PROFESSIONAL LEARNING in LEISD
Adult Learning News for EDUCATORS
What are Exchange Hours and Exchange Days?
Exchange Hours are Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits completed by educators outside the contracted workday. Off-contract professional learning hours accumulate and are exchanged yearly for designated paid days off, or Exchange Days, during the school year.
For the 2024-2025 school year, the designated Exchange Day is May 27th, 2025. The designated day must be exchanged for 6 hours of qualifying professional learning. Educators who have not yet earned/submitted the required Exchange Hours by midnight on Sunday May 25th, 2025 will attend professional learning on May 27, 2025. This is for employees on a 187 contract. Please check your specific calendar for details
What happens if I don’t earn or submit proof of learning?
Failure to earn all or part of the Exchange Hours required for one’s role will result in the following consequences, in this order:
First, the employee will be required to attend professional learning on the designated Exchange Day (listed above). If the employee fails to attend the designated Exchange Day, the employee will be docked local days in 3 hour increments equal to the number of Exchange Hours owed.
If the employee does not have local days to dock, state days will be docked in 3 hour increments equal to the number of Exchange Hours owed.
If the employee does not have state days to dock, the employee will be docked pay in half day increments equal to the number of Exchange Hours owed.
If an employee leaves the district prior to earning Exchange Hours required for their role, they will be docked days/pay on their final paycheck from the district.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I NEED HOURS?
HOW CAN I EARN EXCHANGE HOURS?
HOW DO I UPLOAD PROOF OF LEARNING INTO STRIVE?
👉🏻 HEY FRIENDS! The 2024-2025 Exchange Window extended to May 25th, 2025 👈🏻
GENERAL LEARNING REQUIREMENTS
Youth Mental Health First Aid
In compliance with TEA statute 22.904, 38.351 25% of staff who regularly interact with students enrolled at the district must be trained in an approved course by the start of the 2025-2026 school year; 50% must be trained by the start of the 2026-2027 school year; 75% trained by the start of the 2027-2028 school year; 100% of staff who regularly interact with students must be trained by the start of the 2028-2029 school year. This training must be completed every three years.
Register in Strive; DROP WITHIN 48 HOURS if you can't make it
😎 SUMMER LEARNING 😎
Gifted & Talented Professional Learning Summary
WHO?
BY WHEN?
Educators new to the district required to complete the GT Core 30 will have one semester to submit proof of learning in the form of official certificates in Strive. It is highly recommended that educators keep a copy of certificates for all required learning in a secure location.
Beginning Teachers and Teachers who are completing the TEA Reading Academies will have one academic year to complete the Gifted and Talented Core 30.
Extensions for special circumstances will be handled on a case per case basis in collaboration with the campus principal.
GT Updates & Core 30 Sessions Quick Links
AM: https://txr10.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=2667942
PM: https://txr10.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=2667940
AP & PreAP Summer Institutes
LEISD covers registration for Pre-AP and AP teachers to attend the appropriate AP or Pre AP Summer Institute. All Pre-AP and AP teachers should plan to attend a Summer Institute each summer. Teachers are REQUIRED to attend once every three years or when they are new to a course.
APSI provides an opportunity to collaborate with peers and scholars from around the nation, see the latest research on topics related to their courses, and take a deep dive in the content and exams.
READING ACADEMIES K-3; Elementary Admin
WHO?
WHAT IF I PASSED THE STR EXAM?
⚡️OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES MUST BE UPLOADED INTO STRIVE! KEEP A COPY ON HAND! ⚡️
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Little Elm ISD Professional Learning
Email: aball@littleelmisd.net
Website: www.littleelmisd.net/loboslearn
Location: 400 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, TX, United States
Phone: 972-947-9340
Twitter: @LobosLearn