Coaching and Training in SDW

As we continue with our EMLSS (Equitable Multi-Level Systems of Support) work in collaboration with the Wisconsin RTI center, we have 2 work teams intensely looking at our coaching and training in the district through a magnifying lens. The why behind this is to create the highest quality training and coaching to employees in our district. The training team met this week and spent time sharing aspects of various training that they themselves found successful. The team then looked for patterns or commonalities within these experiences that would be important to replicate in our Waukesha training framework. This conversation, again, led to the question of "what is training?" To build more background, the team read excerpts from various resources on training looking for a definition and key components of training, highlighting common language around what training is and should entail. The next steps for the team is to get a handle on what professional development currently looks like in SDW and where training falls within the current model, and then return to defining training in SDW, likely followed by adopting or development of a training components checklist and how it will be used.