Professional Development Calendar
2015-16
(As of August 5, 2015) – See the link below for updated information throughout the school year.
PIR.net website: https://kalnet.io-solutions.com/pir/sessions.php
District PIR Days
August 27
August 27-28
November 25
January 25
7:45 AM District Staff - Continental Breakfast in the Flathead Commons Area
8:30 – 10:00 AM District Staff Meeting in the Flathead Auditorium
Staff Orientations/Preparation in Respective Buildings – At least ½ day needs to
be provided for Room Preparation
PIR Trade Off Day – Conferencing, Curriculum Fairs, Open Houses etc.
½ Day Record Keeping, ½ Day Principal Directed PIR
Early Release Days – Principal Directed
September 16
October 21
December 9
February 17
March 16
May 18
Instructional Focus to meet Montana State Common Core Standards
Instructional Focus to meet Montana State Common Core Standards
Instructional Focus to meet Montana State Common Core Standards
Instructional Focus to meet Montana State Common Core Standards
Instructional Focus to meet Montana State Common Core Standards
Instructional Focus to meet Montana State Common Core Standards
Flex PIR Options (as of 8/11/2015)
August 17-18
Math in the Mountains
August 17-21
Northwest Montana Education Cooperative Summer Institute
As of August 11, 2015
August 19
NW Montana Reading Conference – FHS
August 19
STAR Assessment Forum: The Many Forms of Formative Assessment
August 20
New Teachers K-5 (new to the district or new to writer’s workshop) First 30
days of writer’s workshop, where we’ve been so far, the types of writing (Neila
Solberg)
August 25
Youth Mental Health First Aid
August 26
SchoolPoint – The District’s New Website Training 10-12 or 2-4 (2 hours)
August 26
Trauma Informed Training – Stacy York
August 26
First Aid/CPR/AED (up to 6 Hours 8/26, 10/15, 1/18, 2/15)
September 17
Ditch That Textbook NW MT Education Cooperative (4:30-7:00 9/17, 11/19,
2/18)
September 23
Active Engagement and Explicit Instruction – Linderman – 4:00-7:00
September 26
Fall into a Project Learning Tree Workshop
September 26
Mindful Teaching (The Summit)
September 22
Perspectives and Tools for Suicide Prevention NW MT Education Coop.
September 28th
STEM by the Month (4:30 – 6:30 See dates on PIRNet)
September 23
Look, Listen, Link: A Health Curriculum for MS Youth NW MT Education Coop.
October 5
What has Math Got to Do with It? NW MT Education Cooperative 4:30 – 6:30
10/5, 12/15, 1/21)
October 16, 17
MEA/MFT Conference
MMEA
Study Groups
(See PIR.net for dates/times/locations)
August 3
FHS Freshman Academy Team 3 Planning
August 13
FHS Social Studies Retreat
As of August 11, 2015
August 19
Collaborating as a team of Elementary Physical Education Teachers
August 24
GHS Physical Education Summit
August 24
KMS Grade 7 Science Curriculum Day
August 25
FHS HPE Retreat
August 26
AIM for Special Educators
September 15
Let’s Not Take the Individual Out of the IEP when Integrating MCCS
September 24
IB Training
September 24
2nd Grade SD#5 Kindergarten Group
October 6
Mentoring Special Educators in the Implementation of the Special Education
Process
May 1, 2016
Montana Digital Professional Learning Network Courses
TBD
District RtI Working Group
TBD
FHS Team 2 Academy Development
TBD
GHS Special Education Dept. Collaborative Planning
TBD
IB Biology Curriculum Update
TBD
PLTW Core Training Hours
TBD
Peterson 5th Grade Planning
TBD
Social Studies Curriculum Summit
TBD
Project CRISS Training
TBD
Peterson 3rd Grade WIN Collaborative Planning
Release Time Options
TBD
As of August 11, 2015
Book Studies
September 23
FHS History Book Club
September 29th
Book Study & Author Visit – Write This Way: How Modeling Transforms the
Writing Classroom (see dates on PIR.net)
Induction/Mentoring
August 24-25
1st Year Inductees - “New” to Kalispell Public Schools Teacher Induction
September 15
2nd Year Teacher Induction
November 17
Mentor/Mentee Forum
November 18
1st Year Mentors (Cadre 3)
November 19
1st Year Mentors (Cadre 3)
November 19
1st Year Inductees (AM) Mentor/Mentee Forum PM
October 22
3rd Year Teacher Induction
December 16
2nd Year Teacher Induction
January 13th
3rd Year Teacher Induction
February 18th
1st Year Teacher Induction (AM) / Mentor/Mentee Forum (PM)
March 1-2
1st Year Mentors (Cadre 3)
March 21
Mentor Forum (AM) Mentor/Mentee Forum (PM)
May 4
Year 3 Inductees 4-7 PM Professionalism Celebration & Reflection
Please note: Mentor/Mentee Forums are open to 1st Year, 2nd Year or 3rd mentors and mentees
As of August 11, 2015