The Department

The Professional Development Department of the Student Support Services Division provides staff development activities, publications, and resources for Clark County School District personnel. The Department provides research-based staff development opportunities throughout the year to promote progress and performace outcomes of students.

Training and Support Areas

• Accommodations and Modifications
• Alternative Route to Certification for Special Education (ARC)
• Alternative Route to Licensure for Special Education (ARL)
• Co-Teaching and Collaboration
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
• Differentiated Instruction
• Disability Awareness
• District-wide Staff Inservice Training
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process
• Long-term Substitute Training
• Mandt Systems
• Mentally Challenged Specialized (MCS) teachers & paraprofessionals
• New Special Education Teacher Mentoring
• Online Education for teachers in research-based best practices
• Online Library of professional and instructional resources
• Paraprofessional Training
• School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• Specialized Emotionally Challenged (SEC) teachers & paraprofessionals
• Specialized Diversely Challenged (SDC) teachers & paraprofessionals

Updated: 2009-10-22

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