Professional Development & Employee Evaluations | St. Johns County School District

Ready to renew your certificate? *click here to visit the Certification Department

Professional Development Vision
Within each school and department, SJCSD will develop leadership and build capacity to design, deliver and support high quality professional development which enhances the knowledge, skills, dispositions and practices of employees to ensure that all students perform and achieve at the highest levels.

SunGard Information

VISIT SUNGARD TO REGISTER FOR TRAINING

⇒How to Register for Inservice Opportunities and Instructions for Non-Employees to Create an Account

User’s Guide
SunGard Course Development & Management
How to Earn Inservice Points including Out Of County Opportunities Please remember that you may only credit once for each course.
How to Check your PD Transcript

For Teachers

For Substitute Teachers

Substitute Teacher website

For Administrators

For Non-Instructional Personnel

New Hire Handbook of Resources- NON-INSTRUCTIONAL

♦Click the link for your Area to Learn About Online Learning Opportunities!♦

Food Service
Transportation
Extended Day
ParaProfessionals
- What Credentials Are Needed to Become A Paraprofessional?
- ParaPro Assessment – FSCJ or SJRSC or Alternate Locations

⇒ Non-Instructional PD Opportunity FAQs ⇐

Interested in working for the St. Johns County School District?

SJCSD Recruitment Information – Click this link to learn about recruitment events and job fairs
All About SJCSD – Click this link to view the presentation slides from the Q & A on 11.19.2020
Florida Certification Exam Study Resources – Click this link to for FREE certification test study help

Empowering Excellence in Educators Professional Development on Inside SJCSD

⇒Instructions for Accessing and Completing Safeschools Annual Videos 2020-2021 SY⇐

SWD Point Opportunities for Certification Renewal (Every five years, we must earn 20 Points specific to teaching Students With Disabilities)

♦Click Here to see Which Courses Count towards the SWD Certification Renewal?

Reading Point Opportunities for Certification Renewal

♦Click Here to learn about Certification 40 Reading Pts. Renewal- Who Needs Them and When?

Exploring Structured Literacy Schedule (This is currently the ONLY course available that meets this requirement.) To Receive Credit: Register for and Compelte the Course through FDLRS/NEFEC. Acquire the Certificate of Completion. Register in BusinessPlus. Upload your Certificate of Completion in BusinessPlus.

Other PD Opportunities

New opportunities to earn inservice points are regularly added in BusinessPlus and are posted on the Professional Development Calendar located at: https://inside.stjohns.k12.fl.us/pd/

Follow the directions in the document below to add the PD Calendar to your Outlook Calendar for easy access!

Professional Development Calendar Instructions

FREE FOR ANYONE: Capella University Online Courses* to receive inservice credits, upload the certificate of completion or a professional learning log with documents in BusinessPlus.
FREE FOR ANYONE: CORWIN Publishing Free Webinar Schedule through May 2021 * to receive inservice credits, upload the certificate of completion or a professional learning log with documents in BusinessPlus.
FREE FOR ANYONE: Reading with TLC Free Webinar Recordings * to receive inservice credits, upload the certificate of completion or a professional learning log with documents in BusinessPlus.
2020-2021 Monthly New Hire PD flyer Topics shift monthly based upon participant feedback. We meet face-to-face at Fullerwood.
New Employee Induction Flyer FEBRUARY 3 2021 Opportunity to learn about SJCSD. All New Hires Welcome! Space is limited! Register in BusinessPlus.
TEACH IN February 2021 FLYER Opportunity to learn best practices from currently practicing instructors in SJCSD. All New Hires Welcome! Space is limited! Register in BusinessPlus. Some planned topics include: Restorative Practices in the Classroom- Changing our Mindset, Keeping Your Students Engaged Part I and Part II, Informal Assessment Using Math Games for the K-2 Classroom, Tiered Without Tears, The Cornerstones to the Gifted Puzzle, Schoology: Beyond the Basics, and Why and How to Differentiate Instruction for Gifted Students in Advanced Courses

Endorsement Courses: ESOL, Reading, Gifted, ASD

♦Endorsement Courses Overview

♦Instructions for Requesting Endorsement Course Credit for College Courses

♦SJCSD ESOL Offerings 2020-2021 SY

♦SJCSD READING ENDORSEMENT OFFERINGS 2020-2021 SY Updated Aug2020

♦SJCSD GIFTED ENDORSEMENT OFFERINGS 2020-2021 SY

GIFTED Endorsement Course Offerings- NEFEC– *You MUST register for these on the NEFEC website – then on BusinessPlus- we qualify for the NEFEC District Price for these courses only

18 Hour ESOL course for SLPs (Log In and Select English Language Learners for Therapists)

ASD Endorsement – FDLRS/NEFEC

Alternative Sources for Professional Learning

*Please note that coursework is accepted from these organizations; however, the costs associated are the responsibility of the participant.*

FDLRS – Florida Diagnostic Learning & Resources System Send certificate of completion.

NEFEC – North East Florida Educational Consortium Send certificate of completion.

Uf Literacy Institute Send certificate of completion.

Early Learning Center FLDOE Send certificate of completion.

FACTE – for CTE teachers ONLY Send certificate of completion.

The Schultz Center (No Gifted, ASD, nor SWD Points may be accepted from this organization) Send certificate of completion. 6/30/2020

Beacon Educator (No ESOL, Reading, Gifted, ASD, nor SWD Points may be accepted from this organization) This is an Out-of-County offering and a Professional Learning Log with all documents must be submitted for any general poinjts to be considered. 6/30/2020