Save the Dates for SPLASH: Summer Professional Learning Academy to Support High Expectations


Thanks to the generous grant by MacKenzie Scott, DPS is excited to announce SPLASH 2023: Summer Professional Learning Academy to Support High Expectations.   This is a chance for CERTIFIED STAFF to engage in deep learning around Math, Literacy, Culturally Responsive Teaching and equitable practices.  10-month Certified staff will be paid for up to 4 days of learning as well as an additional planning day to help them internalize the learning and improve instruction.   This allows for 5 days of paid learning, CEUs and collaboration! ($240/day)  Please save these dates:


REGISTER NOW using the Sched Conferening App.   Click here for instructions.

SPLASH schedule .pdf

See the list of SPLASH sessions by date and time.

You must go to Splash.sched.com to register using your DPS email!

Exciting News! Registrations for SPLASH: Summer Professional Learning Academy to Support High Expectations are now OPEN for Certified Staff using the Sched Conferencing app.  


Thanks to the generous grant by MacKenzie Scott, DPS is excited to announce SPLASH 2023: Summer Professional Learning Academy to Support High Expectations. This is a chance for staff to engage in deep learning around math, literacy, culturally responsive teaching and job-specific content. 


CERTIFIED STAFF

10-month Certified staff will be paid for up to 4 days of learning as well as an additional planning day to help them internalize the learning and improve instruction. This allows for 5 days of paid learning, CEUs and collaboration ($240/day)! Please save these dates:


Remember, certified 10-month staff will be paid for up to 4 days (24 hours @$40/hour) of learning sessions and 1 day of planning. While a few select schools have opted for a district-based planning day for their teachers, most schools are hosting school-based planning days. Principals will notify staff of the date, time and location of their planning day. 


For more information about SPLASH, see these slides. 


CLASSIFIED STAFF is included in this grant as well! 

Classified staff will receive their Sched Registration emails in one week, on May 24, 2023.


SCHED Conferencing App  You MUST log in using your First_Last@dpsnc.net account, otherwise you will not get paid!


Registrations for SPLASH will open May 17, 2023 for certified staff, and a week later on May 24, 2023 for classified staff. DPS will be using the Sched Conferencing App for all registrations for SPLASH.  This is an easy way to sign up and track your professional learning progress!  Every employee will need to open a Sched account, which will then take you to SPLASH registrations. An invitation to sign up for Sched will come via email directly from Sched, please know this is NOT a phishing test or scam email. To find instructions for creating your Sched account, click here.  Please register THIS WEEK if possible!


This will be a 4 step process:


Please direct any SPLASH questions to Lori McNulty (lorene_mcnulty@dpsnc.net) and Jerry Williamson (Jerry_Williamson@dpsnc.net). 


If you are having trouble logging into Sched, please send a help desk ticket to Help_desk@dpsnc.net