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Professional Development Resources and Information

Welcome Bobcat Staff! I hope these professional development resources are helpful to you. Please email me with any questions, suggestions or needs you might have.

Amy Lynch, Curriculum Director

amylynch@flippinschools.net

FSD Required Professional Development:

60 hours of professional development is required for any certified employee with a 190-day or greater contract per the FSD Policy Manual, Section 3, Policy 3.6a.

Flippin School District's 2021-2022 Required Professional Development:

DESE's yearly requirement from the required PD cycle
Arkansas Educator Code of Ethics review
Anti-Bullying Training/Policy
Human Trafficking- Act 765 of 2017 and Ark Code Ann. 6-17-710 requires that each year a school district shall make available to licensed personnel 30 minutes of PD regarding human trafficking
Science of Reading/Right to Read Act
Test Security and Confidentiality- all licensed personnel associated with test administration

The required professional development cycle from the Arkansas Department of Education's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is as follows:

Child Maltreatment/Mandated Reporter- two hours in 21-22 and every fourth year thereafter
Family and Community Engagement- two hours in 22-23 and every fourth year thereafter
Bullying and Suicide Awareness and Prevention- two hours in 23-24 and every fourth year thereafter
Arkansas History (for those who provide instruction in Arkansas History directly, or through embedded standards)- two hours in 24-25 and every fourth year thereafter

For ADE Rules and Regulations for Professional Development click here: ADE Rules Governing Professional Development