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Saturday, August 11, 2012

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I am back so soon because I have added the information on that district kickoff event. The scoop is:

2012 Kickoff: Staff Back-to-School Event

Date: 
August 30, 2012 - 7:30am - 4:00pm
4J is planning a conference-style event for this year's back-to-school staff gathering on August 30. Mark your calendars! All staff working on August 30 are expected to attend this important professional development. All schools and offices will be closed to allow staff to attend. Guest teachers and classified staff who are not scheduled to work on August 30 are welcome to attend the kickoff on their own time if they wish.
What: 2012 Kick-off
When: Thursday, August 30, 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Where: Eugene Hilton
Who: Keynotes by Dave Conley and Jon Saphier
You will:• Get a chance to mingle and reconnect with colleagues
• Learn more about the core instructional ideas that will guide every school in our district for years to come
• Choose among afternoon break-out sessions on special topics 
A more detailed schedule will be posted later this summer. 

Notice the beginning of sentence five, fourth line (did I do the math right?), "Guest teachers . . . "?

I am having trouble getting the schedule into a format I can post here. I will work on it or maybe I will be able to track down a link so that  folks can better decide if they want to spend a summer day at the Hilton -- think climate controlled comfort.  Also, I have asked Kerry Delf, with District 4J about continuing professional development units (CPDUs) for our guest teachers who attend the meeting/break-out sessions; hope to have some answers by the middle of next week. Just my opinion but I can't imagine we will not given professional development units (PDUs) for taking part in this event.  What do you think?

Check back often and have a great August Saturday!

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