Professional Development at FCSS
Access and Equity for all Students
Please join us for a 3‐phase, interactive, professional learning experience. Outcomes from the professional learning experience include:
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Narrowing and closing access and education gaps by using the Conceptual Framework for Culturally Proficient Practices
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Reducing and eliminating disproportional outcomes among student ableness, languages, and discipline/behavior and academic placement
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Building professional capital to grow and support large-scale change initiatives focused on access and equity for all students
Behavioral Threat Assessment Training
This two-day workshop will focus on districts gaining knowledge in improving psychological safety and building effective systems for violence prevention, mitigation, and response.
Dates: October 28th & 29th, 2024
Credentials
Credentials department provides learning opportunities to district staff on topics related to assignment monitoring, e-transcripts, Provisional Internship (PIP) requirements, School District Permit Requests and Affidavits, Temporary County Certificates (TCC) and others. Workshops are led by FCSS Credentials Department staff.
Curriculum & Instruction Professional Learning Catalog
The Curriculum & Instruction Professional Learning catalog will provide a complete listing of offerings that will benefit your district. Take an opportunity to explore courses by topic, department, LCAP priority, grade level, and more to find the perfect fit for your district's professional learning.
View the Professional Learning Catalog
District Financial Services
District Financial Services provides training to district and county office personnel on various finance and accounting concepts. The workshops are run by either CASBO, Capitol Advisors, or School Services of California.
English Language Arts
The English Language Arts team designs and provides professional learning, classroom modeling, and coaching services to schools and districts in support of the CA Literacy Standards, early comprehensive literacy, and Universal Design for Learning in grades PreK-12.
Facilities
The Successful Projects Workshop Series is designed to bring together Central Valley K-12 school district facility leaders with architects and contractors for an open discussion of the responsibilities they share for project success.
Foster & Homeless Youth Education Services
The Foster & Homeless Youth Education Services offers professional development and trainings to support districts and schools in serving our county’s most vulnerable student populations. Take an opportunity to uncover information and explore how you can best support your foster and homeless students toward educational success.
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Fresno County After School Programs
The Fresno County System of Support for Expanded Learning provides technical assistance to all After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning (21st CCLC) Center Programs utilizing a variety of strategies.
History and Social Science
The History-Social Science team provides comprehensive professional learning, classroom modeling, and coaching for schools and districts of PreK-12 students in support of the CA History Standards, the CA Literacy Standards for HSS, and the CA HSS Framework.
Human Resources
Human Resources provides learning opportunities to district and county office staff on topics related to labor relations, personnel management and leadership. Workshops are led by either FCSS Human Resources staff or external subject matter experts.
Library Services
Library Services provides training for library technicians, teacher librarians and administrators interested in transforming their library space.
STEM
STEM @ FCSS provides opportunities for educators to grow and become more knowledgeable in their teaching and questioning. We come alongside teachers and administrators to build programs that make learning and education accessible for all students.
Systems and Leadership
The Systems and Leadership Team provides coaching services and professional learning opportunities to support district and site level administrators around the 8 state priorities. Work will be grounded in capacity building around systems and structures resulting in high functioning districts, schools and classrooms.
Arts Education
The Arts Education Department provides instructional support and professional development for Arts Specialist Teachers, as well as General Ed. Teachers, who are working to integrate the arts into their classroom. We also offer curriculum development services for those interested in developing standards-based arts-enhanced or arts-integrated curriculum.
