What's New:

Posted on October 7, 2009

Register for Fall/Winter PLA Compass Leadership Seminars

Posted on September 25, 2009

Regional Educational Leadership Program Planned

Posted on September 14, 2009

Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey

Posted on August 14, 2009

Fall 2009 Academy Course Registration

Posted on May 29, 2009

Professional Development for Social Studies Teachers

Posted on May 28, 2009

Register Now for Summer
ACCESS Courses

Posted on May 13, 2009

Great Beginnings - The Next Generation

Posted on May 13, 2009

The 2009 Summer Academy Catalog
is Now Available

Posted on May 6, 2009

Register Now for Summer
Academy Courses

Posted on April 29, 2009

UVA Regional Educational Program Planned

Posted on April 22, 2009

June 25-July 1, 2009: 82nd Annual Virginia Middle and High School Principals Converence and Exposition

Posted on March 23, 2009

Career and Technical Education Summer Professional Development Institute, Aug 3-7, 2009

Posted on February 25, 2009

Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference and Exposition

Posted on February 2, 2009

News Flash: Upgrades to My PLT

Posted on January 22, 2009

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation 2009 Summer Teacher Institute

Posted on January 21, 2009

2009 Pathways to Leadership Conference

Posted on December 11, 2008

Advanced Academic Program (Grades K-12) Regulation 3335.4 has been revised

Posted on December 5, 2008

Spring 2009 Academy Course Catalog Release Update

Posted on November 6, 2008

Ready for School Readiness

Disclaimer: This web page contains links to one or more web pages that are outside the FCPS network. FCPS does not control the content or relevancy of these pages.

Online registration through MyPLT for fall Leadership Seminars is now open. Information about the Leadership Seminars as well as articles written by FCPS colleagues is available inside the online magazine, the PLA COMPASS, which is located at http://www.fcps.edu/plt/Leaders/Programs/PLA_Compass.htm.

The goal of the PLA COMPASS is to provide direction, instruction, and inspiration for current and aspiring school-based and central office administrators, teacher leaders, and school teams within FCPS. Each issue has an overall theme; the theme for the fall-winter issue is Closing the Gap. For more information, contact Janet Kabel at janet.kabel@fcps.edu or at 703-204-4013.

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George Mason University is offering a regional Educational Leadership program beginning in January 2010, in collaboration with Northern Virginia School Districts.  The program is for employees who want to obtain the administrative endorsement necessary consideration for the school-based administrative positions of assistant principal, principal, and student activities director.  Enrollment will be limited to 30 people.  Selection criteria include three years of teaching experience with at least one year in FCPS and outstanding teaching ability.  Participants will pay tuition and book costs.  Representatives from George Mason University will provide information about the program, the application and selection process, coursework, and internship requirements at a meeting on Wednesday, October 14; 5 to 7 p.m., and a second meeting will be held Monday, November 2, at the Dunn Loring Center, Training Room 1.  To register for the information session, contact the Department of Professional Learning and Accountability by sending an e-mail to Rita Cloutier at rita.cloutier@fcps.edu.  Include your name, work location, and telephone number in the e-mail.

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Beginning Tuesday, September 15, 2009 the FCPS Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey will be available in
My PLT. The purpose of this survey is to learn about the professional development needs of FCPS employees. The information you provide will be analyzed in order to inform the FCPS Professional Learning and Training Department's ongoing effort to improve the district and school-based professional development programs.

The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. If you are unable to complete the survey all at once, you may save your results and log back in at a later date to complete the remaining items. All surveys must be completed by November 30, 2009.

Your responses to this survey will be confidential and not used for any other purpose than to inform the district's strategic improvement efforts. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

To access the survey, please login to My PLT and find the PD Survey channel on the top right area or your home tab.

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Fall 2009 Academy course registration begins Tuesday, August 25th at 4 pm. Please access My PLT to register for courses. If you have any questions regarding the Academy course offerings, please contact the Academy office at (703) 204-4077. If you have any technical difficulties with My PLT, please contact the IT Service Desk at (703) 503-1600.

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Harpers Ferry National Historic Park and American Public University are partnering together to provide an onsite, free summer teachers’ workshop and specially priced ($105) graduate history course for 4th – 12th grade teachers interested in John Brown’s Raid and its implications regarding abolition, the Civil War, civil rights, and regional history. 

For more information and registration please visit: www.apu.apus.edu/Natl_Park_Service_HF/. 

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Registration is now available for summer ACCESS courses. All employees must register through My PLT.

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New funding from Apple Federal Credit Union enhances Great Beginnings teacher mentoring program .

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The summer 2009 Academy Catalog is now available. Please visit the PLT Catalogs web site (http://www.fcps.edu/plt/catalogs.htm) to download the catalog.

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Registration is now available for summer Academy courses. All employees must register through My PLT.

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University of Virginia is offering a regional Educational Leadership Endorsement program beginning in Fall 2009, in collaboration with Northern Virginia School Districts.  The program is for teachers who hold a five-year renewable license and who want to obtain the administrative endorsement necessary for consideration for the school-based administrative positions of assistant principal, principal, and student activities director.  Enrollment will be limited to 30 people.  Selection criteria include three years of teaching experience with at least one year in FCPS and outstanding teaching ability.  Participants will pay tuition and book costs.  Representatives from University of Virginia will provide information about the program, the application and selection process, coursework, and internship requirements at a meeting on Monday, May 18, 2009, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Alan Leis Center in the multi-purpose room.  To register for the information session, contact the Department of Professional Learning and Training by sending an e-mail to Rita Cloutier at rita.cloutier@fcps.edu.  Include your name, work location, and telephone number in the e-mail.

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The four-day, flagship conference, co-sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education since 1927, provides middle and high school principals and assistant principals with opportunities to interact with DOE staff and be informed of state education priorities, new policies, and required administrative procedures for implementation. The conference features “best practices” that have been implemented in successful schools and provides general session speakers on the cutting edge of instructional leadership and public policy. A pre-conference School Law Clinic is featured. The participants may receive one (1) to three (3) hours of graduate credit through Virginia Commonwealth University. Registration deadline: June 18, 2009

Williamsburg Marriott 50 Kingsmill Road Williamsburg, VA

For additional information, please visit:

http://www.vassp.org/conference_schedule.htm

or

Click Here

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The Career and Technical Education Professional Development institute will be held August 3–7, 2009, in Richmond. Career and Technical Education (CTE) program area professional associations will host meetings at a variety of hotels in the Richmond vicinity during the week, and all institute participants will join together for one day, August 4, at the Richmond Convention Center. School divisions are invited to send representatives to this professional development institute. The theme, “Developing a Bright Future,” will focus on providing the skills needed to develop and/or maintain programs that raise expectations and increase student achievement. The target audience includes core and elective subject area educators, school counselors, administrators, and local advisory council members. The institute is funded in part by federal funds to assist in meeting the professional development requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Act and Virginia’s approved state plan.

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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Association of Secondary Principals (VASSP) are pleased to announce that the annual Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition will be held June 28 – July 2009, at the Williamsburg, Virginia. 

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We are pleased to announce several My PLT upgrades have been released. These upgrades are based on feedback from FCPS users and Course Administrators and will greatly improve efficiencies. Below is a quick list of highlights from the upgrades.

• When the users click My Transcript, they see the new transcript, which also lists all courses taken, but also sorts them by credit type, with each credit type available on its own tab.
  
  
  

• At the bottom of all Transcripts, users will see the total value amounts for courses they have competed.
  
  

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Registration

1) After locating the desired section, the user clicks on the Register button.

2) The course details are shown at the top of the screen. The user clicks the Next button.

3) The user can choose to go to their My Course List, or to search for another course to register for.

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The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is excited to announce its 2009 Summer Teacher Institute!  Information on the Institute and the application process is available at http://www.historyisfun.org/teacher-institute.htm. Lodging, meals, a transportation stipend and materials are provided at no charge to participating teachers.

Participants will demonstrate 17th- and 18th- century skills in costume while interacting with visitors, take part in interactive SOL correlated sessions, receive a kit of reproduction artifacts to use in the classroom, develop lesson plans and earn up to 35 certification points! 

Please pass this information along to other teachers and educators who would be interested in this opportunity.  If you have questions about the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation 2009 Summer Teacher Institute, or need more information, please call Heather Hower, Assistant Director of Outreach Education and Special Services, at (757) 253-4454 or e-mail at teacher.institute@jyf.virginia.gov.

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The Department of Professional Learning and Training will host the annual “Pathways to Leadership” Conference on March 10, 2009 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at Falls Church High School for instructional employees (teachers, assistant principals, and central office personnel) wanting to explore school-based leadership opportunities.

General session speakers will include Dr. Jack Dale, Division Superintendent, Dr. Terri Breeden, Assistant Superintendent, Department of Professional Learning and Training, and Nardos King, Principal, Mount Vernon High School.  During concurrent sessions, information concerning the LEAD Fairfax Administrative Intern Program, the LEAD Fairfax Accelerated Certification Cohort, Instructional Coaching, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Assistant Principal Portfolio Program will be presented along with other programs provided by the department.

2009 Pathways Agenda (PDF)

Participants should register for the general session as well as two concurrent sessions. To register, log onto “My PLT” at  http://www.fcps.edu/plt/MyPLT/index.html between February 9 and February 20, 2009.

For additional information, please contact: Stephanie Hicks, 703-204-4087 or Stephanie.Hicks@fcps.edu

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The Advanced Academic Programs (Grades K-12) Regulation 3335.4 has been revised.  There is a major positive change in the teacher certification section of the regulation.  Now teachers may teach in advanced academic programs with 12 FCPS Academy credits, rather than only 12 graduate credits in gifted education and an endorsement.  To view the new regulations go to: Advanced Academic Program, Grades K-12 (Regulation 3335.4)

To help implement this new option for teachers who teach in advanced academic programs, Professional Learning and Training (PLT) is offering the Gifted Education Casenex Online courses for either college credit or FCPS Academy credit. If teachers do not want to add the VA endorsement to their licenses, PLT encourages them to enroll in the FCPS Academy Gifted Casenex Online courses listed in the spring catalog.

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Agenda Items to Include:

Ready for School Readiness Sessions Flyer (PDF)

Who Should Attend?  Superintendents, assistant superintendents for instruction and finance, principals, Virginia Preschool Initiative grantees and coordinators, directors of Head Start, special education and early intervention specialists, local departments of social services, private preschool and child care programs and associations, school readiness councils and coalitions, foundation representatives, professors or administrators of early childhood programs in 2- and 4-year colleges and other training institutions, and everyone interested in supporting early childhood education in Virginia!

RSVP by e-mail or phone to the contact with the name, title, organization and e-mail address of the individuals attending.                 

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