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School Community Trainings
Safe Schools
Safe Schools
More than ever, the safety of our schools must be of utmost importance. This training teaches the necessity of all school community members understanding and supporting school safety plans and procedures.Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion
Schools which can embrace the richness of the diversity in their hallways will thrive in the educational era to come. This training guides trainees through a fundamental understanding of the nature and value of diversity, while highlighting the importance of inclusion. Learners come to understand how all community members bring diversity and how active inclusion can serve as the pathway to forging unity.Teacher/Staff Trainings
Professional Compliance Trainings
FERPA Training
FERPA Training
This training provides an overview of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which applies to nearly all K-12 schools in the nation. Employees who complete this training will be equipped with the knowledge to protect the privacy of student education records and personally identifiable information, keeping their schools and school districts FERPA compliant.
Mandated Reporter Training
Mandated Reporter Training
In the vast majority of U.S. states, educational professionals are categorized as mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect. This training provides all school employees with a clear understanding of what it means to be a mandated reporter, as well as the overarching principles of appropriate and lawful reporting for the safety of all children.IDEA Training
IDEA Training
This training provides all employees (teachers, staff, and administrators) with a broad understanding of the six foundational pillars of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Grasping the policies and procedures which aid students with disabilities and learning differences allows for the support and success of all students. It also affirms the truth that every school team member has a part to play in every student’s success.Title IX Training
Title IX Training
Title IX exists to prevent discrimination in schools. More specifically, it governs the way institutions handle accusations of sexual harassment, ensuring that the process is both transparent and fair keeping all students and employees safe. This training provides all school employees with an overview of what it means to be Title IX compliant, while also affirming every community members’ right to a school environment free of discrimination and harassment.Bloodborne Pathogen Universal Precautions Training
Bloodborne Pathogen Universal Precautions Training
Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can spread disease. This training will provide all school employees with an overview of the dangers posed by bloodborne pathogens, while also equipping them to apply proper work practice controls to protect the health of themselves and others.Student Engagement
Setting Healthy Boundaries
Setting Healthy Boundaries
School employees who do not maintain healthy boundaries in their interactions with students are a severe risk to any community. This training establishes expectations and also provides the tools for setting and maintaining healthy boundaries reducing the risk of inappropriate behavior.
Respecting Physical Space & Touch
Respecting Physical Space & Touch
Violation of physical boundaries can lead to grave consequences. By setting appropriate expectations for engagement, accountability is established for proper conduct. This training guides school employees in understanding how to respect physical space and touch concerning students and colleagues.
Appropriate Communication
Appropriate Communication
Communication with students must be engaged intentionally and respectfully. This training provides insight concerning how school employees can most effectively establish healthy communication with students which does not violate the trust of parents/guardians or place themselves or their students at risk.Building Students Up
Building Students Up
Teachers, staff and administrators have the opportunity to have great influence in the lives of students. This training empowers ALL school employees to use their position of influence to be encouragers who build students up and never tear them down.Healthy Professional Community
Avoiding Professional Burnout
Avoiding Professional Burnout
Education is both rewarding and challenging work. Because of its unique difficulties, it is critical that school employees have healthy personal habits to remain fresh and vibrant. This training equips learners with steps to avoid professional burnout and remain excitedly engaged in all facets of life.Pursuing Professional Development
Pursuing Professional Development
A school is only as effective as those who serve within it. For this reason, professional development must be a point of consistent and active engagement for all employees. This training will educate learners in approaches to ensuring a consistent professional learning posture.Parent/Guardian Engagement
Defining Your Role
Defining Your Role
For every school employee, there is a delicate balance in working with parents/guardians, while maintaining personal space. This training equips teachers, staff and administrators with valuable approaches to parent/guardian relationships.
Collaborating with Parents/Guardians
Collaborating with Parents/Guardians
Parents/guardians are crucial to the educational success of students. The ability to work in collaboration with them can aid in accelerating student learning and growth. This training guides learners through key principles of collaborating with parents/guardians in a constructive manner.Parent/Guardian Trainings
Transformative Parents
Parents & Guardians
Matter
Parents & Guardians Matter
Parents/guardians can have immeasurable positive impact upon the work of a school. This training affirms each parent/guardian of the importance of their presence and engagement in the educational journey of their student.
Coaching Students Through Failure
Coaching Students Through Failure
Every parent/guardian will experience a moment in which their student fails. Failure is a part of life’s growth experiences. However, how parents/guardians navigate those moments will lead to student’s growth or stagnation. This training guides parents in key principles of coaching students through failure towards success.
Connecting with Your School
Connecting with Your School
The first step in parents/guardians having productive engagement with their school is connection. This training helps parents to ensure that the first point of engagement is not a negative encounter, but rather an intentional introduction and ongoing communication.Student Trainings
Healthy Hallways
Respecting Peers
Respecting Peers
Schools can be a space of acceptance and growth or a place of exclusion and hurt. This training guides students through understanding the significant role they play, in making their school environments welcoming for all.REAL Friends
REAL Friends
Friendships play a significant role in the educational journey of students. This training focuses on students learning what to look for in constructive friendships, while also identifying indicators of unhealthy relationships.Managing Digital Personas
Benefits of Technology
Benefits of Technology
Technology brings with it many great benefits for students. This training teaches learners some of the ways that technology can be a tremendous asset to their life and learning.Avoiding Technology Addiction
Avoiding Technology Addiction
Students hold technology in the palms of their hands, but are often left uninformed in how to most effectively engage it. This training aids students in understanding effective approaches to managing their technology and getting the most out of it, while remaining in a healthy state.Expelling Cyberbullying
Expelling Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying has led to tragic events such as student suicides and related criminal convictions. When students are not trained in the proper and improper use of technology, schools are left vulnerable to disastrous events. This training guides students in understanding the risks of cyberbullying, while also encouraging them to make good decisions.More Training Topics Coming Soon
The OptiPlied team is always vigorously studying emerging trends in education and listening to the feedback of our customers so we can continue offering new training courses based upon the ever-changing needs of school communities, while always updating our existing offerings so that your school team is never forced to take the same redundant trainings year after year.
School Community Trainings
Effectively Navigating Conflict.
Diversity & Inclusion: Practicing Cultural Humility.
Parent/Guardian
Supporting your school.
Helping students identify their strengths.
Preparing your senior to leave home.
Positioning your student for growth.
Athletics: Winning parents.
Teacher/Staff Trainings
First Aid.
Principles of professional collaboration.
Proven keys of leadership.
Building and sustaining professional teams.
Athletics: Transformative coaching
