Greetings Prekindergarten to Third Grade Friends!

We hope you are all enjoying your summer and are gearing up for the start of your school year. This month's P-3 newsletter is dedicated to sharing upcoming professional development for P-3 educators. In an ever-evolving educational landscape, continuous professional learning empowers educators to refine their instructional techniques, adapt to diverse learning styles, and tailor their approaches to meet the unique needs of each student. In addition, it fosters a culture of lifelong learning, where educators lead by example, inspiring their students to also embrace the value of knowledge acquisition beyond the confines of the classroom.

Ultimately, the investment in professional learning not only enhances educators' skills and confidence but also directly impacts the quality of education students receive by shaping the leaders, thinkers, and problem-solvers of tomorrow.

Join us this year as we launch another round P-3 professional learning opportunities! Please see below.

The SDCOE P-3 Team

Investigate powerful P-3 practices at the P-3 Administrator Institute. All district and school administrators are invited to a two-day institute to develop and explore their P-3 system. This institute provides intentional, in-depth time for participants to examine their current strengths and opportunities within their P-3 system in order to make actionable and relevant site-based changes. This exciting opportunity will foster learning, collaboration, and action planning to build a cohesive P-3 continuum. Come and leverage county partners in this exciting work. Please access the Oct. 12- 13 and March 14-15 registration links to learn more.

The SDCOE P-3 Team is offering a professional learning session to support educators with TK classes on their sites. This accelerated session will provide a high-level overview on what to expect in TK classrooms.

Participants will learn:

Register and get more information on the Oct. 17 offering.

This session is designed for P-3 educators to learn more about specific strategies that will work to support chronic absenteeism beginning with our earliest learners. Come and collaborate with educators across San Diego County and develop an initial action plan that focuses on communication and relationships as we work to interrupt chronic absenteeism.

Register to attend the Importance of Attendance in Your P-3 System from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 18.

Shaping little minds and growing social skills requires meeting preschool, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten students where they are developmentally to ensure success for their time in early childhood and their future K-12 experiences. Join Dr. Brittany Batton, Dr. Kaci Ellis, and Jena Kubiak for the three-part series beginning Aug. 24. Get details and register for From Surviving to Thriving PBIS: Early Childhood Educators.

SDCOE offers a number of professional development opportunities on a variety of topics for preschool, infant/toddler teachers and administrators, and family child care providers. The workshops are intentionally offered to align to program quality goals and build upon existing skills. Check out the Early Education Professional Development catalog to explore how the workshops are differentiated by levels of expertise and target audience.

For registration or workshop questions, please email the SDCOE Early Education team.

Do you enjoy working with young children and would like to earn the preschool to 3rd grade teaching credential? When approved, this credential authorizes the holder to teach all subjects in a self-contained general education classroom setting and to team teach or to regroup students across classrooms, in preschool through grade three. SDCOE is developing a PK-3 Intern program that will allow candidates to teach in a PK-3 classroom while earning their credential. Please check out the SDCOE P-3 website and add your name to the interest list learn more.

The professional development calendar highlights offerings from SDCOE that may be a good fit for your staff.