Professional Learning - Real, Relevant, Right Now!
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 upon the needs of schools, including onsite at the RPDC, onsite at the school, and virtual.
EdTech Academy: A Next Generation Teaching and Learning Conference
June 21, 2022 with Gerry Brooks as keynote speaker.
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Workshops by Month
January 4 - LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 2
January 4 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 7 - Unit 3
January 5 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 2
January 10 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 1) - Regional Meeting 3
January 10 - MLDS IV Sustaining Leadership - Learning Lab
January 12-13 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership (Leadership Academy) - Leadership Academy Winter Meeting
January 13 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 7
January 18 - SW-PBS Tier I Sustain - Meeting 2
January 18 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 8 - Unit 3
January 19 - MTDS Teacher Academy Regional Meeting #4
January 19 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 3
January 20 - MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates Regional Meeting #3
January 24 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 3
January 24 or 26 - MLDS Foundations for Experienced Leaders - Learning Lab 2
January 25 - SW-PBS Tier 3 - Meeting 3
January 25 - MLDS VI Sustaining Leadership - Learning Lab
January 25 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 3
January 26 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 1 (Meeting 4 of 5)
January 26 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 3
January 27 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 2 (Meeting 4 of 5)
January 31 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 7
January 31 - MLDS VI Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 3
February 1 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 3
February 1 or 2 or 9 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 1) - Feedback and Coaching Lab 2
February 2 - SW-PBS Tier 3 Advanced - Meeting 3
February 2 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 13 - Unit 3
February 7 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 3
February 7 or 8 TBD - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 3
February 8 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 3
February 13 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 3 (Meeting 5 of 5)
February 15 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORTS 1 & 2 (Meeting 4 of 5)
February 16 - SW-PBS Tier 2 Sustain - Meeting 2
February 17 - MTDS Teacher Academy Winter Statewide Meeting with John Antonetti (Columbia, MO)
February 21 - MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Regional Meeting #3
February 22 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 2) - Regional Meeting 2
February 22 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 5 - Unit 3
February 23 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 6 - Unit 3
February 28 - MTDS Teacher Academy Regional Meeting #5
March - MLDS New Leaders (Year 2) - School Walk Around
March 1 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 3
March 2 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 8
March 2 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 1 (Meeting 5 of 5)
March 3 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 2 (Meeting 5 of 5)
March 7 - MLDS Foundations for Experienced Leaders - Regional Meeting 3
March 10 - MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates Regional Meeting #4
March 16 - SW-PBS Tier 3 - Meeting 4
March 21 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 7 - Unit 4
March 22 - SW-PBS Tier 3 Advanced - Meeting 4
March 22 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 1 (Meeting 5 of 5)
March 22 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 8 - Unit 4
March 23 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 2 (Meeting 5 of 5)
March 24 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 3 (Meeting 5 of 5)
March 28 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 4
March 29 - LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 3
March 30 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 4
April 3 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 8
April 4 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 4
April 6 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4
April 10 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 4
April 11 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 4
April 12 - MLDS IV Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 3
April 13 - MTDS Teacher Academy Regional Meeting #6
April 14 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 4
April 14 - MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Regional Meeting #4
April 18 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 4
April 19 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 13 - Unit 4
April 20 - MTDS Mastering: Professional Development Committee
April 20 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 5 - Unit 4
April 27 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 6 - Unit 4
June 13-15 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership (Leadership Academy) - Leadership Academy Kickoff
June 15-17 - Leadership Academy Completer Meeting - GRADUATION
June 21 - EdTech Academy: A Next Generation Teaching & Learning Conference
June 14-16, 2023 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership (Leadership Academy) - Leadership Academy Completer Meeting - GRADUATION
August 4 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Launch
August 5 - MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring Statewide Meeting - Separate registration
August 8 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Launch
August 8 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Launch
August 9 - The 101 on Section 504
August 9 - Section 504 Fixer Upper
August 9 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 5 - Launch
August 9 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 6 - Launch
August 10 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 7 - Launch
August 10 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 8 - Launch
August 10 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Launch
August 10 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Launch
August 11 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Launch
August 11 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Launch
August 11 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 13 - Launch
September 1 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Launch
September 1 - MAP-A: The Second Time and Beyond
September 6 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 5
September 6 - MLDS IV Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 1
September 7 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 2) - Regional Meeting 1
September 8 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 7 - Unit 1
September 9 - MAP-A: The Second Time and Beyond (North County School District)
September 12 - MAP-A for the First Time
September 13 - MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Regional Meeting #1
September 13 - MAP-A: The Second Time and Beyond (Pemiscot County Special School District Area)*
September 14 - Paraprofessionals who work with Individuals with Autism
September 14 and 20 - Virtual Training: Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement Third Edition (KTEA3) Administration, Scoring and Score Interpretation
September 15 - MLDS Foundations for Experienced Leaders - Regional Meeting 1
September 15 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 1 (Meeting 1 of 5)
September 16 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 2 (Meeting 1 of 5)
September 16 - SW-PBS Tier 2 Sustain - Meeting 1
September 19 - Components of Effective Literacy (Meeting 1 of 4)
September 20 - SW-PBS Tier 3 - Meeting 1
September 20 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 1) - Regional Meeting 2
September 20 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 8 - Unit 1
September 21 - MTDS Teacher Academy Kickoff/Statewide Meeting with John Antonetti (Columbia, MO) - Separate registration
September 21 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 1
September 22 - MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates Kickoff/Statewide Meeting with John Antonetti (Columbia, MO) - Separate registration
September 22 - MAP-A: The Second Time and Beyond (Poplar Bluff Area)
September 22 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 1
September 22 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 1
September 26 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 1
September 27 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 1 (Meeting 1 of 5)
September 27 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 1
September 28 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 2 (Meeting 1 of 5)
September 28 - MLDS New Leaders - Year 1 (MLDS Emerging Level I) - Regional Meeting 1
September 28 - MLDS VI Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 1
September 28 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 13 - Unit 1
September 29 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B (BTAP) COHORT 3 (Meeting 1 of 5)
September 29 - SW-PBS Nuts and Bolts (Overview for New Staff and Administrators)
September 30 - Wanted: Better Outcomes for Middle and High School Struggling Readers
October 4 or 6 or 12 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 2) - School Culture Walk
October 5 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 5
October 6 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 1
October 7 - MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates Regional Meeting #1
October 11 - SW-PBS Tier 3 Advanced - Meeting 1
October 11 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORTS 1 & 2 (Meeting 2 of 5)
October 12 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 3 (Meeting 2 of 5)
October 12 - New to Special Education Academy (Meeting 1 of 2)
October 13 - SW-PBS Tier I Sustain - Meeting 1
October 14 - MTDS Teacher Academy Regional Meeting #1
October 17 - Components of Effective Literacy (Meeting 2 of 4)
October 18 or 19 - MLDS Foundations for Experienced Leaders - Learning Lab 1
October 19 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B - Meeting 2 of 5: Statewide Meeting with Mike Rutherford (Columbia, MO) - Separate registration
October 19 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 1
October 19 - SW-PBS Tier 3 - Meeting 2
October 20 - MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Regional Meeting #2
October 21 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 1
October 21 - Transition Academy: Prepping Students for LIfe - Part I
October 25 - SW-PBS Tier 2 Advanced - Meeting 1
October 25 and 26 - Virtual Training: WIAT 4 Administration, Scoring and Basic Interpretation
October 26 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 5 - Unit 1
October 26 - Social Emotional Learning Academy
October 26-29 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership (Leadership Academy) - Outdoor Leadership Experience
October 27 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 6 - Unit 1
October 27 - MTDS Teacher Academy Regional Meeting #2
October 31 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 6
November 1 - MLDS VI Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 2
November 2 - MLDS IV Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 2
November 3 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 1
November 3 - New to Special Education Academy (Meeting 2 of 2)
November 4 - Components of Effective Literacy (Meeting 3 of 4)
November 7 - LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 1
November 7 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 7 - Unit 2
November 8 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 8 - Unit 2
November 9 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 2
November 15 - Transition Academy: Prepping Students for LIfe - Part II
November 15 - MLDS Foundations for Experienced Leaders - Regional Meeting 2
November 15 or 16 or 17 - MLDS New Leaders (Year 1) - Feedback and Coaching Lab 1
November 16 - SW-PBS Tier 3 Sustain - Meeting 1
November 16 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 1 (Meeting 3 of 5)
November 17 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 2 (Meeting 3 of 5)
November 17 - FBA Workshop with Dr. Patrick
November 18 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) COHORT 3 (Meeting 3 of 5)
November 18 - SW-PBS Tier 3 Advanced - Meeting 2
November 28 - LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 6
November 29 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 1 (Meeting 3 of 5)
November 29 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 2
November 30 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B COHORT 2 (Meeting 3 of 5)
November 30 - MLDS III Sustaining Leadership - Regional Meeting 2
November 30 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 2
December 1 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 2
December 2 - MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates Regional Meeting #2
December 5 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 2
December 6 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 13 - Unit 2
December 7 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 2
December 8 - Quality Eligibility Determinations
December 9 - MTDS Teacher Academy Regional Meeting #3
December 14 - Components of Effective Literacy (Meeting 4 of 4)
December 16 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 2
December 19 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 5 - Unit 2
December 21 - LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 6 - Unit 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 predominately on 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 RDPC 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.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701