Resources for Educators
Professional Development Opportunities
All trainings will be at South County Regional Education Center unless otherwise. 800 National City Blvd, National City, CA 91950.
| Date | Training | Time | Location | Targeted Audience | Presenter | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | Principals Academy Session 1: Administrator Roles and Responsibilities in Special Education and IEPs: What Every Principal Needs to Know | 1:00 4:30 p.m. Check-in 12:30 p.m. |
SCREC | Vice/Assistant Principals & Principals | Jonathan Read, Esq. Attorney F3 | Register |
| October 7, 2025 | Ensuring Successful Transition to Adulthood for Students with Extensive Support Needs and Impacted Disabilities | 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Check-in 7:45 a.m. |
SCREC | Secondary education specialists; paraeducators; administrators and other staff who support students with extensive support needs of Transition Needs | Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| October 28, 2025 | Utilizing the Preschool Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF) |
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Check-in 8:15 a.m. |
SCREC | Special educators and early childhood specialists | Dr. Jennifer Lopez, Coordinator, Early Education & Denisse Camargo, EE II Support Coach, San Diego County Office of Education Early Childhood | Register |
| November 6, 2025 | Principals Academy Session 2: Education Law, Behavior, and Discipline | 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Check-in 12:30 p.m. |
SCREC | Vice/Assistant Principals & Principals | Sarah Sutherland, Attorney at the Law Offices of Sarah Sutherland | Register |
| December 2, 2025 | You want me to do what? An Administrators Guide to the Mental Health Treatment Plan; presented by the Diagnostic Center of Southern California |
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Check-in 7:45 a.m. |
SCREC |
School administrators, program specialists, special education teachers, school psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, ERMHS, school counselors specifically work with special needs students, behaviorists, and others who work with youth who have mental health concerns. |
Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| January 20, 2026 | Legal Foundations & Best Practices for Special Educators | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Check-in 8:00 a.m. |
SCREC | Related services providers to include: school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists | Jonathan Read, Attorney F3 | Register |
| January 29, 2026 | Untestable to Testable: Transforming students who are "difficult to assess" |
8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Check-in 7:45 a.m |
SCREC | Untestable Audience: School psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and special education teachers | Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| February 4, 2026 | Principals Academy Session 3: - Connecting the Dots |
8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
SCREC | Vice/Assistant Principals & Principals | Nitza Romero, Program Administrator, South County SELPA & Jennifer Gorospe Tull, Executive Consultant South County SELPA. | Register |
| March 3, 2026 | Deeper Dive into Reading Support; Strategies for Reaching and Teacher Striving Readers |
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Check in 7:45 a.m. |
SCREC | This training is designed for educators who have attended Reading Between the Lines and/or who have foundational knowledge of reading development and are supporting students with diverse learning needs, including those identified as striving readers. | Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| On-going | Keys to Successful IEPs | On-Demand | Virtual | New educators, related service providers working in SEIS for the first time; Experienced educators who may need a refresher on IEPs and SEIS. | South County SELPA | |
| On-going | Behavior is Communication | On-Demand (2.5 hrs) | Virtual | Individuals working with students with extensive support needs who primarily use non-verbal language and/or present with challenging behavior. This includes SLPs, special education teachers, school psychologists, paraeducators, and parents. | Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| On-going | What Should I Do?! Effective Strategies for Paraeducators to Support Positive Student Behavior | On-Demand (1.5 hrs) |
Virtual |
Paraeducators, teachers, service providers, administrators |
Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| On-going | Mental Health Foundation Series |
On-Demand |
Virtual | Teachers, paraeducators, school psychologists, behaviorists, Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) staff, administrators and others working with students with emotional-behavioral needs | Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| On-going | Reading Between the Lines | On-Demand (1 hr) |
Virtual |
Administrators, general education teachers, special education teachers, school psychologists, and speech-language pathologists |
Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |
| On-going | Being a Para Pro of Inclusive Education | On-Demand (1 hr) |
Virtual | Paraprofessionals/instructional assistants who support students in inclusive settings. Staff who support and/or supervise paraprofessionals/instructional assistants who work with students with disabilities in inclusive settings. | Diagnostic Center South, California Department of Education | Register |