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Support Learning Opportunities 2020-2021

We are pleased to present the summer academy offerings for the 2020-2021 school year. In

response to the pandemic, all academies will be online this year. While browsing through the

booklet, please notice the arrangement of academies by areas of focus:

Curricular Support/Job Performance

Health & Wellness

Technology

The principle behind developing the “Support Learning Opportunities” booklet is to offer you

sessions that will best suit your needs and allow you to have a flexible schedule.

We continue to utilize Schoology for our online professional learning. Schoology provides an

easier-to-use interface and mirrors what some of you are already doing with students. While it is

“new” to some, we have created an easy to understand guide to help you sign up for, and get into,

your course of choice. You will be able to access to Schoology codes on the support staff website

by June 1, as well as a screen cast video showing you how to navigate the platform. Schoology is

integrated with our Google logins, so you will not need a special account to get access to these

courses. Schoology courses will open June 10 and close on August 14.

All support staff are highly encouraged to participate in any workshops offered by PaTTAN,

CAIU, or colleges and universities. Central Penn College is offering free classes this summer

beginning July 6. Please find more information by visiting https://www.centralpenn.edu/learn/

The session(s) you are planning to attend should come close to the length of your regular

workday. We continue to grant a half-hour leeway. For example, a 7.5-hour employee can take a

combination of sessions to equal 7 hours. If it is challenging for some of you to equal the

number of hours you need to fulfill summer professional development because of the timing

of the workshops, please choose two (2) or three (3) sessions that best fit your professional

needs rather than trying to be within the half-hour. These sessions should still come close to

the hours you need. You may personally choose to attend longer sessions but will not receive

monetary reimbursement for those, unless otherwise indicated. Additionally, credit will not be

extended for workshops previously attended (does not apply to Safe Crisis Management).

Please follow the information below for completing your selection(s):

Once you have determined which session(s) you would like to attend, complete your

registration via the Google Sheet.

Special Education paraprofessionals should take sessions that count towards their Special

Education 20 hour requirement from PDE. Each year, the District provides special

education paraprofessionals 20 hours of professional development related to their jobs

between July 1 and June 30 of the following year. If you need hours to count toward the Special Education 20 hour requirement for the 2019-2020 school year, please complete your

workshop online prior to June 30. If you need hours to count toward the Special Education

20 hour requirement for the 2020-2021 school year, please complete your workshops July 1

or later.

Hourly employees will complete a supplemental timesheet for the session he/she attends

and return it to their immediate supervisor for signature. Blank timesheets for summer

sessions will be shared with principals and building secretaries. After your supervisor

signs the timesheet, please send it to Lisa Hicks at ACE. Year-round employees will

simply note the time at an academy on their regular timesheet, as there is no need to

complete a supplemental timesheet. *If we are not back in the buildings once summer

workshops resume, then please keep record of your attendance so that we can verify this

later in the school year.

You must complete an online evaluation once you complete an activity. This allows you

the opportunity to provide feedback regarding workshops and online courses. A link to

the evaluation form will be provided on the support staff website for easy access.

Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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CURRICULAR SUPPORT/JOB PERFORMANCE

Creating Magic Audience: All Support Staff Author: Holly Sayre, Administrator on Assignment, ACE Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 1 This course is offered on the Schoology platform for those with access. Through the Schoology course, you will also take part in online discussion forums, activities, and surveys. When guests enter Walt Disney World, they experience a genuine warm, comfortable feeling from the time the gate opens to the time the gate closes. The magic behind Disney is the people. Creating magic is in everyone! Participants will engage in the “10 Leadership Strategies” from a Life at Disney, by Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations at the Walt Disney World Resort. Cockerell shares his common sense approach to management, leadership, and customer service. This course will be motivational and refreshing. “It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic.”

The Customer Rules Audience: All Support Staff Author: Holly Sayre, Administrator on Assignment, ACE Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 2 This course is offered on the Schoology platform for those with access. Through the Schoology course, you will also take part in online discussion forums, activities, and surveys. Lee Cockrell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations at the Walt Disney World Resort, has experience in training and developing over 700 leaders at Walt Disney World. In his book The Customer Rules, Lee Cockrell shares what he found it takes to deliver outstanding customer service and create loyal customers that what to keep coming back. Participants to the academy are encouraged to purchase The Customer Rules and read the book prior to the academy, but it is not necessary. This second academy on Lee Cockrell may be taken by itself, or in conjunction with Creating Magic.

Elementary: Accommodating for English Learners (ELs) Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, and Reading Aides Authors: English Language Development Teachers Jillian Ambrose, Washington Heights Elementary

School, and Carrie Biray, Washington Heights Elementary School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th

Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 3 The Accommodating for ELs course will give you information about the current English Language Development population in our district and best practices for ensuring their inclusion in a regular education classroom.

Elementary: Engagement Strategies Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, and Reading Aides Author: Sara Imes, Literacy Specialist, Washington Heights Elementary School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 4 Sometimes we need new ideas to encourage and motivate us as support instructional aides. The actual content is not difficult to teach, but delivering it in a way that engages students and gets them excited to learn is the challenge. Throughout this course, you will learn about engagement strategies that you can implement across the curriculum. There are strategies recommended for before the lesson, during the lesson, and after the lesson.

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English Language Development (ELD) Audience: All ELD Aides Facilitators: Ryan Argot, English Language Development Administrative Chair and Brandy Kanode, ELD

Teacher and ELD Department Head Date: June 11, 2020 Delivery: Online (Info for logging into Zoom session will come from presenter prior to the session) Credit: 7.5 hours Activity #: CS 5 ELD staff will analyze ACCESS 2.0 data from the 2019-2020 school year along with how this data corresponds to the EL Indicator on the Future Ready Index. We will develop performance goals for the 2020-2021 school year and discuss next steps for the program. Additional time will be spent working on curricular development and reclassification.

Enhancing Reading Comprehension of Content Text: Before, During, & After Strategies and

Lessons Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals and Reading Aides Authors: Tara Lingle, Assistant Principal, Cedar Cliff High School and Ted Little, Social Studies Teacher,

Allen Middle School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 6 During this course, you will learn how to enhance student understanding of content area text. We will focus on the Four Lenses of Learning, and how to include them in your instruction. You will learn how to engage your students and create an environment for fostering literacy development. We will also visit the Before, During, and After format for reading texts and how strategies and activities in each of these phases of reading can support student comprehension of the text.

Fact Fluency: Ideas, Games and Resources to Support Retention Audience: Grades K-5 Paraprofessionals Author: Erin Minick, Elementary Math Coach, Newberry Elementary School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 7 Whether you teach fact fluency for addition and subtraction facts or multiplication and division facts, supporting student learning and retention of facts is challenging! K-5 elementary staff will gain a better understanding of ways to help their students succeed in mastering math facts. This course will address best practices in helping students learn and remember basic math facts. Get ready to learn easy to use games, strategies, and ideas for retention of basic math facts. You will also examine alternative ideas to the timed fluency test, which allow for a better, more holistic view of a child's fact fluency understanding.

Future Ready Libraries Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, Reading Aides, and Library Aides Authors: Kelly Guistwhite, Library Department Head and Meghan Sheraw, Elementary Language Arts

Administrative Chair Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 8 Future Ready Libraries is a part of the Future Ready Schools movement. Future Ready Schools (FRS) is a project of the Office of Educational Technology and the Alliance for Excellent Education. The plan centers on personalized student learning and gearing instruction and resources to best benefit each student. With the shift toward personalized learning, teachers and students need access to a variety of resources. Your librarian can help you locate appropriate, high quality resources. Librarians are excellent partners in the journey toward personalized student learning.

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Growth Mindset Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, Reading Aides, and Library Aides Authors: Jeannette Fodness, Math Teacher, New Cumberland Middle School and Jeff Gonce, Social Studies

Teacher, Red Land High School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 9 The goal of this course is to share information about mindsets with you so that you can improve student learning. Many students believe that talent and intelligence are something that you either have or do not. We do not believe this. In fact, the science proves that all of us have some capacity to do just about everything, and that all of us have some capacity to improve.

Habits of Mind Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, Reading Aides, and Library Aides Authors: Elizabeth Creek, Health/P.E. Teacher, Hillside Elementary School; Ashely Doll, Art Teacher, Red

Mill Elementary School; William Delaney, Health/P.E. Teacher, New Cumberland Middle School; Aubrey Graeser, World Language Teacher, Red Land High School; Brian Granger, Principal, Allen Middle School; Kelly Guistwhite, Librarian, Cedar Cliff High School; Brian Mellott; Health/P.E. Teacher, Cedar Cliff High School; Beth Teson, Art Teacher, New Cumberland Middle School

Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 7.5 hours Activity #: CS 10 This course will present an overview of the 16 Habits of Mind. Following the overview, the rest of the course structures around the Danielson Framework for Teaching. Each of the four Danielson Domains organizes the habits. Participants have the opportunity to learn how the habits apply to each domain.

Health Services Audience: All District Health Services Support Staff Presenters: Hershey Medical Center Nurses and Physicians Date: August 4, 2020 (Tentative date if safe to hold session in person) Location: Hershey Medical Center Delivery: Face-to-face (Tentative) Credit: 7.5 hours Activity #: CS 11 The Health Services Academy Day will provide staff development opportunities for all district nurses and dental hygienist. Hershey Medical Center will once again host our Annual School Nurse Update. Guest speakers from Hershey Medical Center will engage district nurses and hygienist in the latest medical advancements designed to remove health and learning barriers of the school age population. This update is designed to provide relevant, up-to-date information to school health service professionals. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to transition reviewed concepts into excellent care for school-age children in the community. Look for further information over summer if this session is cancelled or will instead happen via Zoom.

Meeting the Needs of Students in the Regular Education Classroom Audience: Grades K-12 Special Education Paraprofessionals Author: Leona Gruver, Science Teacher, Crossroads Middle School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 12 This course will provide an overview as to how teachers and paraprofessionals can meet the needs of our students in the regular education classroom. Some of the topics include forming relationships with students, making appropriate accommodations and modifications to content, differentiating instruction, and understanding and complying with IEP's and 504's.

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Safe Crisis Management- Recertification Audience: Support staff who seek recertification Maximum of 20 participants per session. Presenters: District Safe Crisis Management Training Team Dates: b) July 21, 2020 – 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. c) July 22, 2020 - 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. f) July 23, 2020 - 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. g) August 4, 2020 - 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. h) August 4, 2020 - 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. j) August 5, 2020 - 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. k) August 6, 2020 - 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. l) August 6, 2020 - 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: Online through JKM, and then face-to-face at a location TBD Delivery: Blended Credit: 7.5 hours

Activity #: CS 13 (specify b, c, f, g, h, j, k, or l)

Safe Crisis Management recertification is for those individuals who successfully completed an initial certification or recertification course within the past year. For the summer of 2020, the theory portion of the recertification will occur via the JKM (developer of the SCM curriculum) website. This course should take approximately three (3) hours to complete. You can exit the course at any point and resume where they were last in the course. The only exceptions include the section review quizzes and the course test – these must be completed in one sitting. The test is thirty (30) questions and you can take it as many times as necessary to achieve a minimum passing score of 85%. The physical skills portion of recertification will be held in July and August on the dates noted above. Each session will be three and a half (3.5) hours in length. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following conditions will be in place:

Session size will be limited to allow participants to maintain appropriate distancing. Demonstration of Emergency Safety Physical Interventions (ESPI) will occur without going “hands-on” with other participants

Participants are encouraged to wear masks

Hand Sanitizer and clearing/disinfecting supplies will be provided

Successful completion of theory portion of curriculum is required prior to admission to the physical skills portion of recertification. At some point during the 2020-21 school year, when conditions are appropriate, it is the intent of the District SCM training team to bring summer recertification participants together for a more “hands-on” review of ESPI skills. It is important to note that any staff member who does not recertify during the summer of 2020 will need to repeat the initial certification course in the summer of 2021.

Secondary: Literacy Best Practices Audience: Grades 6-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, and Library Aides Authors: English Teachers Alison Gonce, Red Land High School and Joanne Martin, Cedar Cliff High

School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 14 This course will provide you with reading strategies that you can implement immediately to enable your students toward independent literacy. These strategies are not magic bullets, but rather tools that you can use interchangeably as you plan your lessons and try to increase engaged readers who understand complex texts.

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Social Emotional Learning: The Basics Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, Reading Aides, and Library Aides Author: Jeannette Fodness, Math Teacher, New Cumberland Middle School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 15 This course will provide participants with a deeper understanding of what Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is and why it is important, how schools implement SEL and promote practices within schools and classrooms, and what you can do to help.

Special Education: Inclusion - Using Differentiated Instruction and Curriculum

Modifications to Meet the Needs of All Students Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals

Author: Kristen Peters, Special Education Instructional Advisor Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 7.5 hours Activity #: CS 16 This course will help both regular education staff and special education staff understand the benefits of inclusion and provide practical tips for inclusive education.

Understanding and Teaching Students Living in Poverty Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, Reading Aides, and Library Aides Author: Mia Berfield, School Counselor, Fairview Elementary and Allen Middle School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 17 During this course, we will first identify how students living in poverty might present in the classroom differently than their more affluent counterparts. You will see how living in poverty affects students academically, socially, and behaviorally. Scientific research shows that factors surrounding living in poverty affect children starting at birth and can actually change the cognitive function and development of the brain. After identifying how students living in poverty are affected, we will work towards bettering our educational practices so we can optimize success for all students. Research-based SHARE (Support the Whole Child, Hard Data, Accountability, Relationship Building, Enrichment Mind Set) factors benefit all students, but especially those that are living in poverty. Finally, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your school and teaching practices to create an action plan on how you can better serve students coming from a situation of poverty.

Vivacious Vocabulary for English Learners (ELs) Audience: Grades K-12 ELD Aides, Paraprofessionals, and Reading Aides Authors: English Language Development Teachers, Jillian Ambrose, Rossmoyne Elementary School, Carrie

Biray, Washington Heights Elementary School, and Brandy Kanode, ACE Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 18 Are your English learners (ELs) using the same words repeatedly? Do they struggle to explain concepts in your classroom? Are their scores flatlining on state and local assessments? For English learners, vocabulary development is critical. Think of all the words that an English only student knows when they enter kindergarten. Of course, an English learner has a similar amount of words in their native language, but for them the challenge is two-fold. They need to build a foundation of English vocabulary and then close the gap between the amount they know and the amount of vocabulary necessary for success in the classroom. This course will emphasize the need for explicit vocabulary instruction for English learners

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What Can Your Librarian Do for You? Audience: Grades K-12 Paraprofessionals, ELD Aides, Reading Aides, and Library Aides Author: Kelly Guistwhite, Library District Department Head/ Librarian, Cedar Cliff High School Date: Open June 10th through August 14th Location: Schoology Delivery: Online Credit: 3.75 hours Activity #: CS 19 The West Shore library staff is committed to providing you and your students the best library service possible. We realize that you are busy both professionally and personally. With that in mind, we are offering this course to help familiarize you with the services we provide, the lessons we can teach, and the ways library services and assets can help you provide high quality instruction.

Other online options available:

PaTTAN Trainings for Paraprofessionals

2019-2020 Special Education Paraprofessional Training Series To complete each session watch the video presentation and complete the review questions. The review questions will be made available once you have watched the full video presentation. The review questions are in multiple-choice format and you will receive immediate feedback.

Cultivating Equity in the Classroom Everyone wants to see all students have an equal opportunity for success. It is not an easy goal but a goal that everyone can, and should, get behind. In this video, you will learn the difference between equity and equality and learn about equitable practices. Participants will become aware of how their own personal biases impact the services they provide and the environments that they create. (One Hour)

Trauma - Video 1 - Trauma and Its Impact on the Educational Settings This two-part video series will provide an overview of what trauma is and how trauma impacts students. We will also review how trauma impacts functioning and learning in the educational setting. Learn tips, practices and strategies that can be implemented to move from being trauma aware to being trauma responsive and informed. (One Hour)

Trauma - Video 2 - Trauma Informed Practices This two-part video series will provide an overview of what trauma is and how trauma impacts students. We will also review how trauma impacts functioning and learning in the educational setting. Learn tips, practices and strategies that can be implemented to move from being trauma aware to being trauma responsive and informed. (One Hour)

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Safe Schools trainings for all support staff https://wssd-pa.safeschools.com/login To login to Safe Schools, you will use your employee number as your username. No password is necessary. Please refer to the Safe Schools training course library included in the summer academy booklet.

Central Penn College free summer classes https://www.centralpenn.edu/learn/ Beginning July 6, Central Penn College is offering more than 40 non-credit courses that community members can take online, at no cost. Participants can choose from a wide variety of subjects, including business, healthcare, criminal justice, information technology, accounting, legal studies, mathematics and more.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Virtual Empower: Weight Management Program Audience: All Support Staff Location: Virtual Delivery: Online through Capital Blue Cross Credit: 4.5 hours Activity #: HW 20 Participants learn how to use concepts of health and wellness together with easy tips to empower them to create and maintain their own version of a healthy lifestyle. This course is provided by experts in the field of nutrition and physical activity and can assist in weight management. There are seven sections of the Virtual Empower Program and Capital Blue Cross suggests completing one section per week, totaling seven weeks for the completion of the course. This is a self-paced course, which means participants can access the course on their own time. However, it is strongly recommended keeping up with the program and completing at least one section per week for seven

consecutive weeks. Please see the end of the booklet with instructions for registering.

Week 1 - Introduction to wellness (10 minutes) Week 2 - Introduction to weight loss (12 minutes) Week 3 - Week 3 - Foundations of Healthy Eating (60 minutes) Week 4 - Nutrition Tips and Tricks (40 minutes) Week 5 - Activity (60 minutes) Week 6 - Activity Tips and Tricks (45 minutes) Week 7 - Overcoming Barriers to Weight Loss (42 minutes)

Virtual Take Charge: A Diabetes and Nutrition Clinic Audience: All Support Staff Location: Virtual Delivery: Online through Capital Blue Cross Credit: 3.5 hours Activity #: HW 21 Virtual Take Charge provides participants with the knowledge and tools needed to develop lifestyle habits to help control diabetes, or to lower one’s risk of developing diabetes in the future, or even to support a loved one who lives with uncontrolled blood sugar. There are four lessons in this course, which are each broken down into several modules: -Overview of Diabetes -Healthy Eating -Carbohydrate Management -Putting it All Together

Please see the end of the booklet with instructions for registering.

Free Health & Wellness classes Support staff may explore these free health and wellness classes. These are self-paced workshops. Please track your time and the name of courses that you completed and submit to Lisa Hicks. Please print any completion certificates or a screen shot of your completion to submit as well. https://www.edx.org/learn/health-wellness

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TECHNOLOGY

At this time, administration has decided to not have any face-to-face trainings, which means many

of our technology classes are cancelled or postponed. If the current situation changes and we are

allowed to hold face-to-face workshops, then we will notify staff. Thank you for understanding.

PowerSchool Updates Audience: Secretaries and Building Aides with PowerSchool accounts Presenter: Areil Sutton, Student Information System Specialist Dates: a) *August 4, 2020 – High School b) *August 5, 2020 – Elementary c) *August 6, 2020 – Middle School Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Location: TBD – Tentative dates* Delivery: Face-to-Face

Activity #: T 22 (specify a, b, or c)

*These dates are tentative if it is safe to hold an in-person workshop. These sessions will cover what is new in the latest version of PowerSchool as well as data entry review, SQL reports, and the importance of accuracy for PDE reporting. *This does not count as a repeat academy.

Free Excel classes Support staff can explore free Excel classes available for all levels. These are self-paced workshops. Please track your time and the name of courses that you completed and submit to Lisa Hicks. Please print any completion certificates or a screen shot of your completion to submit as well.

https://www.udemy.com/topic/excel/free/

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Athletic Liability Donna Lopiano 43 mins

Concussion Awareness: Athletics Brent George 16 mins

Sport Supervision & Safety Dr. Charles LeRoy 22 mins

Steroid & PED Awareness in Athletics Dr. Charles LeRoy 24 mins

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 13 mins

Title IX and Gender Equity in Athletics Donna Lopiano 43 mins

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Active Shooter: Administrators Dorn, Dorn & Nguyen 45 mins

Active Shooter: Staff Dorn, Dorn & Nguyen 44 mins

Crisis Response and Recovery Dorn & Shepherd 20 mins

EOP: Building the Plan Dorn & Shepherd 17 mins

EOP: Implementing the Plan Dorn & Shepherd 19 mins

Family Reunification Dorn & Shepherd 19 mins

Incident Command Systems Mary Schoenfeldt 19 mins

Managing the Aftermath of Tragedy: Administrators Drs. Scott & Donna Poland 25 mins

Managing the Aftermath of Tragedy: Staff Drs. Scott & Donna Poland 19 mins

Tactical Site Surveys Dorn & Shepherd 20 mins

Terrorism: Awareness & Response (Administrators) Multiple Contributors 34 mins

Terrorism: Awareness & Response (Staff) Multiple Contributors 34 mins

Threat Assessment Dr. Scott Poland 22 mins

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Conducting Job Interviews Catherine Mattice 24 mins

Discrimination: Avoiding Discriminatory Practices Catherine Mattice 29 mins

Manager Role in Safety & Liability Keenan & Associates 36 mins

Managing Difficult Behaviors Catherine Mattice 18 mins

Performance Evaluations Catherine Mattice 24 mins

Reasonable Suspicion for Drug & Alcohol Use Patrick Hancock

27 mins

Retaliation Liability Catherine Mattice 27 mins

Sensitivity Awareness Catherine Mattice 32 mins

Sexual Harassment: Policy & Prevention Armstrong & Mattice

69 mins

Supervisor’s Role in Safety Staff 25 mins

Termination: Practice & Procedure Patrick Hughes 22 mins

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Accident Investigation Jeremy Norton 28 mins

Aerial Lift Safety Jeremy Norton 25 mins

Asbestos Awareness: Complete Joseph Guth 1 hour

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Asbestos Awareness: Refresher Joseph Guth 23 mins SP

Asbestos Awareness: 2-Hour Joseph Guth 2 hours

Back Injury & Lifting: Complete Vaughan & Sommer 20 mins SP

Back Injury & Lifting: Support Staff Joanette Lima 19 mins SP

Back Injury & Lifting: Teachers & Administration Vaughan & Sommer 16 mins

Chemical Spills Overview Linda Stroud 22 mins SP

Classroom Safety Keenan & Associates 20 mins

Commercial Mower Safety Staff 24 mins

Compressed Gas Safety Mike Peterman 13 mins

Confined Spaces Bryan Visscher 20 mins SP

Electrical Safety: Complete Bryan Visscher 27 mins SP

Electrical Safety: Primer Bryan Visscher 17 mins

Energy Conservation Bryan Visscher 18 mins

Eye & Face Protection James Vaughan 12 mins SP

Facility Emergencies Bryan Visscher 22 mins

Fall Protection Bryan Visscher 24 mins

Fire and Explosion Hazards John Snider 25 mins

Fire Extinguisher Safety Mike Peterman 12 mins SP

Forklift Safety Jeremy Norton 17 mins

General Safety Orientation Steve Lyons 14 mins SP

Hand & Power Tool Safety Overview Jeremy Norton 23 mins SP

Hazard Communications: Right to Understand Linda Stroud 26 mins SP

Hearing Loss Prevention Vaughan & Sommer 11 mins SP

Heat Illness Prevention Staff 15 mins SP

Indoor Air Quality Awareness Rich Prill 22 mins

Integrated Pest Management Janet Hurley 24 mins SP

Ladder Safety Multiple Contributors 26 mins SP

Lead Safety Awareness Bryan Visscher 15 mins

Lockout/Tagout: Energy Release Vaughan & Sommer 13 mins SP

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Vaughan & Sommer 20 mins SP

Mercury Spills Kirt Poulsen 18 mins SP

Office Ergonomics James Vaughan 13 mins

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Multiple Contributors 15 mins SP

Playground Maintenance & Inspection Susan Hudson 19 mins

Respirable Crystalline Silica Awareness Bryan Visscher 16 mins

Respiratory Protection Jeremy Norton 18 mins

Safety Committee Operations Jeremy Norton 17 mins

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Linda Stroud 19 mins SP

Scaffolding Safety Jeremy Norton 22 mins

Scent Awareness Jamie Gibbings 13 mins

Science Lab Safety Kirt Poulsen 25 mins

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Science Laboratory Chemical Spills Linda Stroud 28 mins

Scissor Lift Safety Jeremy Norton 21 mins

Slips, Trips & Falls: Complete Vaughan & Sommer 27 mins SP

Slips, Trips & Falls: Refresher Vaughan & Sommer 17 mins

Slips, Trips & Falls: Custodians, Maint. & Facilities Vaughan & Sommer 20 mins

Slips, Trips & Falls: Nutrition Services Vaughan & Sommer 20 mins

Slips, Trips & Falls: Support Staff Vaughan & Sommer 26 mins

Slips, Trips & Falls: Teachers & Administration Vaughan & Sommer 26 mins

Stormwater Management Overview Samantha Brown 24 mins

Stormwater Management Overview Samantha Brown 24 mins

Trenching & Excavation Safety Jeremy Norton 19 mins

Utility Cart Safety Staff 17 mins SP *

Water Damage Prevention Bryan Visscher 28 mins

Welding, Cutting & Brazing Safety Awareness Jeremy Norton 22 mins

Workplace Injury Prevention Multiple Contributors 25 mins

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Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 20 mins

Bedbugs in Schools Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 12 mins SP

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Prevention: Complete Vaughan & Sommer 20 mins

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Prevention: Refresher Vaughan & Sommer 13 mins SP

BBP Exposure Prevention: Custodians Vaughan & Sommer 23 mins SP

BBP Exposure Prevention: Support Staff (Non-Custodial) Vaughan & Sommer 20 mins

BBP Exposure Prevention: Teachers & Administration Vaughan & Sommer 19 mins

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Multiple Contributors 14 mins

Common Illness Prevention Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 13 mins

Coronavirus Awareness Staff 8 mins

Coronavirus: CDC Guidelines for Making & Using Cloth Face Coverings Staff 9 mins

Coronavirus: Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Workplace Staff 10 mins

Coronavirus: Managing Stress and Anxiety Staff 10 mins

Coronavirus: Preparing Your Household Staff 9 mins

Coronavirus: Transitioning to a Remote Workforce Staff 9 mins

First Aid Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 32 mins SP

Head Lice Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 8 mins SP

Health Emergencies: Asthma Awareness Health

Carol Jones 14 mins SP

Health Emergencies: Choking & the Heimlich Maneuver Lucinda Mejdell- Awbrey 5 mins

Health Emergencies: Diabetes Awareness Tibbitts & Eastman 11 mins

Health Emergencies: Hemophilia Tibbitts & Eastman 9 mins

Health Emergencies: Life-Threatening Allergies Carol Jones 13 mins

Health Emergencies: Overview Tibbitts & Eastman 20 mins

Health Emergencies: Seizures Janell Eastman 12 mins

HIV/AIDS Awareness Carol Jones 6 mins

Medication Administration Basics Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 23 mins

Medication Administration: Diastat Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 14 mins

Medication Administration: Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Multiple Contributors 18 mins

Medication Administration: Glucagon Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 13 mins

MRSA Awareness Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 13 mins

Opioid Overdose Response Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 18 mins

Pandemic Flu Sonayia Shepherd 21 mins

Severe Bleeding Response: Wound Packing and Tourniquet Use Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 12 mins

Stress Management Catherine Mattice 29 mins

Student Mental Health Dr. Bonnie Hedrick 23 mins

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K-12 Employee Course Library

HUMAN RESOURCES Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

ADA Title II Evaluation & Transition Plans Stephen Meyer 32 mins

Americans with Disabilities Act Overview William Goren 24 mins

Boundary Invasion Patterson & Austin 23 mins SP

Conflict Management: Managing the Angry Parent Hazler & Carney

20 mins

Conflict Management: Staff-to-Staff Hazler & Carney 14 mins

Conflict Management: Student-to-Student Hazler & Carney 20 mins

Customer Service Overview: Administration Staff 12 mins

Customer Service Overview: Support Services Staff 10 mins SP

Customer Service Overview: Teachers Staff 10 mins

Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace Catherine Mattice 15 mins

Diversity Awareness: Staff-to-Staff Catherine Mattice 23 mins

Diversity Awareness: Staff-to-Student Gilbert Martini, Jr. 25 mins

Drug Free Workplace Jeremy Norton 22 mins

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Catherine Mattice 15 mins

FERPA: Confidentiality of Records Staff

14 mins SP

General Ethics in the Workplace Catherine Mattice 17 mins

HIPAA Overview Lucinda Mejdell-Awbrey 14 mins

Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff (Complete) Jennifer Watson 27 mins SP

Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff (Refresher) Jennifer Watson 15 mins

Sexual Harassment: Student Issues & Response Jennifer Watson 32 mins

Sexual Misconduct: Staff-to-Student Dr. Robert Shoop 35 mins SP

Title VI Overview Staff

33 mins

Workplace Bullying: Awareness & Prevention Catherine Mattice 16 mins

Workplace Violence: Awareness & Prevention (Employee) Catherine Mattice 21 mins

Workplace Violence: Awareness & Prevention (Supervisor) Catherine Mattice 29 mins

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

Browser Security Basics Pete Just 15 mins

CIPA: Compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act Staff 14 mins

Copyright Infringement William Stepien 24 mins

Cyberbullying Staff 22 mins

Cybersecurity Pete Just 13 mins

Email and Messaging Safety Pete Just 12 mins

Online Safety: Predators Staff 17 mins

Online Safety: Threats of Violence Staff 14 mins

Online Safety: What Every Educator Needs to Know Staff 17 mins

Password Security Basics Pete Just 7 mins

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Overview Pete Just 13 mins

Protection Against Malware Pete Just 15 mins

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K-12 Employee Course Library

NUTRITION SERVICES Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

Civil Rights in Food Service: Administrative Staff Art Dunham 18 mins

Civil Rights in Food Service: Frontline Staff Art Dunham 16 mins SP

Food Safety & Kitchen Sanitation Art Dunham 14 mins SP

Food Service Equipment: Safe Use Art Dunham 32 mins SP

Food Service Equipment: Sanitation Art Dunham 22 mins SP

Foodborne Illnesses Art Dunham 20 mins SP

HACCP: Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points Art Dunham 23 mins SP

Nutrition Basics Art Dunham 21 mins

School Meal Compliance Art Dunham 19 mins SP

SECURITY Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

Arson Awareness & Prevention John Snider 30 mins

Copper Theft Awareness Staff 9 mins

Crime Prevention through Physical Security Paul Timm 23 mins

Safety Basics for Security Staff Keenan & Associates 22 mins

School Intruders Robert Watson 11 mins

School Violence: Identifying & Addressing Paul Timm 20 mins

Visual Weapons Screening Dorn & Shepherd 20 mins

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K-12 Employee Course Library

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

Administrative Supervision of Students Donna Poland 25 mins

Bullying: Recognition & Response (Complete) Dr. Scott Poland 50 mins

Bullying: Recognition & Response (Refresher) Hazler & Carney 25 mins

Child Abuse: Identification & Intervention Wendy Armstrong 33 mins

Child Abuse: Mandatory Reporting Wendy Armstrong 24 mins

Child Abuse: Mandatory Reporting (Primer) Eve Pearl 19 mins

Communication Styles and Skills Staff 9 mins

Cultural Competence and Racial Bias Staff 16 mins

Dating Violence: Identification & Intervention Staff 20 mins

De-Escalation Strategies Nitza McKee 21 mins

Disruptive Student Behavior Randy Sprick 33 mins

Gang Awareness Richard Ramos 30 mins

Hazing Dr. Bonnie Hedrick 19 mins

Human Trafficking Awareness Mattice & Waters 1 hour SP

Making Schools Safe & Inclusive for LGBTQ Students Multiple Contributors 34 mins

Making Schools Safe & Inclusive for Transgender Students Mattice & Meyer 19 mins

Playground Supervision Susan Hudson 17 mins SP

Prescription Drug & Opioid Abuse: Impact on Students PreventionFIRST! 23 mins

Restraint & Seclusion Dr. Reece Peterson 22 mins

Self-Injury and Cutting Dr. Scott Poland 21 mins

Student Drug & Alcohol Abuse Mary Haag 30 mins

Students Experiencing Homelessness: Awareness & Understanding Barbara Duffield 26 mins SP

Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention & Postvention (Full Course) Dr. Scott Poland 39 mins

Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention & Postvention (Jason Flatt Act) Dr. Scott Poland 1 hour

Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention & Postvention (Jason Flatt Act) Dr. Scott Poland 2 hours

SPECIAL EDUCATION Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

Child Safety Restraint Systems* Ted Finlayson-Schueler 25 mins

Evacuation Planning for Students with Special Needs* Ted Finlayson-Schueler 25 mins

Special Education Aides: Safety & Injury Prevention Dr. Gail Angus 30 mins

Special Education: Lifts and Transfers Rich Ferdinand 25 mins

Special Education: Safety in the Classroom Keenan & Associates 25 mins

Wheelchair Securement* Schneider & Manary 20 mins

*Also in Transportation category

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K-12 Employee Course Library

TRANSPORTATION Author Length Available in Spanish

Coming Soon

15-Passenger Van Safety Staff 19 mins

Bus Behavior & Discipline Ted Finlayson-Schueler 19 mins

Child Safety Restraint Systems Ted Finlayson-Schueler 25 mins

City Driving Patrick Fitzpatrick 15 mins

Crossing Guard Safety Keenan & Associates 15 mins

Defensive Driving Patrick Fitzpatrick 19 mins SP

Distracted Driving Patrick Fitzpatrick 12 mins

Evacuation Planning for Students with Special Needs Ted Finlayson-Schueler 25 mins

Road Rage Patrick Fitzpatrick 7 mins

Transportation Safety Patrick Fitzpatrick 29 mins

Van Safety Patrick Fitzpatrick 21 mins

Wheelchair Securement Manary & Schneider 20 mins

Winter Driving Patrick Fitzpatrick 15 mins

Revised 4/24/20

Capital BlueCross is an Independent Licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association.

Virtual EMPOWER Engagement Toolkit

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Timeline

Engagement

Virtual Empower Overview – Participants learn how to use concepts of health and wellness together

with easy tips to empower them to create and maintain their own version of a healthy lifestyle. This

course is provided by experts in the field of nutrition and physical activity and can assist in weight

management for your lifestyle.

At the conclusion of the course there is a satisfaction survey and a certificate of completion. All

sections in each chapter MUST be viewed in its entirety before your certificate of completion is

available to download.

Email Communications and Overview

Follow the bolded items, inclusive of all language, for the email communications timeline.

1. Week 1

Good Day! Virtual EMPOWER is a self-paced, online, weight management program.

Empower yourself with healthy habits that last a lifetime. Learn to love a lifestyle that

helps you control your weight and enjoy the benefits of regular physical activity. Please

use the direct link to register and access the course:

https://education.geneia.com/wellness/lms/index.php?r=course/deeplink&course_id=10

3&generated_by=13662&hash=f790c2fb1001c65c578de2f89c9b254211cdce11

Subscription code: vempower

2. Registration is simple! Complete the below steps to register for the course.

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There are seven sections of the Virtual Empower Program and we suggest completing one

section per week, totaling seven weeks for the completion of the course. As a reminder this is a

self-paced course which means you can access the course on your own time. However, we

strongly recommend you keep up with the program and complete at least one section per week

for seven consecutive weeks.

o The video below helps to highlight the importance of a healthy diet and managing weight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZzbgBRkzfg

Week 1 - Introduction to wellness (10 minutes) - Are you curious about wellness?

Did you know there are eight dimensions of wellness? This section discusses the

concepts of health wellness and the eight dimensions of wellness which are used

as the guidance for the rest of the program.

Week 2 - Introduction to weight loss (12 minutes) - Are you interested in learning

what it takes to lose weight and manage it? This section focuses on the concepts

of weight loss and weight management.

Week 3 - Foundations of Healthy Eating (60 minutes) - Are you curious about

learning the benefits of different types of foods and the proper portion sizes?

This section focuses on recognizing how different types of foods impact weight

loss goals and identifying healthy portions of foods.

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Email Communications and Overview

3. Week 4

Good Day! Remember, small steps lead to big changes. The Virtual EMPOWER program

is a self-paced course with the suggested timeline of one section per week. At this point,

you should be three weeks through the course, halfway there! Please continue to

complete the course as your time allows!

The below video highlights the importance of being more active throughout the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxI2lt02JD0

Week 4 - Nutrition Tips and Tricks (40 minutes) - Did you know that small shifts

can lead to big changes? This section focuses on tips and tools to establish

healthier eating habits which help with your weight loss goals. Another focal

point is how to incorporate healthy eating into your daily life and small

sustainable shifts towards healthier eating, mindful eating, portion control, and

reading food labels.

Week 5 - Activity (60 minutes)- Have you ever heard of the FITT principle? This

section focuses on the importance of activity and the benefits of a fitness plan

aligned to the FITT principles to help with your weight loss goals.

Week 6 - Activity Tips and Tricks (45 minutes) - Are you curious how you can

better incorporate physical activity into your daily routine? In this lesson you

practice creating your own plan that follows the FITT principles and meets your

level of fitness.

Week 7 - Overcoming Barriers to Weight Loss (42 minutes) – Are you curious

about barriers that may come up during your weight loss journey? Losing weight

can be challenging. This lesson focuses on identifying strategies to help

overcome barriers you may face in your weight loss journey.

Closing

1. Remember to communicate feedback about the program with employees, so they too can see

the program summary, learn from the feedback and appreciate positive stories and results.

4

*Please note: Although the toolkit above notes weekly emails, Virtual EMPOWER is a self-paced course. This

means participants can view the program at any time, as their time allows.

The information provided is meant for a general audience. Capital BlueCross and its affiliated companies

believe this health education resource provides useful information but do not assume any liability associated

with its use.

Capital BlueCross is an Independent Licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association.

Virtual Take Charge Engagement Toolkit

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Timeline

Engagement

Take charge of diabetes - Millions of people in the United States are living with diabetes. Unlike

some chronic diseases, managing diabetes is complex. Successful diabetes management requires that

people create new habits around medication adherence and glucose monitoring, change their diets,

exercise, and more. In addition to each of these daily behaviors, people with diabetes must also

carefully monitor their body for physical symptoms and note any setbacks.

Capital BlueCross is here to help with Virtual Take Charge — an online diabetes and nutrition

program

Email Communications and Overview

1. Send Week 1 Introduction and Registration

Welcome to Virtual Take Charge. Throughout this course you will learn about lifestyle

choices that impact blood sugar control, the importance of the right healthcare team for

diabetes management, and healthy eating habits that will help you reach your blood

sugar goals.

Please use the direct link to register and access the course:

https://education.geneia.com/wellness/lms/index.php?r=course/deeplink&course_id=13

4&generated_by=13662&hash=f16f853eb58767f452454569e8f8990c45496b7d

2. Registration is simple! Complete the below steps to register for the course.

2

3

Virtual Take Charge is a self-paced course however, we suggest completing one section per

week, totaling six weeks for the completion of the course. As a reminder you can access the

course at any point on your own time. However, we strongly recommend you keep up with the

program and complete at least one section per week for six consecutive weeks.

3. Week 2

a. Do you need to have a better understanding of healthy blood sugars levels? In this

lesson you will learn which lifestyle choices affect blood sugar and which healthcare

professionals should be on your health care team.

4. Week 3

a. Do you wish to control your blood sugar levels through better nutrition? This lesson will

give you a better understanding of general healthy eating as well as help identify how

various foods will impact your blood sugar levels.

5. Week 4

a. Carbohydrates are essential to every diet. This lesson will teach you the basic principles

of following a consistent carbohydrate diet and counting carbohydrates to control

blood sugar levels.

6. Week 5

a. Now that we have learned the basics of carbs and counting carbs to control blood

sugar, this lesson will give you a variety of tools that will empower you to make healthy

food choices and enable you to implement carbohydrate counting into your daily lives.

7. Week 6

a. Ready to Take Charge of your life? The last lesson called will give you a variety of tools

to help you establish new healthy habits.

Closing

1. Remember to communicate feedback about the program with employees, so they too can see

the program summary, learn from the feedback and appreciate positive stories and results.

4

*Please note: Although the toolkit above notes weekly emails, Virtual Take Charge is a self-paced course. This

means participants can view the program at any time, as their time allows.

The information provided is meant for a general audience. Capital BlueCross and its affiliated companies

believe this health education resource provides useful information but do not assume any liability associated

with its use. Customers can take advantage of this programs at no cost. Participation is completely voluntary and is based on your current enrollment and benefits. Your benefits will not be affected if you decide not to participate or if you withdraw from a program after you have enrolled. This program is not intended to be a substitute for services or advice received from your healthcare providers who are the only ones that can diagnose or treat your individual medical conditions. Capital BlueCross and its affiliated companies believe this service to be useful for general information or support but do not assume any liability associated with its use. Healthcare benefit programs issued or administered by Capital BlueCross and/or its subsidiaries, Capital Advantage Insurance Company®, Capital Advantage Assurance Company®, and Keystone Health Plan® Central. Independent licensees of the BlueCross BlueShield Association. Communications issued by Capital BlueCross in its capacity as administrator of programs and provider relations for all companies

WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of School Directors Judith A. Crocenzi, President

Frank J. Kambic, Vice PresidentBrian K. Guistwhite

Sheri D. MoyerRichard A. Saar

Deborah B. SchwagerFrederick A. Stoltenburg

Abigail A. TierneyMichael J. Wilson

Non-MembersRyan E. Argot, Ed.D., Secretary

Melinda L. Stuck, TreasurerBrooke E.D. Say, Esq., Solicitor

AdministrationTodd B. Stoltz, Ed.D., Superintendent

Jamie A. Whye, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent

The West Shore School District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, or disability in accordance with state and federal laws governing educational and vocational programs and in its recruitment and employment practices. Inquiries concerning the application of Title VII,

Title IX, Section 504, the ADA, and the implementing regulations may be referred to the Director of Human Resources, 507 Fishing Creek Road, P.O. Box 803, New Cumberland, PA 17070-0803, telephone (717) 938-9577. Revised 12-2019