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Welcome to the Southeast Missouri Regional Professional Development Center (Southeast RPDC). This center is located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a state-wide system, the mission of the RPDCs is to build the capacity of educators through high-quality professional learning to maximize student success. Our mission is to improve student achievement for all students in Southeast Missouri by providing appropriate and timely professional development to school communities in our service area.

Southeast RPDC provides ongoing featured programs tied to statewide systems, as well as additional professional learning opportunities and support on a variety of relevant topics in education. We provide a variety of delivery methods based on the needs of schools, including onsite at the RPDC, onsite at the school, and virtual.

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Credit for Professional Development

If you are participating in our professional development workshops and want to put those hours toward college credit, that is possible! Explore which workshops count as college credit on our Credit for Professional Development page.

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Workshops by Month

January 4 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 4 (Fredericktown Campus) (Session 3)

January 6 - EPIC Hour: Strategies to Manage the Escalation Cycle

January 11 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 1 - Meeting 3

January 12 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 3)

January 12 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 2 - Meeting 3

January 13 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 3 - Meeting 3

January 14 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 3)

January 14 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 4 Kennett - Meeting 3

January 15 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 3 (Session 3)

January 19 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 7

January 19 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy Year 2 - Regional Meeting 3

January 20 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 7

January 20 - FBA Bootcamp: Building Better Behavior Plans (Day 3 of 3)

January 21 - Math Academy in Grades 3-5 (Session 2)

January 21 - Literacy Collaborative Group

January 21 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Statewide Meeting

January 25 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Academy - Meeting 3

January 26 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 7

January 26 - New to Special Education Academy (Day 3)

January 26 - Introduction to SW-PBS

January 27 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Collaborative - Meeting 3

January 28 - Math Academy K-2 (Session 2)

January 28 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 1 - Day 2

February 2 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 3

February 2 - I've Completed LETRS - Now What? (Day 2 of 2)

February 3 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 3

February 3 - EPIC Hour - Working with Students in Poverty

February 8 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 3 (Kennett) - Meeting 3

February 9 - Math Academy Grades 6-8: Mathematical Discourse and Practice (Part 2)

February 9 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 1 - Meeting 3

February 9 - SE MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Network - Meeting 3

February 10 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 3

February 12 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 4 (Fredericktown Campus) (Session 4)

February 17 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 3

February 17 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 4

February 23 - SW-PBS Collaboration for All Tiers - Session 2

February 24 - SE MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Meeting 3

2026

March 31 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 4 of 4)

2027

March 2 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 4)

March 3 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 4)

March 3 - EPIC Hour - How to Reach Struggling Readers While Teaching Your Content

March 4 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 3 (Session 4)

March 8 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 1 - Meeting 4

March 9 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 2 - Meeting 4

March 10 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 3 - Meeting 4

March 11 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 4 Kennett - Meeting 4

March 12 - SW-PBS Award of Excellence Work Day

March 16 - Literacy Collaborative Group

March 16 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 5

March 17 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 8

March 17 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy Year 2 - Regional Meeting 4

March 22 - Calculating Gains: A Systematic Approach to Math RTI (Session 2)

March 23 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 8

March 24 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 8

March 31 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4

March 31 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Academy - Meeting 4

2026

April 1 - SE MTDS Mastering: Professional Development Committee

April 1 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 5 (Session 4 of 4)

April 1 - EPIC Hour: Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans

April 7 - Designing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: A Framework and Self-Assessment for LEAs - Training Series (4 of 4)

April 9 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 4

April 14 - Revitalizing Secondary Mathematics - Session 4 - CANCELED

April 14 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 1 - Meeting 4 of 4

April 15 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 4 of 4

April 15 - Numbers with a Purpose: Turning Math Data into PD Plans

April 16 - Process Coordinator Network (Session 2 of 2)

April 17 - Cohort 2 - Designing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: A Framework for Self-Assessment for LEAs - Training Series (4 of 4)

April 20 - Blueprint for Success- Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 5 of 5)

April 20 - MAP-A Lunch and Learn: Caryn's Corner - Frequent Concerns and Misconceptions

April 21 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 3 (Kennett) - Meeting 4 of 4

April 21 - Literacy Collaborative Group

April 22 - Data Informed Educator - A Follow Up Collaborative

April 22 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 1 - Day 3

April 28 and 29 - Post-Secondary Transition Academy: Prepping Students for Life

April 30 - Literacy Collaborative Group

2027

April 1 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 4

April 1 - SE MTDS Mastering: Professional Development Committee

April 5 - SE MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Meeting 4

April 7 - EPIC Hour - Responding to Disruptive, Defiant, and Aggressive Behaviors

April 8 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Collaborative - Meeting 4

April 13 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 3 (Kennett) - Meeting 4

April 14 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 1 - Meeting 4

April 15 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 4

April 15 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 4

April 19 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 6

2026

May 1 - Southeast Regional ELD Meeting

May 4 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 6 of 6

May 5 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Collaborative - Regional Meeting 4 of 4

May 5 - Virtual Training: Let's Talk Speech and Language - Session 1 of 4

May 6 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 4

May 6 - EPIC Hour-Co-Teaching Best Practices

May 7 - Virtual Training: Let's Talk Speech and Language - Session 2 of 4

May 12 - Virtual Training: Let's Talk Speech and Language - Session 3 of 4

May 18 - MAP-A Lunch and Learn: To Be Determined

May 19 - Virtual Training: Let's Talk Speech and Language - Session 4 of 4

May 28 - Leading the Work: PBIS for New Administrators/Leaders/Coordinators

2027

May 5 - EPIC Hour - Specially Designed Instruction

June 16 - The Visual Strategy "Make and Take" Series: Schedules & Transitions

June 23 - EdTech Academy: A Next Generation Teaching and Learning Conference

July 9 - The Visual Strategy "Make and Take" Series: Choice Boards & Requesting

July 28 - SE MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute - Meeting 1

July 30 - "The Middle School Behavior Playbook"

July 30 - SE MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute - Meeting 2

August 5 - SE MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute - Meeting 3

August 5 - EPIC Hour - Start the Year with High Leverage Practices in Academics and Behavior

August 6 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Launch

August 6 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Launch

August 7 - SW-PBS Overview for New Staff and Administrators

August 11 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Kick-Off)

August 12 - "Refocusing" Student Behavior: Creating Spaces That Change Behavior - Not Just Student Location

August 12 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Kick-Off)

August 13 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 3 (Kick-Off)

August 18 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 4 (Fredericktown Campus) (Kick-Off)

August 24 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 4 (Fredericktown Campus) (Session 1)

August 28 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Launch

September 2 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 5

September 2 - EPIC Hour - Executive Functioning

September 3 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 1

September 4 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 1 - Launch

September 8 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 1)

September 10 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Academy - Meeting 1

September 11 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 1)

September 14 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 3 (Session 1)

September 14 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 1 - Meeting 1

September 15 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 1

September 15 - Math Academy K-2 (Session 1)

September 15 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 2 - Meeting 1

September 16 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 1

September 16 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 1 - Day 1

September 16 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 3 - Meeting 1

September 17 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 4 Kennett - Meeting 1

September 21 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Collaborative - Meeting 1

September 22 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 5

September 22 - Literacy Collaborative Group

September 23 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 5

September 23 - FBA Bootcamp: Building Better Behavior Plans (Day 1 of 3)

September 23 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Statewide Meeting

September 24 - Math Academy in Grades 3-5 (Session 1)

September 24 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy Year 2 - Statewide Meeting

September 25 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 4 (Fredericktown Campus) (Session 2)

September 25 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 1

September 28 - SE MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Meeting 1

September 29 - Virtual Training Series: Addressing Noncompliance Through the DESE Tiered Monitoring Process: Topic- Timeliness, REDs, PWNs

September 29 - SW-PBS Collaboration for All Tiers - Session 1

September 29 - SE MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Network - Meeting 1

September 30 - Models and Manipulatives in Secondary Math

September 30 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 3 (Kennett) - Meeting 1

October 1 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 1

October 1 - The Behavior Blueprint

October 1 - Virtual Training Series: Addressing Noncompliance Through the DESE Tiered Monitoring Process: Topic- Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)

October 1 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 1 - Meeting 1

October 6 - The Power of Progressions with Graham Fletcher

October 6 - Virtual Training Series: Addressing Noncompliance Through the DESE Tiered Monitoring Process: Topic- Annual IEP Goals

October 7 - EPIC Hour: Teaching Social Skills

October 8 - Virtual Training Series: Addressing Noncompliance Through the DESE Tiered Monitoring Process: Topic- Post-Secondary Transition

October 8 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 1

October 14 - I've Completed LETRS - Now What? (Day 1 of 2)

October 14 - TFI 3.0 Overview (Virtual)

October 15 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 2

October 19 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy Year 2 - Regional Meeting 1

October 20 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 2)

October 21 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 2)

October 22 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 3 (Session 2)

October 22 - Virtual Training Series: Addressing Noncompliance Through the DESE Tiered Monitoring Process: Topic- Eligibility Determinations and Evaluations

October 28 - New to Special Education Academy (Day 1)

October 28 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 1 - Meeting 2

October 29 - Math Academy Grades 6-8: Mathematical Discourse and Practice (Part 2)

October 29 - Special Education Tiered Monitoring: Cohort 3

October 29 - SE MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Meeting 2

November 2 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 2 - Meeting 2

November 4 - EPIC Hour: Cognitive Load

November 5 - Using Behavior Data to Solution Plan

November 5 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Academy - Meeting 2

November 9 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 3 - Meeting 2

November 10 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 6

November 10 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 4 Kennett - Meeting 2

November 11 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 6

November 12 - Calculating Gains: A Systematic Approach to Math RTI (Session 1)

November 12 - Literacy Collaborative Group

November 12 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Collaborative - Meeting 2

November 16 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 1 - Meeting 2

November 17 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 2

November 17 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 2

November 18 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 2

November 18 - FBA Bootcamp: Building Better Behavior Plans (Day 2 of 3)

November 18 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 3 (Kennett) - Meeting 2

November 19 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 6

December 1 - SE MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Network - Meeting 2

December 2 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 2

December 2 - New to Special Education Academy (Day 2)

December 2 - EPIC Hour - AI in Special Education

December 4 - Mapping Your Way to a Proficient Student

December 8 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 3

December 9 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy Year 2 - Regional Meeting 2

About the RPDC

The Southeast Regional Professional Development Center is one of nine regional professional development centers established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Funding of the Southeast RPDC is through an annual grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, with monies generated by Senate Bill 380, along with support from Southeast Missouri State University and membership fees of participating school districts.

Programs are offered predominantly on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (where the Southeast RPDC is located), but are also offered at member district host sites. The Southeast Region that the RPDC serves is comprised of sixteen counties: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Stoddard, and Wayne.