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KIDS provides staff development and school improvement services to educators through the Boone/Winnebago, DeKalb and McHenry Regional Offices of Education. For more information on our services, click here.

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Update on School Law                  

Date:        Monday, October 2, 2017

Presented by Brandon K. Wright, Attorney At Law

The academy is designed to give the special education administrator legal knowledge and best practices regarding special education eligibility, procedures, methodology, implementation of IEP's and discipline of the special education student. ADMINISTRATORS' ACADEMY credit available; however, any educator may attend. 

Click here to register for this class.

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Components and Writing an SLO for Teacher
            
Date:      Thursday, Aug 10, 2017      8:30 am  -  11:30 am

Presented by Jody Ware

Learn the components of a Student Learning Objective (SLO). 

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Network with Non-Core Teachers AND Write your SLO

Date:      Tuesday, Sept 12, 2017     4:00 pm  -  6:00 pm 

Presented by Jody Ware

Network with other non-core educators and share student-growth goal ideas! You will learn the components of a Student Learning Objective (SLO). 

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Network with Teachers AND Write your SLO

Date:      Thursday, Sept 28, 2017       4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Presented by Jody Ware

Network with other educators and share student-growth goal ideas! You will learn the components of a Student Learning Objective (SLO). 

Click here to register for this class.

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Online Professional Development!

Delivered totally online, participants can work anytime, anywhere, 24/7, as  schedules permit. No commuting, no missed classes and no dress code!

  “All of the information was relevant and served its purpose.  The work load was very reasonable and I will look into another (online) credit course!

                            --Jessica Berg, Rockford School District 205

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