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Professional Development Council (PDC) Training

Training is required annually for members of district/system Professional Development Councils (PDC), who can provide the training themselves, use an educational service center that offers the training, or contract with an experienced professional. the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) will also be providing new training on or before April 1, 2023 on its Professional Development website.

 

Required Annually
- PDC Member 

Universal resources:

Alphabetical List of Required Staff and Student Trainings

TOPIC FREQUENCY WHO IS TRAINED? REGULATION OPTIONAL RESOURCE CONTACT
Bloodborne Pathogens
Student Safety and Wellness		 Annual Select staff OSHA Standard 1910-1030 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Training County Health Department or KDHE
Bullying Awareness and Prevention
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual All staff, students and families KSA-72-6147   Kent Reed
Concussion (recommended)
Student Safety and Wellness		 Annual (recommended)

Required Annually: Parent release form 		 Athletic coach KSA 72-135 Protocol and Required Parent Release Form KSHSAA
Defensive Driving (accident prevention)
Student Safety and Wellness		 Every 3 years Bus staff KAR 91-38-6 School Bus Safety Listserv
(online prohibited)		 Keith Dreiling
Education for the Homeless (Title IX)
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual Homeless liaison and staff members McKinney-Vento Act 42 USC 11432 Worn Out Welcome Mat- Diane Nilan Maureen Ruhlman
Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI)
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual Select staff KSA 72-6151-6158
KAR 91-42-1-7		 ESI PD Series Shanna Bigler
First Aid and CPR
Student Safety and Wellness		 Once Students (grades 9-12) KS Health Education Standard 8 American Heart Association Local Agency
First Aid and CPR
Student Safety and Wellness		 Every 2 years Bus staff KAR 91-38-6 School Bus Safety Listserv (online prohibited) Keith Dreiling
Juvenile Justice
Leadership Training		 Once Superintendent or designee KSA 75-763 Mitigating Juvenile Exposure to the Criminal Justice System Pt. 1 & 2 John Calvert
Negotiations
Leadership Training		 Annual Negotiation team KSA 72-2228 Greenbush KASB/KNEA
Preventing  Abuse and Mandated Reporting
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual All staff Currently Processing at AG Office CPS Mandated Reporter Training Shanna Bigler
Professional Development Council (PDC) Training
Leadership Training		 Annual PDC members KAR 91-1-217 (b)(1) KSDE Professional Development Ed Kalas
Reasonable Suspicion Training
Leadership Training 		 Once Transportation supervisors 49 CFR 382.603 District’s Drug Consortium Keith Dreiling
School Bus Training: 10 Safety Meetings
Student Safety and Wellness		 Annual Bus staff KAR 91-38-3 Local Plan Keith Dreiling
School Bus Training: 12 Hours Behind the Wheel (before transporting)
Student Safety and Wellness		 Once Bus staff KAR 91-38-6 Local Plan Keith Dreiling
Sexual Harassment (Title IX)
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual Students and all staff members Title IV Kansas Humans Rights Commission Local Attorney
Structured Literacy and/or Dyslexia Training
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual Elementary teachers
EC teachers
Special education teachers
ELA 5- 12 teachers
Reading specialists
School psychologists		 KSA 72-8193
HB 2602		 Local Plan Cindy Hadicke
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Prevention and Responsive Culture		 Annual All staff (one hour) KSA 78-6284
KAR 97-31-32		 Suicide Prevention: Intervention Kent Reed

   

PDF document of above table

 

For more information, contact:

Ed Kalas
Professional Development Consultant
(785) 296-2198
ekalas@ksde.org

ProfessionalLearning@ksde.org

 

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