2024-2025 BUILD Conference Guide (1)

Cultivating a Collaborative Culture from Day One: Using Your DIRT to Enrich the SOIL

Participants will collaboratively define a positive school culture and leverage their leadership strengths to brainstorm strategies tailored to their unique settings. They will receive practical ideas and tools to share with the admin team, enabling them to co-develop a campus plan to foster a collaborative culture from the first day of pre-planning.

Facilitator:

Brandon Quinn (Social Emotional Learning Specialist)

Target Audience:

Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Grade Band: K-12 (All Grades)

Data-Driven Decision Making for Inclusive Literacy: Paulding County's Success with uPAR and Assistive Technology Over 50% of students who are reading below grade level can access grade-level text independently with a reading accommodation. Learn how PCSD is using uPAR, along with other Texthelp tools, to support all learners in your school. Enhance MTSS, accessibility, and accountability to improve student outcomes and inclusive learning environments. Empower teachers to help students learn on grade-level and in general education classrooms with their peers using technology.

Facilitators:

Dr. Kia Harris (Curriculum Coordinator of Academic Supports) Dave Butler (National Account Director for Texthelp North America) Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Audience:

Target Grade Band: K-12 (All Grades)

Empowering Parents: Effective ESOL Parent Engagement Strategies

This professional learning session aims to equip educators, administrators, and support staff with effective strategies to engage parents of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students within the Paulding County School District. Highlighting the successes and experiences of our very own teachers, schools, students, and parents, this session will emphasize collaborative growth to meet the unique needs of our diverse families. Participants will leave with practical tools, including a 6-Step ESOL Parent Engagement Guide and Newcomer Welcome Guides tailored for primary and secondary levels.

Facilitators:

Roxanne Stewart (ESOL Coordinator)

Target Audience:

Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Grade Band: K-12 (All Grades)

From Engaged Students to Future-Ready Graduates: The Power of Project Based Learning

To prepare future-ready graduates, we need to build a solid foundation of skills that ensure both life readiness and academic success. Join this session to see how project-based learning can bring these vital skills to life for your students. Learn what it looks like and how you can help teachers design engaging learning experiences!

Facilitator:

Sarah Graham (K-12 STEM/K-5 Science Curriculum Coordinator)

Target Audience:

Principals, Assistant Principals, & Evaluation Assessment Coordinators

Target Grade Band: K-12 (All Grades)

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