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Wednesday, July 19
 

8:15am EDT

Staff Backpack Notifications
We will review the Notification functions in Staff Backpack for communication between the School/District and Student/Parents. This is for anyone Teacher, Clerk or Admin who might need to know how to send out a Notification.

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Wednesday July 19, 2023 8:15am - 9:15am EDT
513

8:30am EDT

MTSS: Systemic Data Analysis for Behavior
Participants will learn how to use EWRS to analyze their school behavior data and will engage in a problem-solving process with this data. Participants will need to bring computers and access GCSource.

Speakers
avatar for Ellen Hampshire

Ellen Hampshire

MTSS Coordinator, GCS


Wednesday July 19, 2023 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
511

8:30am EDT

8:30am EDT

Kronos - Building onto the Basics
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188428 is required. In this class, we will review the basics of Kronos and then dive into more advanced functions. We will discuss how to build and share reports, how to make mass edits and more. This class is intended for time editors and time managers. **Please bring a GCS Staff Laptop for this session.**

Speakers
avatar for John Peavy

John Peavy

Sr. Analyst for Payroll & Benefits, Greenville County School District
As the administrator for the UKG Ready (Kronos) system, I am the go to for questions on reports, user functionality, and all things Kronos.


Wednesday July 19, 2023 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
509

9:00am EDT

Advanced Smartfind Training for Secretaries and Administrators
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188436 is required. This session will cover all aspects of entries for Smartfind for secretaries and administrators at the school level.

Speakers
avatar for Renee Castor

Renee Castor

Employment Specialist, Greenville County Schools


Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
510

9:30am EDT

Social Media and Your School
I will be talking about internet safety and how social media is your affecting our schools. I will be covering Cell Phone Apps, Cyberbullying, Internet Predators and the dangers of posting too much information

Speakers
avatar for Rick Floyd

Rick Floyd

Information Security, MT Anderson
I have been with the Greenville County School district for almost 5 years. Prior to working for the school district I was in Law Enforcement, where I worked computer crimes, including child solicitation cases (yes, I was that cute little girl and boy online) and child pornography... Read More →


Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
504

9:30am EDT

Incidents in Staff Backpack
Incidents - this is a review of Incidents in Staff Backpack. The in's and out's on what you need to know to navigate the world of Incidents.

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
513

10:45am EDT

Searchers, Filters, and Reports in Staff Backpack
This is a general review of Searches, Filtering, and Reports that are available for you in Staff Backpack. Any questions that you have are welcome!

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
513

10:45am EDT

Integrating Social Emotional Learning and Academics
This session is intended as a turnkey for counselors and Instructional Coaches to help their staff learn effective strategies that merge SEL into academic instruction and to generally boost students' learning potential.

Speakers

Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT
504

12:00pm EDT

Attendance Intervention for Administrators & Attendance Clerks
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188426 is required. This session will help personnel tasked with attendance intervention learn more about attendance intervention procedures, truancy laws, district attendance policies, and tips for tracking /managing student attendance. We will explore how to use the truancy components in Staff Backpack. This is an opportunity for anyone who conducts attendance intervention conferences to gain increased understanding on district expectations and state requirements regarding truancy intervention.


Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
509

1:00pm EDT

Advanced Smartfind Training for School Staff
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=1884253 is required. **This session is for any school personnel that works with entering absences and working with sub entries.** This session will cover all aspects of Smarfind. The session will review entering absences/vacancies, attaching subs, splitting/separating jobs, and updates to Smartfind.

Speakers
avatar for Renee Castor

Renee Castor

Employment Specialist, Greenville County Schools


Wednesday July 19, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
506

1:45pm EDT

Social Media and Your School
I will be talking about internet safety and how social media is your affecting our schools. I will be covering Cell Phone Apps, Cyberbullying, Internet Predators and the dangers of posting too much information

Speakers
avatar for Rick Floyd

Rick Floyd

Information Security, MT Anderson
I have been with the Greenville County School district for almost 5 years. Prior to working for the school district I was in Law Enforcement, where I worked computer crimes, including child solicitation cases (yes, I was that cute little girl and boy online) and child pornography... Read More →


Wednesday July 19, 2023 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
504

2:00pm EDT

Enrollments in Staff Backpack
Pre=registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188421 is required. We will review all types of Enrollments in Staff Backpack. We will review Enrollments for all schools, along with Fine Arts, and Career Centers.

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Wednesday July 19, 2023 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
513

2:00pm EDT

Kronos - Building onto the Basics
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188429 is required. In this class, we will review the basics of Kronos and then dive into more advanced functions. We will discuss how to build and share reports, how to make mass edits, and more. This class is intended for time editors and time managers. **Please bring a GCS Staff Laptop for this session.**

Speakers
avatar for John Peavy

John Peavy

Sr. Analyst for Payroll & Benefits, Greenville County School District
As the administrator for the UKG Ready (Kronos) system, I am the go to for questions on reports, user functionality, and all things Kronos.


Wednesday July 19, 2023 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
509
 
Thursday, July 20
 

8:15am EDT

Staff Backpack Notifications
We will review the Notification functions in Staff Backpack for communication between the School/District and Student/Parents. This is for anyone Teacher, Clerk or Admin who might need to know how to send out a Notification.

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Thursday July 20, 2023 8:15am - 9:15am EDT
513

8:30am EDT

BTAM - Team Member Training and Raptor Implementation
BTAM - Behavior Threat Assessment & Management. Will introduce and cover School District procedures on threat assessments and proper documentation, as well as cover the migration of BTAM into Raptor systems.


Thursday July 20, 2023 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
515

8:30am EDT

Kronos - Building onto the Basics
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188430 is required. In this class, we will review the basics of Kronos and then dive into more advanced functions. We will discuss how to build and share reports, how to make mass edits, and more. This class is intended for time editors and time managers. **Please bring a GCS Staff Laptop for this session.**

Speakers
avatar for John Peavy

John Peavy

Sr. Analyst for Payroll & Benefits, Greenville County School District
As the administrator for the UKG Ready (Kronos) system, I am the go to for questions on reports, user functionality, and all things Kronos.


Thursday July 20, 2023 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
509

9:00am EDT

Advanced Smartfind Training for Secretaries and Administrators
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188437 is required. This session will cover all aspects of entries for Smartfind for secretaries and administrators at the school level.

Speakers
avatar for Renee Castor

Renee Castor

Employment Specialist, Greenville County Schools


Thursday July 20, 2023 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
511

9:30am EDT

Social Media and Your School
I will be talking about internet safety and how social media is your affecting our schools. I will be covering Cell Phone Apps, Cyberbullying, Internet Predators and the dangers of posting too much information

Speakers
avatar for Rick Floyd

Rick Floyd

Information Security, MT Anderson
I have been with the Greenville County School district for almost 5 years. Prior to working for the school district I was in Law Enforcement, where I worked computer crimes, including child solicitation cases (yes, I was that cute little girl and boy online) and child pornography... Read More →


Thursday July 20, 2023 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
504

9:30am EDT

Incidents in Staff Backpack
Incidents - this is a review of Incidents in Staff Backpack. The in's and out's on what you need to know to navigate the world of Incidents.

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Thursday July 20, 2023 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
513

9:30am EDT

School-Based Mentoring: Recruiting and Engaging Mentors through Community Partnerships
Join GCS community partners, Mentor Collaborative and Mentor Upstate, as they discuss how to increase the number of mentors for your school. During this session, you will learn about their new partnership aimed at increasing the number of mentors for Greenville County Schools students. In addition, you will learn best practices for school-based mentoring and how to manage a sustainable mentoring program with consistent support from these community partners.

Speakers
avatar for Anne Lee Buck

Anne Lee Buck

Coordinator of Community Collaboration, Greenville County Schools



Thursday July 20, 2023 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
510

10:45am EDT

Developing and Leading an SEL Leadership Team
**Recommended for school SEL teams** During this workshop we will share our leadership team's 5 year SEL Schoolwide Implementation plan. You will have an opportunity to ask questions with a panel of community stakeholders. Your school will be given time to develop your own schoolwide SEL plan.

Speakers

Thursday July 20, 2023 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
504

10:45am EDT

School-Based Mentoring: Recruiting and Engaging Mentors through Community Partnerships
Join GCS community partners, Mentor Collaborative and Mentor Upstate, as they discuss how to increase the number of mentors for your school. During this session, you will learn about their new partnership aimed at increasing the number of mentors for Greenville County Schools students. In addition, you will learn best practices for school-based mentoring and how to manage a sustainable mentoring program with consistent support from these community partners.

Speakers
avatar for Anne Lee Buck

Anne Lee Buck

Coordinator of Community Collaboration, Greenville County Schools



Thursday July 20, 2023 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
510

10:45am EDT

Searchers, Filters, and Reports in Staff Backpack
This is a general review of Searches, Filtering, and Reports that are available for you in Staff Backpack. Any questions that you have are welcome!

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Thursday July 20, 2023 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
513

12:00pm EDT

Attendance Intervention for Administrators & Attendance Clerks
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188427 is required. This session will help personnel tasked with attendance intervention learn more about attendance intervention procedures, truancy laws, district attendance policies, and tips for tracking /managing student attendance. We will explore how to use the truancy components in Staff Backpack. This is an opportunity for anyone who conducts attendance intervention conferences to gain increased understanding on district expectations and state requirements regarding truancy intervention.


Thursday July 20, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
514

1:00pm EDT

Advanced Smartfind Training for School Staff
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188425 is required. **This session is for any school personnel that works with entering absences and working with sub entries.** This session will cover all aspects of Smarfind. The session will review entering absences/vacancies, attaching subs, splitting/separating jobs, and updates to Smartfind.

Speakers
avatar for Renee Castor

Renee Castor

Employment Specialist, Greenville County Schools


Thursday July 20, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
506

1:00pm EDT

SAF for Middle School & Other Location Bookkeepers
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188435 is required. Middle School and Other Location Bookkeepers will learn what is new in SAF and have a refresher in MySchoolBucks and Fixed Assets.

Speakers
CN

Cynthia Niswonger

Business Services Coordinator, Greenville County Schools


Thursday July 20, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
508

1:45pm EDT

Social Media and Your School
I will be talking about internet safety and how social media is your affecting our schools. I will be covering Cell Phone Apps, Cyberbullying, Internet Predators and the dangers of posting too much information

Speakers
avatar for Rick Floyd

Rick Floyd

Information Security, MT Anderson
I have been with the Greenville County School district for almost 5 years. Prior to working for the school district I was in Law Enforcement, where I worked computer crimes, including child solicitation cases (yes, I was that cute little girl and boy online) and child pornography... Read More →


Thursday July 20, 2023 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
504

2:00pm EDT

MTSS: Systemic Data Analysis for Behavior
Participants will learn how to use EWRS to analyze their school behavior data and will engage in a problem-solving process with this data. Participants will need to bring computers and access GCSource.

Speakers
avatar for Ellen Hampshire

Ellen Hampshire

MTSS Coordinator, GCS


Thursday July 20, 2023 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
510

2:00pm EDT

Enrollments in Staff Backpack
Pre=registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188422 is required. We will review all types of Enrollments in Staff Backpack. We will review Enrollments for all schools, along with Fine Arts, and Career Centers.

Speakers
avatar for Shannon Bates-Willis

Shannon Bates-Willis

Applications Analyst, Greenville County School District


Thursday July 20, 2023 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
513

2:00pm EDT

Kronos - Building onto the Basics
Pre-registration at https://pd.greenville.k12.sc.us/myPD.aspx?action=register&sessionid=188431 is required. In this class, we will review the basics of Kronos and then dive into more advanced functions. We will discuss how to build and share reports, how to make mass edits, and more. This class is intended for time editors and time managers. **Please bring a GCS Staff Laptop for this session.**

Speakers
avatar for John Peavy

John Peavy

Sr. Analyst for Payroll & Benefits, Greenville County School District
As the administrator for the UKG Ready (Kronos) system, I am the go to for questions on reports, user functionality, and all things Kronos.


Thursday July 20, 2023 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
509
 


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