Professional Development Opportunities

Studying Skillful Teaching  

Are you a Pre K – 12 educator looking to build capacity to improve daily practices and your student’s achievement?  The Studying Skillful Teaching (SST) is the perfect course for you!   Studying Skillful Teaching is designed to improve your students’ achievement through lesson planning, high expectations, and formative assessment with a focus on social emotional learning and culturally responsive teaching.

Click here for a course overview

COURSE DATES AND TIMES:  Studying Skillful Teaching is a 37.5 hour in-person course.  The course begins with 4 consecutive days of learning on Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27 from  8:30 am - 3:30 pm.  The dates and times for the four Fall sessions will be:

• Tuesday, September 17, 3:30-6:45pm

• Monday, October 7, 3:30-6:45pm

• Monday, October 28, 3:30-6:30pm

• Monday, November 18, 3:30-6:30pm

All of the sessions will be in-person in the Belmont High School Library.

Click here to register for the course

COURSE COST:  The course is sponsored and paid for by The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE).  Many thanks to the FBE for their generous support!  Participants also have the option to apply for three graduate credits through Fitchburg State University, at an approximate cost of $375. 

Open to Unit A Educators, Grades PreK-12, with a minimum of 1 year classroom experience.  Maximum enrollment: 25.

Email Maura Logan if you have any questions.

Study Groups

Staff members are encouraged to propose and participate in study groups.  Teachers and administrators who share a common interest form the Study Group.

• Click here to learn more about Study Groups 

• Study Group Proposal Form

Professional Development Documents

• Meeting & Early Release Schedule 2024 - 2025

• Tracking Professional Development Points using Frontline

Graduate Credit/Tuition Reimbursement

• Graduate Credit and Tuition Reimbursement Process

• Frontline Tutorial for requesting approval for Graduate Credit and Tuition Reimbursement

• A W-9 Form must be submitted in order to receive reimbursement.  Click here to access the W-9 Form. Submit only the first page of the form.  For non-us citizens, click here to download the W-8BEN

Licensure Information and Resources

• Licensure Information

• DESE Re-certification Guide

• How to navigate the new ELAR system (videos)

• DESE has also created and posted an extensive series of videos to assist teachers to navigate the licensure process.  Click here to view the series

• Titles of videos found on this site include:

  Moving from an Emergency License to Provisional or Initial License Emergency Extension Special Education and ESL

• BPS Form 19 - Re-certification Reimbursement