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PSS SPED holds end-of-year professional development
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Posted on Jun 23 2021
The Public School System’s Special Education Program successfully conducted its end-of-year professional development on June 16, 2021. This was done with the partnership and support of the University of Guam’s Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research, and Services.
PSS-Special Education director Donna Flores said the professional development was “focused on increasing school and staff and personnel morale, and promoting a proactive school culture.”
UOG CEDDERS acting director June De Leon facilitated the professional development.
This was PSS’ largest gathering yet, with 175 special education staff, bus drivers, bus conductors, classroom teachers, teacher aides, and related service and school administrators on Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
The event closed with a self-care painting activity with instructor Linda Torres. (PSS)
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- Board of Education chair Andrew L. Orsini, vice chair Herman Atalig, Tinian board member Antonio Borja, and Education Commissioner Dr. Alfred B. Ada joins Special Education director Donna Flores and UOG-CEDDERS acting director June De Leon. (Photos by PSS)
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- UOG-CEDDERS acting director June De Leon and PSS Special Education director Donna Flores poses with PSS Special Education data and compliance program manager Nora Fujihira, Special Education data specialist Lucille Deleon Guerrero, and PSS network specialist Ferdie Ngirmekur.
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- Participants from Hopwood Middle School.
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- Participants listen to University of Guam CEDDERS acting director June De Leon’s presentation.
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- One of the many activities that required audience participation.
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- These PSS personnel from Saipan, Tinian and Rota participated in a daylong end-of-year professional development initiated by the district’s Special Education Program.
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- One of the activities involved sharing and reflection.
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- Members of the Office of Pupil Transportation.
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- An “interactive” activity was also designed to engage all Rota, Tinian and Saipan participants.
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- The PSS-SPED central office personnel.
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- Capping the daylong professional development was a self-care painting activity. This was facilitated by instructor Linda Torres.
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- PSS personnel are focused on the self-care painting activity.
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- Participants of the SPED professional development show off some of the finished paintings.
