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HMJ representatives planning for the 2026-27 SAP Days

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August 4, 2026 
"Unlike screen-based math intervention programs, SpringMath uniquely equips teachers to 
lead highly efficient, classwide math interventions. It also uses paired learning to lift all 
students and build enduring mastery and mathematical confidence." 
(https://www.springmath.org/) 

Teachers: 
Join us for this one day training to learn about building math confidence for both 
teachers and students. You will learn the "why" behind Spring Math and how to 
implement this program as a classwide intervention that benefits all students. Please 
bring a device so that we can look at your roster and teacher dashboard. 
Training time: 9:00-3:00 
Administrators/Coaches: 
Join your teachers for the morning to learn about Spring Math implementation. Stay for 
the afternoon to learn more about implementing Spring Math with fidelity and supporting 
and coaching teachers using Spring Math. Please bring a device so that we can look at 
your school data and you can learn more about using your Spring Math dashboard to 
guide coaching efforts that will impact classroom instruction and student achievement. 

Training time: 9:00-3:00 
Facilitator: Dawn Lynn 
Contact: dlynn@tiu11.org or call 814-542-2501 
Date: August 4th from 9:00-3:00 
Location: 2527 US Hwy 522, McVeytown, PA. 17051 
Notes: Lunch is on your own. 

When? 
Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, 09:00 AM 
Where? 
2527 U.S. 522, McVeytown, PA, USA

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This session brings together education, service, and workforce partners to strengthen pathways from school to employment for students. Participants will analyze regional data to identify critical gaps, prioritize the most pressing challenges, and examine where systems break down along the student journey. Building on this shared understanding, the session focuses on connecting challenges to real workforce opportunities and defining targeted strategies that can make an immediate impact. Participants will leave with a clear, actionable plan and a stronger sense of direction for advancing regional collaboration and improving employment outcomes.

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Enhanced Core Reading Instruction 
"Enhanced Core Reading InstructionTM (ECRI) is a multi-tiered 
program (Tier 1 and Tier 2) featuring a series of teaching routines 
designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of reading 
instruction in kindergarten, first and second grade." 

(https://ctlmarketplace.uoregon.edu/product/enhanced-core- 
reading-instruction) 

Join us for this two-day training to learn the Foundational ECRI 
routines and how to implement them with fidelity in your 
classroom. The training will entail learning and practicing each 
routine while also understanding the "why" of ECRI. Please bring the following: 
- A device 
- ECRI Teacher Workbook 
- white board/dry erase marker 
- unifix cubes 
- sticky notes 
- pen/pencil 
- notebook 
- Resource overlays (i.e. Wonders, Open Court, etc....) 
    (Your school/district must have purchased ECRI materials to participate in this training) 

Presenters: Lisa Kruse and Dawn Lynn 
Contact: dlynn@tiu11.org, ekruse@tiu11.org or call 814-542-2501 
Date: August 5-6, 2026 from 8:00-3:30 
Location: TIU 11 Main Office, 2527 US Hwy 522, McVeytown, PA. 17051 
Notes: Lunch is on your own 

*****Participants must attend both days to receive credit for this workshop. 
13 Act 48 hours will be awarded. 
This is a FREE event

 

Email: Dawn Lynn-dlynn@tiu11.org 
Lisa Kruse-ekruse@tiu11.org 
Website: https://www.tiu11.org/

Location: 2527 US Highway 522 South, McVeytown, PA. 17051 
Phone: 814-542-2501

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PURPOSE: Please be aware that this is a competencies-based training and full attendance is mandatory in order to receive certification. This excellent K-12 staff development program is designated to prepare additional persons to participate on the school’s SAP core team. Participants will learn about the Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol agencies and how these agencies, in collaboration with the educational system, intervene in an effective efficient way to remove the barriers of learning for at-risk students. This training meets the requirements of the Commonwealth of PA Interagency Committee for Student Assistance Programs. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Building administrators, central office administrators, counselors, psychologists and classroom teachers who will be joining existing SAP core teams should attend this training. Child-serving agencies such as juvenile probation and children services would also benefit from this valuable training.

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Tier III Intensification Training 
August 11, 2026 
8:00-3:30 p.m. 
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 
2527 US Highway 522 South 
McVeytown, PA. 17051 

Lunch will be on your own, so please plan accordingly. 

This course will present information and research about evidence-based reading instruction, and describe and model how to use instructional routines to enhance the delivery of intensive lessons. Systematic strategies and instructional routines designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of reading instruction for a-z letter sounds will be described and practiced. By the end of this course, participants will understand how and why (a) using instructional routines intensifies reading instruction, (b) strategic integration of reading and cognitive processing supports learners, and (c) assessment informs data-based individualization. Topics will include incorporating explicit instructional elements, intensifying intervention for at-risk readers, using assessment data to inform and refine instruction, and implementing instructional routines that focus on the essential components of beginning reading instruction. 

GOALS OF TRAINING SESSION Participants will: • Identify the main components of NCIL's 
Intensification Framework • Review materials, routines, and organization of the Intensive Lessons • Practice Intensive Lesson Routines and demonstrate instructional strategies • Discuss how practice and mastery materials are used to support student learning. Upon completion of this training, participants will receive access to all materials and 6.5 Act 48 hours. If you would like Act 48 hours for this training, please be sure to select that option when you register. If you have questions about registration, please contact Brooke Boonie at 
bboonie@tiu11.org. 

Target Audience:
Reading Specialists, Special Education Teachers, Para Professionals, Elementary Classroom 
Teachers

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In this hands-on teacher workshop, we will explore how climate change can influence wildlife and human health--focusing on sea otter mortality along the California coast and an outbreak of encephalitis in a New York City neighborhood.

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This professional development opportunity will support educators' learning and implementation of the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, a evidence-based instruction/intervention practice, for multi-digit whole number operations. 

Objectives: 

At the end of this training, participants will be able to: 

Understand the benefits of and when to use CRA within the instructional hierarchy 
Model multi-digit addition and subtraction algorithms using a CRA sequence 
Model multi-digit multiplication and division algorithms using a CRA sequence 

Target Audience 
Special Education Teachers, Elementary Teachers; Interventionists; Instructional Coaches; Curriculum Coordinators

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This meeting is for District Special Education Directors and/or designees. Federal and state 
updates will be provided as well as training on various topics relative to special education. 
Information and resources from the Bureau of Special Education, Pattan and other activities 
that support the BSE initiatives in our schools will be shared. Training will be provided on a 
monthly basis in various topics.

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A opportunity for instructional coaches to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other instructional coaches.

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A opportunity for gifted support teachers to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other gifted support teachers.

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A opportunity for school nurses to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other gifted support teachers.

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The Secondary Transition Coordinating Council is an enthusiastic team dedicated to empowering students with disabilities as they prepare for life beyond high school. Our mission is to enhance expertise in secondary transition through engaging training sessions, resource sharing, and vibrant networking opportunities. All meetings will be held via Zoom.

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Collaborate with fellow science and STEM teachers to meet your needs in implementing the STEELS Standards. 
In-person or virtual 

Audience: K-12 STEELS and STEM Educators, Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches,  Paraprofessionals, Substitute Teachers 

AM Mini-Session: Student Sense-Making and Powerful Phenomena 
Applicable to all types of STEELS curricula: published, teacher created units and curriculum under consideration 

Professional Learning Goals
- Share successes and problem-solve challenges  
- Apply multidimensional learning 
- Use of Open Spaces protocol to suggest and/or participate in self-selected topics of need or interest in the afternoon 

Your colleagues have said...
"This will give me a good starting point for designing a STEELS unit and for tweaking assessments to showcase more thinking and less memorizing." 

"I learned how to find helpful information from various sources, how to "bridge gaps" between what students already know versus the next step they need to learn, and how to contact various people within the TIU to access trainings and resources."  

"I was able to gain new perspectives and ideas from various people and physical resources in the training that will positively engage the students, and keep them interested in the topics being covered." 

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In the morning, the Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA will provide school nurses with an overview of epilepsy with a specific focus on treatment options.  In the afternoon, nurses will have time to network with other nurses from around the region. 

Lunch will be provided.

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This meeting is for District Special Education Directors and/or designees. Federal and state 
updates will be provided as well as training on various topics relative to special education. 
Information and resources from the Bureau of Special Education, Pattan and other activities 
that support the BSE initiatives in our schools will be shared. Training will be provided on a 
monthly basis in various topics.

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This professional development opportunity will support educators' learning and implementation of the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, an evidence-based instruction/intervention practice, for modeling fraction equivalence and operations. 
Objectives: 

At the end of this training, participants will be able to: 

Understand the benefits of and when to use CRA within the instructional hierarchy 
Model fraction equivalence using a CRA sequence 
Model fraction operations using a CRA sequence 

Target Audience 
Special Education Teachers, Elementary Teachers; Interventionists; Instructional Coaches; Curriculum Coordinators

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A opportunity for school counselors to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other school counselors.

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This meeting is for District Special Education Directors and/or designees. Federal and state 
updates will be provided as well as training on various topics relative to special education. 
Information and resources from the Bureau of Special Education, Pattan and other activities 
that support the BSE initiatives in our schools will be shared. Training will be provided on a 
monthly basis in various topics.

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This professional development opportunity will support educators' learning and implementation of the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, a evidence-based instruction/intervention practice, for integer operations, simplifying expressions, and solving basic equations. 

Objectives: 

At the end of this training, participants will be able to: 

Understand the benefits of and when to use CRA within the instructional hierarchy 
Model integer operations using a CRA sequence 
Model simplifying expressions and solving equations using a CRA sequence 

Target Audience 
Special Education Teachers, Elementary Teachers; Interventionists; Instructional Coaches; Curriculum Coordinators

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The Secondary Transition Coordinating Council is an enthusiastic team dedicated to empowering students with disabilities as they prepare for life beyond high school. Our mission is to enhance expertise in secondary transition through engaging training sessions, resource sharing, and vibrant networking opportunities. All meetings will be held via Zoom.

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A opportunity for gifted support teachers to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other gifted support teachers.

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This meeting is for District Special Education Directors and/or designees. Federal and state 
updates will be provided as well as training on various topics relative to special education. 
Information and resources from the Bureau of Special Education, Pattan and other activities 
that support the BSE initiatives in our schools will be shared. Training will be provided on a 
monthly basis in various topics.

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A opportunity for school nurses to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other gifted support teachers.

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This professional development opportunity will target early numeracy knowledge, concepts, and procedures that are considered gateway skills correlating to future academic success in mathematics. Participants will deepen their understanding and enhance their application of evidence-based instructional practices in relation to early mathematical learning progressions.

Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Identify, assess, and support students' progression through gateway skills to early, school-aged mathematics.
Use evidence-based methodologies in their own teaching to improve student achievement.
Understand how students cognitively progress and prepare themselves for future mathematics learning.

Target Audience
Special Education Teachers, Elementary Teachers; Interventionists; Instructional Coaches; Curriculum Coordinators

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A opportunity for gifted support teachers to earn some PD, get updates from the state, learn about resources & opportunities, and network with other gifted support teachers.

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In this session, participants will explore the foundations of mathematical fluency and its role in building mathematics proficiency. The instructional hierarchy and its critical role in guiding students from skill acquisition to fluency and generalization serves as an essential foundation for the session. Participants will learn to identify when students are ready for fluency-building instruction, as well as identify priority math skills for which fluency is essential for long-term success. The session also introduces assessment strategies to determine when fluency-building is the appropriate instructional match, ensuring alignment with students’ current skill levels. Finally, participants will learn how to implement fluency-building approaches effectively across all tiers of instruction—from Tier 1 whole-group strategies to targeted Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions—empowering them to support every student’s journey toward mathematical proficiency.

Objectives
Participants will be able to:

Describe the instructional hierarchy and its importance in developing students' mathematics skills
Describe an operational definition of fluency across academic and behavioral skills 
Identify priority skills in mathematics for which fluency is essential
Describe assessment approaches to identify when fluency-building activities are the correct instructional match for students' skill level
Describe approaches to fluency-building for implementation in Tier 1 (Whole Group) instruction, and in Tiers 2 and 3 (Small Group) intervention

Target Audience
Regular Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Educational Specialists More

This meeting is for District Special Education Directors and/or designees. Federal and state 
updates will be provided as well as training on various topics relative to special education. 
Information and resources from the Bureau of Special Education, Pattan and other activities 
that support the BSE initiatives in our schools will be shared. Training will be provided on a 
monthly basis in various topics.

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This professional development opportunity will introduce teachers to structural differences in problem sets that support students' growth through the stages of the Instructional Hierarchy. The variance and organization of problem types during independent practice can either promote or hinder growth. It is important that teachers provide the right kind of student work to support the acquisition, fluency, generalization, or retention of mathematical concepts and procedures.

Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Create student practice aligned to acquisition stage of learning
Create student practice aligned to fluency stage of learning
Create student practice to promote generalization
Create student practice to promote long-term retention

Target Audience
Special Education Teachers, Elementary Teachers; Interventionists; Instructional Coaches; Curriculum Coordinators More

The Secondary Transition Coordinating Council is an enthusiastic team dedicated to empowering students with disabilities as they prepare for life beyond high school. Our mission is to enhance expertise in secondary transition through engaging training sessions, resource sharing, and vibrant networking opportunities. All meetings will be held via Zoom.

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