Professional Development Enrollment

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Professional DevelopmentEnrollment

• Talladega County School District

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What does STIPD mean?

• STI is an acronym for
• Software Technology, Inc. Administrative
  Software for Schools.
• PD is an acronym for
• Professional Development.

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Other PD Terms

• Terms and definitions
• ALSDE or SDE - Alabama State Department of
  Education
• Regional PD training that includes employees
  from two or more school districts
• LEA Local Educational Agency like Talladega
  County School District

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What is STIPD?

• STI is a leading provider of Education Data
  Management solutions to the K-12 market.
• STI began in 1982 by developing administrative
  software for schools and had early success in the
  southeastern United States.
• In 2003, the state of Alabama selected STI to
  provide student information systems and special
  education tracking to all local education
  agencies in the state.
• STIProfessional Development Tracking has been
  added to manage training sessions.

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Why STIPD?

• STIPD is used by school systems in Alabama to
• E nroll participants in PD training sessions,
• Collect a history of employee PD trainings, and
• Assist employees in planning for future
  professional growth and career plans.

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The Team for Talladega County

• Dr. Suzanne Lacey, Deputy Superintendent -
  approves leave request/time for professional
  development
• Dr. Janet Cumbee, Director of Instruction and
  Assessment approves LEA professional
  development activities
• Dr. Donna R. King, Instructional Services
  Administrator manages STIPD activities
• Amanda Collins, Data Technician manages
  STIOffice for the Talladega County School
  District

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STIPD Management (PD Manager)

• Dr. Donna R. King assists with
• Locating state STIPD sessions,
• Locating regional STIPD sessions,
• Designing and posting LEA STIPD sessions for
  Talladega County School District.
• Dr. King also assists with
• Username and password inquiries.
• Employee training history.

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Opportunities for PD

• Opportunities for Professional Development
  include
• Alabama State Department of Education sponsored
  workshops and training,
• Regional workshops and training among two or more
  school districts, and
• Local Educational Agency (LEA) sponsored
  workshops and training for the Talladega County
  School District.

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Other Opportunities for PD

• Other opportunities for professional development
  include
• Enrollment in college courses,
• On-line/web based PD courses,
• National or Annual meetings,
• Professional meetings,
• Commercial trainings,
• Independent studies approved by the school
  district.

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Opportunities for PD Credit

• Every Opportunity for Professional Development is
  not automatically posted on STIPD.
• The Alabama State Department of Education is
  responsible for posting ALSDE sponsored training
  sessions.
• A Regional Coordinator (assigned by the ALSDE) is
  responsible for posting regional training
  sessions.
• A Local Educational Agency (LEA) is responsible
  for posting system-wide sessions.
• Activities in Talladega County are posted by the
  PD Manager.

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Enrollment in STIPD

• Access the Internet.
• Go to
• https//pdweb.alsde.edu
• Make it a favorite!

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Username, Password LEA

• To log into STIPD, you will need to enter your
• User name,
• Password, and
• LEA.
• The next screen is a summary from the ALSDE as to
  how to log onto STIPD the first time.

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User Name, Password LEA

• User Name
• First Initial, Last Initial, plus Last Six Digits
  of SS
• Example John Doe jd123456 (lower case)
• Password
• Six-Digit Birth Date (Separated with Dashes)
• Example February 1, 1975 02-01-75
• LEA
• Use Pull-Down Menu (Drop Box) to select
• Talladega County

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Help, I cant log into STIPD!

• If you are unable to enroll, e-mail Dr. Donna R.
  King, PD Manager, at dking_at_tcboe.org.
• If you have forgotten your username and/or
  password, please contact the PD Manager.
• If you repeatedly attempt to log onto STIPD with
  an incorrect username/password, the STIPD
  Security System will lock your file until it is
  reset. This is a protection for you. Notify the
  PD Manager by e-mail or by phone, 256-315-5175.

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You may change your username password. . .

• After logging into STIPD, you may be prompted to
  change your username and password. (First time
  users receive a pop-up notification.) Feel
  free to make changes and please record your new
  username and password for future reference.
• If you wish to make a change in your username
  password, go to My Profile.
• While in STIPD, please check your e-mail address
  and other personal data. If your e-mail address
  is incorrect, you will not receive confirmation
  of enrollment or notification of a cancelled PD
  training session.

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Enroll in a Session

• Select PD Titles
• If you have an idea of what you are looking for
  then use the Search the PD Title Catalog.
• You may search by PD Title Number. Talladega
  County School District PD Title Numbers begin
  with 61-. Examples 61-0806 (61-YY/MM) for all
  sessions in June 2008 or 61-080603 (61-YY/MM/DD)
  for a session on June 03, 2008.
• If you know the date of the training session then
  go to View Session Offerings and take either
• List View (one long list by dates in alphabetical
  order by session title)
• Calendar View (appears as a calendar)

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Select a Session

• Once you locate your training session, click on
  the session, read to make sure it is the session
  you want, and then click on the Enroll Now
  button.
• Caution Be sure to read all about the session
  you are selecting. Frequently, training sessions
  will have more that one presentation on the same
  day or may have multiple sessions on multiple
  days. If you select the wrong session, you may
  not receive credit for PD hours.
• When you have completed the enrollment process,
  please click on Log Out.
• If the author of the PD Session has selected the
  notify participant option while posting the
  session, then you will receive a reminder e-mail
  3 days before the session.

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Other features

• As you become more aware of the STIPD site, you
  may wish to check a listing of your sessions,
  look at your history, or submit new training
  history item for approval.
• Problem solving
• If you have problems signing onto STIPD, locating
  or enrolling into sessions, or any other
  problems, please contact. . .

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Dr. Donna R. King

• Instructional Services Administrator
• 256-315-5175
• dking_at_tcboe.org
• Talladega County Teacher Center