat the initial certification course in the summer of 2027.

• Audience: Professional Staff and Support Staff who seek recertification

• Presenters: District Safe Crisis Management Team

• Date:  August 4 and 5, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Washington Heights Gym

• Time: August 4, 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM; August 5, 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit:  12 hours 

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Cedar Cliff’s Building Day is centered on cultivating a school culture where every student and staff member feels “safe, seen, and connected.” The day will blend opportunities to strengthen staff relationships through team building and goal setting with exploration of new ways to foster teacher-student relationships, which are essential to effective teaching. This work will reinforce our shared commitment to understanding and supporting every student.

• Audience: Cedar Cliff Professional and Support Staff

• Presenters: Jennifer Post, Principal and Justin Weaver, Science Teacher, Cedar Cliff High School

• Date: August 5, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Library

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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Fishing Creek Elementary School 4th grade teachers and staff will work together to review data and plan for the upcoming school year.

• Audience: Fishing Creek 4th Grade Teachers and Support Staff who work with 4th grade classes

• Presenter: Sarah Partyka, 4th Grade Teacher, Fishing Creek Elementary School

• Date: August 5, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Fishing Creek Library

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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We will work with CASSP and Diakon to strengthen our ESAP process, review protocols and forms, look at ESAP record keeping, and discuss student needs and how they can be addressed.

• Audience: Hillside ESAP Team Members

• Presenter: Melissa Corbin, School Counselor, Hillside Elementary School

• Date: August 5, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Hillside Library

• Time: 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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Hillside Elementary PBIS Team members will work on establishing a menu of rewards, the PBIS signage, class assemblies, the school store, and more in our half-day PBIS workshop. We will reintegrate PBIS into the school culture for the 2026-2027 school year.

• Audience: Hillside Professional and Support Staff

• Presenter: Melissa Corbin, School Counselor, Hillside Elementary School

• Date: August 5, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Hillside Library

• Time: 12:15 - 4:00 PM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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High school English teachers will be exploring ways to manage our tasks and time. We will explore concepts, including highlighter grading, "Top 20 Most Used Comments," calibrating our rubrics, and co-planning, all with the goal of maximizing our time and effectiveness. 

• Audience: Grades 9-12 English Teachers and their Co-teachers 

• Presenter: Alison Gonce, English Department Head, Red Land High School

• Date: August 5, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Red Land Room 240 (breakout into the other English rooms)

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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Red Land's Data Team will be evaluating Keystone Data to inform instructional practices.  The data team will meet based upon the release date of the Keystone Assessment scores. 

• Audience: Red Land Data Team members

• Presenters: Abby Romberger and Maura Yinger, Math Teachers, Red Land High School

• Date:  August 5 and 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Red Land Conference Room 1

• Credit: 15 hours for 2 days, 7.5 hours for 1 day

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This Academy is for individuals who participated in an initial certification program within the past year. This session will be a combination of theory and physical skills review leading to recertification. This training program has significant physical activity connected with the curriculum and participants must be in good physical health. Participants will be required to sign an agreement indicating understanding the risks related to this Academy. 

NEW THIS YEAR: This is a 1.5 day Academy, all of which is in person. 

*It is important to note that any staff member who does not recertify during the summer of 2026 will need to repeat the initial certification course in the summer of 2027.

• Audience: Professional Staff and Support Staff who seek recertification

• Presenters: District Safe Crisis Management Team

• Date:  August 5 and 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Washington Heights Gym

• Time: August 5, 12:30 PM - 4:15 PM; August 6, 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM

• Credit:  12 hours 

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In this half-day session, you will learn about the online library resources available to you and your students.  First you will discover our district-wide resources, then a primary and secondary librarian will lead breakout groups to review resources targeted to each level.

• Audience: Grades K-12 Professional Staff

• Presenters: Jennifer Emerson, Librarian, Fishing Creek Elementary School and Rachel Meckes, Librarian, Cedar Cliff High School

• Date: August 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Library

• Time: 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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In this half day session, you will discover the exciting and diverse media offered by the district’s libraries.  You will learn the benefits of audiobooks, eBooks, and graphic novels. We will review research and discuss how to use these resources in your classroom. 

• Audience: Grades K-12 Professional Staff

• Presenters: Jennifer Emerson, Librarian, Fishing Creek Elementary School and Rachel Meckes, Librarian, Cedar Cliff High School

• Date: August 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Library

• Time: 12:15 - 4:00 PM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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The Crossroads MTSS Team will conduct a full MTSS team meeting - including ATT and PBIS representatives.

• Audience: Crossroads MTSS Team Members

• Presenters: Tracy Dominick, Principal and Shannon Koutsokostas, Literacy Specialist, Crossroads Middle School

• Date: August 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Crossroads Room 225

• Time: 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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The Hillside MTSS Team will be reviewing End of Year (EOY) data within the MTSS framework. We will also be reviewing our referrals and processes to ensure an efficient team plan.

• Audience: Hillside MTSS Team Members

• Presenters: Melissa Corbin, School Counselor and Geri Ressler, Literacy Specialist, Hillside Elementary School

• Date: August 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Hillside Library

• Time: 12:15 - 4:00 PM

• Credit: 3.75 hours 

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Safe Crisis Management supports increased student achievement by providing staff with the tools necessary to manage disruptive behavior in a manner that ensures the safety of all students. This Academy will present instruction on both theory and the physical skills necessary to work safely with aggressive students. 

Attendance for all 2.5 days of face-to-face instruction is required to be fully certified. This training program includes significant physical activity as part of the curriculum, and participants must be in good physical health. Participants will be required to sign an agreement indicating their understanding of the risks related to this Academy. 

• Audience: Professional Staff and Support Staff who seek certification

• Presenters: District Safe Crisis Management Team

• Dates:  August 4, 5, and 6, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Washington Heights Gym

• Time: 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM August 4 and 5; August 6, 8:00 - 11:45 AM

• Credit:  18.75 hours 

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We will be meeting during the summer to plan and prepare for the upcoming school year. We will look at any data that may help us form instruction and adapt our teaching styles/course of action for the fall. As a team we will also look at the curriculum in depth to determine areas for improvement on our end.

• Audience: Red Mill 4th Grade Teachers

• Presenters: Meghan Gallup and Dawn Sanderson, 4th Grade Teachers, Red Mill Elementary School

• Date:  August 10, 2026 

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Red Mill Room 211

• Credit: 7.5 hours 

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This full-day professional development is designed to support high school BCIT teachers in delivering dynamic, relevant, and career-connected instruction. Participants will explore emerging trends in business and technology education, review curriculum pacing and content alignment, and collaborate on instructional strategies that prepare students for college, careers, and industry certifications.

The session will also include time to review and refine BCIT Pacing Guides to reflect updated standards, employer expectations, and student interest areas. 

• Audience: High School BCIT Professional Staff

• Presenter: Chris Champion, Business Education Teacher, Red Land High School

• Date:  August 10, 2026 and June 8, 2026 (See activity on the "June Sessions" page to register for June 8)

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Red Land Room 209

• Credit: 15 hours for 2 days, 7.5 hours for 1 day

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Librarians will collaboratively plan both with grade band teams and as a group K-12. They will reflect on and refine district-wide library policies. District-wide online resources and subscriptions will be cooperatively reviewed and updated for the 2026-2027 year.

• Audience: Grades K-12 Librarians and Library Instructional Assistants

• Presenters: Missy Halcott, Director of Instructional Technology and Rachel Meckes, Library Department Head

• Date:  August 12, 2026

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: ACE York Room

• Credit:  7.5 hours 

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This Building-Level Professional Development Day is designed to support teaching staff in strengthening instructional practices, deepening collaboration, and enhancing student outcomes. Grounded in our school’s goals and priorities, this session will provide educators with relevant, practical strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.

Teachers will engage in collaborative learning experiences focused on analyzing student data, refining instructional approaches, and sharing best practices across teams. Emphasis will be placed on meeting the diverse needs of all learners, fostering student engagement, and maintaining a positive and inclusive classroom environment.

The day will also include dedicated time for team planning, allowing grade-level and content-area teams to align instruction, develop common strategies, and plan for upcoming units. Participants will leave with actionable next steps, strengthened collaboration, and a renewed focus on continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

• Audience: Allen Academy Professional Staff

• Presenter: Tamira Howard, Principal, Allen Academy

• Date:  August 13, 2026 and July 21, 2026 (See activity on the "July Sessions" page to register for July 21)

• Delivery: Face-to-Face

• Location: Cedar Cliff Library and Allen Academy

• Credit:  15 hours for 2 days, 7.5 hours for 1 day

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