Professional Learning Essentials

• Tell Us About Your Professional Learning Needs
• Olathe Summer Conference 2026 Is Coming!
• Updates to the Format of Many Professional Learning Activities- outside of contract time
• Planning for Future Salary Movement Requests
• Next Building Focused Professional Learning Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
• Be Sure You Can Access Your Frontline Account

We want to provide professional learning activities that meet your needs.

Please complete the survey at this link to tell us topics and formats that will work best for you.

When you complete the survey, you will be entered into a drawing for a Starbucks or Sonic drink delivery! We will have 20 winners so be sure to complete the survey for your entry!

Summer Conference 2026 is coming!

• Click here to access the Summer Conference Website.

Want to serve on the planning committee?

• Click here to sign up!

Want to be a presenter or facilitate a session?

• Click here to learn more!

Registration will be coming soon!

As we are gathering input (from the survey above) we are making some adjustments to Professional Learning Activities that are offered outside of the contract day. Attendance at our live, in-person sessions has been low so we are moving several of them to an asynchronous, self-paced format. We hope to have these launching soon!

Keep an eye out on the Professional Learning Website for details!

Are you looking to advance your professional skills and also advance on the Olathe Salary Schedule? Now is the time to make your plan and put it into action so you won't miss a future opportunity for movement.

Have questions? Reach out to Jenna Kuder at jkuderirc@olatheschools.org for support on finding learning opportunities to add new tools to your toolkit and for help with navigating the policies related to movement on the salary schedule. Click here to access the Professional Learning Website to see the professional learning opportunities we are offering right here in our district!

Our next Building Focused Professional Learning Session will be:

Friday, December 19, 2025

Elementary, HMC, HLC: 1:20-4:15pm

Middle School: 12:45-3:40pm

High School, PLC: 12:05-3:15pm

As a reminder, feedback was collected as the Professional Learning Calendar was being developed in the spring of 2025 and the feedback showed the preference to have:

• Building Focused Professional Learning on December 19, 2025 prior to Winter Break
• Educator Preparation (which may be flexed) on January 2, 2026 both AM and PM

If you have not accessed your Frontline Professional Growth account yet this year, please take a moment to do that and ensure everything is correct in your account.

If you have any challenges with accessing, please contact Jenna Kuder at jkuderirc@olatheschools.org

Jenna Kuder- jkuderirc@olatheschools.org

5006-8180