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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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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 11 - Aspire In-Person Trainings - Cohort 5 (Valley R-6 Campus) (Session 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 13 - Blueprint for Success: Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 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 21 - Numeracy in Grades K-5 (Session 2)
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 27 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 3
January 28 - Math Academy K-2 (Session 2)
January 28 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 1 - Day 2
January 28 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 4 - Meeting 3
January 28 - Classroom Management Cohort (Day 2 of 2)
January 28 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 7
January 29 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 2 - 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 17 - Special Education Teacher Network - Explicit Instruction
February 18 - Designing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: A Framework and Self-Assessment for LEAs - Training Series (3 of 4)
February 18 - Implementing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Bringing Your CLP to Life - Cohort 1 (2 of 3)
February 19 - Implementing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Bringing Your CLP to Life - Cohort 2 (2 of 3)
February 19 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 8
February 22 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 4
February 23 - SW-PBS Collaboration for All Tiers - Session 2
February 24 - SE MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring - Meeting 3
February 24 - Blueprint for Success: Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 4)
March 1 - Aspire In-Person Trainings - Cohort 5 (Valley R-6 Campus) (Session 4)
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 23 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 4 - Meeting 4
March 24 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 8
March 31 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4
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April 23 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 2 - Day 3
April 28 and 29 - Post-Secondary Transition Academy: Prepping Students for Life
April 30 - Literacy Collaborative Group
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April 1 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 4
April 1 - SE MTDS Mastering: Professional Development Committee
April 2 - Implementing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Bringing Your CLP to Life - Cohort 1 (3 of 3)
April 2 - Implementing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Bringing Your CLP to Life - Cohort 2 (3 of 3)
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 13 - Blueprint for Success: Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 5)
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
April 21 - Special Education Teacher Network - Progress Monitoring
2026
May 1 - Southeast Regional ELD Meeting - CANCELED
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
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July 9 - The Visual Strategy "Make and Take" Series: Choice Boards & Requesting
July 10 - Are You Reaching Your Early Advanced Readers? -and- Boosting Fluency
July 28 - SE MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute - Meeting 1
July 28 - Missouri Youth Mental Health First Aid
July 29 - Special Education Teacher Network - Kickoff
July 30 - "The Middle School Behavior Playbook"
July 30 - SE MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute - Meeting 2
July 31 - Positive Behavior Supports Team Day
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 10 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 4 - Meeting 1
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 19 - Aspire In-Person Trainings - Cohort 5 (Valley R-6 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 2 - Blueprint for Success: Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 1)
September 3 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 1
September 4 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 1 - Launch
September 4 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 2 - 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 15 - Early Childhood LETRS®, Cohort 2 - Day 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 16 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Launch
September 17 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 4 Kennett - Meeting 1
September 17 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 5
September 21 - SE MTDS Instructional Coach Collaborative - Meeting 1
September 21 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 1
September 21 - Aspire In-Person Trainings - Cohort 5 (Valley R-6 Campus) (Session 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 23 - Game On! Classroom Management Games
September 24 - Math Academy in Grades 3-5 (Session 1)
September 24 - SE MTDS Teacher Academy Year 2 - Statewide Meeting
September 24 - Numeracy in Grades K-5 (Session 1)
September 25 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 4 (Fredericktown Campus) (Session 2)
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 29 - The Data-Informed Educator: Monitoring IEP Progress for Meaningful Impact (Session 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
September 30 - Empowering ESN Educators: Syncing SMART Goals, Essential Elements, and the IEP for Meaningful Progress (Session 1)
October 1 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 1
October 1 - The Behavior Blueprint
October 1 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 1 - Meeting 1
October 2 - Missouri Youth Mental Health First Aid
October 6 - The Power of Progressions with Graham Fletcher
October 7 - EPIC Hour: Teaching Social Skills
October 8 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 2 - Meeting 1
October 12 - Designing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: A Framework and Self-Assessment for LEAs - Training Series (1 of 4)
October 13 - Classroom Management Cohort (Day 1 of 2)
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 20 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (BTAP2) Cohort 4 - Meeting 2
October 21 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 2)
October 21 - Special Education Teacher Network - Collaboration
October 22 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 3 (Session 2)
October 26 - Aspire In-Person Trainings - Cohort 5 (Valley R-6 Campus) (Session 2)
October 27 - Blueprint for Success: Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 2)
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
October 29 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 4 - Unit 1
November 2 - SE MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) Cohort 2 - Meeting 2
November 3 - The Data-Informed Educator: Monitoring IEP Progress for Meaningful Impact (Session 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 5 - Empowering ESN Educators: Syncing SMART Goals, Essential Elements, and the IEP for Meaningful Progress (Session 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 17 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 4 - 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 18 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 6
November 19 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 6
December 1 - SE MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Network - Meeting 2
December 1 - Designing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: A Framework and Self-Assessment for LEAs - Training Series (2 of 4)
December 1 - Implementing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Bringing Your CLP to Life - Cohort 1 (1 of 3)
December 1 - Implementing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Bringing Your CLP to Life - Cohort 2 (1 of 3)
December 1 - The Data-Informed Educator: Monitoring IEP Progress for Meaningful Impact (Session 3)
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 3 - Empowering ESN Educators: Syncing SMART Goals, Essential Elements, and the IEP for Meaningful Progress (Session 3)
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
December 9 - Special Education Teacher Network - Data-based Decision Making
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.
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