LITTLE AXE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The following videos, presentations, or informational sheets and/or websites are required for 2025-2026.

Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, we will be using Vector Solutions to do many of our required professional development courses. They do not have every course so we will also be using local sources as well. The location of each PD is provided below.

Find the sheet to the left that coordinates with your position. Not every position has to do all these trainings. Your sheet will list your requirements.

Vector will have staggered due dates with some things being due in the next month due to accreditation. Sign off on the sheet as you complete the courses and turn the sheet into Emily Blakley no later than December 18, 2025.

OK SDE Required Professional Development (note that not all are required for all employees)

If any of the videos say they are unavailable, try using a different browser or if you are using Chrome, be sure you are logged into your work e-mail address. If there are any issues, send Emily Blakley an email.

Located on Vector Solutions - must complete in the platform and do all requirements

Vector webpage: https://littleaxe-ok.safeschools.com/login

Username is your school email address.

Alcohol and Drug Awareness

New employees - "Student Alcohol & Substance Misuse & Abuse" full course

All others will do a short microlearning course with the same name

Extra and Optional Resources:

Substance Abuse Prevention (SDE resources)

Autism - pre-k through 3rd grade that have autistic students

Once every three years. Check with Emily Blakley to see your status.

Part One and Two are optional courses in Vector for all employees. If you fit into the category, you are required to complete "Working with Verbal Students with ASD - Part One".

There is a Part Two course that is also optional for all employees.

Bloodborne Pathogens

"Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention"

Bullying Prevention

"Bullying: Recognition and Response"

Extra and Optional Resources:

How Teachers Can Stop Bullying Part 1: Empathy (5 minutes)

How Teachers can Stop Bullying Part 2: Share your Own Experience (6 minutes)

How Teachers Can Stop Bullying Part 3: "It's not your fault" (5.5 minutes)

How to empower bullied students (5.5 minutes)

Optional - additional videos by Dr. Hayley Watson

StopBullying.gov (resources)

Bullying Prevention (SDE Resources) 

Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Reporting

"CSAP _____ School" - customized for different sites

Extra and Optional Resources:

Mandatory Reporting (OKSDE PDF download - click the rotate button on the top in the middle)

Child Abuse and Neglect Video (watch video - 15 minutes)

Youth Violence Prevention (SDE Resources)

Dyslexia Awareness

There are two courses in Vector - both are required

"Dyslexia Awareness" and "Dyslexia: Identification and Assessment for Informing Instruction"

FERPA

"FERPA: Confidentiality of Records"

Hazardous Communications

"Hazard Communication: Right to Understand (GHS)"

Human Trafficking

"Human Trafficking Awareness"

Extra and Optional Resources:

Optional - OSDE - Human Trafficking: What Educators Need to Know (1 hour)

McKinney Vento

"Students Experiencing Homelessness: Awareness and Understanding"

Extra and Optional Resources:

LAPS - McKinney Vento - Assistance for Homeless/Displaced Families (Resource)

Challenges and Strategies for Working with Homeless Parents (Resource)

Who is Homeless? McKinney-Vento eligibility (resource)

Parent Brochure (resource)

Medication Administration Training

"Medication Administration Basics"

In Vector, this is listed under Suggested Training. It is only required for those that administer medication to students.

Mental Health Needs of Students

"Student Mental Health: Awareness, Intervention, and Referral"

Extra and Optional Resources:

Prevention Services (SDE Resources)

Slips and Falls

"Slips, Trips and Falls"

Student Communication

"Sexual Misconduct: Staff-to-Student"

AND

review this OSDE link: Student Communication - HB 3958

Extra Resources:

HB3958-Student Communication Direction for LAPS (review)

Employee-Student Digital Communication FAQ (OSSBA resource)

Suicide Awareness

"Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention, and Postvention"

Extra and Optional Resources:

SDE Resources

Title IX - Sex Discrimination

There are two courses in Vector - both are required

"Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff" and "Sexual Harassment: Student Issues & Response"

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These courses are NOT provided on Vector so you will need to do these (if applicable) and then sign off and date on your sheet that you completed them.

If any of the videos say they are unavailable, try using a different browser or if you are using Chrome, be sure you are logged into your work e-mail address. If there are any issues, send Emily Blakley an email.

ATV Safety - Coaches, Maintenance, Transportation - employees that use the ATV/Gators

ATV/UTV Safety Training Video

John Deere Gator Vehicle Safety Video

Diabetes Management (only required if you have a student with diabetes - school nurse reports)

Diabetes Management in Schools Training's Offered (resources only)

Virtual Diabetes Management Training PowerPoint (follow up only)

Digital Teaching and Learning

ISTE Standards Website (resources only)

ISTE Standards PDF 

English Learners (only required if you have an ELL student - ELL coordinator reports)

Contact EL Director, Kori Ottman for any questions.

Family and Community Engagement

This requirement will be fulfilled in PLC with guidance from Emily Blakley

Finance for School

Activity Fund Manual

QUIZ - REQUIRED

Racial and Ethnic Education Resources

Teaching Tolerance (Self Guided PD)

Classroom Resources

Culturally Responsive Teaching (Resources)

Oklahoma Native American Education Lesson Plans

Oklahoma Native American Day

On the third Monday in November of each year, teachers and students of the schools of this state are requested to observe the day with appropriate exercises. To assist Little Axe Public School teachers, below is a list of curricular resources on Oklahoma Native Americans.

Oklahoma SDE Indian Education Lesson Resource Page

Oklahoma Indians: We Are Who We Were(video)

39 American Indian Tribes of Oklahoma(with links to the 39 Tribes)

PDF of the 39 American Indian Tribes of Oklahoma

School Safety - ALICE Training

Introduction (watch video - 1 minute)

ALICE Training (required for NEW employees) (KCSD) (watch video - 25 minutes)

24-25 Refresher Slides

***LAPS ALICE information*** (watch video - 5 minutes)