Lewis-Palmer School District

Program Description

Lewis-Palmer School District believes in local, national and global stewardship and our responsibility to create strong citizens who will secure a better world. This is WHY we educate. As part of this mission, we believe that it is our responsibility to provide meaningful and timely professional development to our staff. For the pre-approved ELPD path, there are four required courses and a menu of additional courses, two of which would additionally be required of staff to total 45 contact hours. Required courses are EL 101, L1 and L2 Literacy Development, WIDA 101, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student Populations. Each course is seven and a half hours and will be taught either online or brick and mortar depending on the time of year and availability of instructors.  Teachers then choose two additional courses to total 45 hours of ELPD training.