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2026-27 State-Approved List for APLDS Clock Hours

One requirement for successful completion of the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System (APLDS) Program each year is that principals and assistant principals must complete 

at least 30 APLDS Clock Hours of high-quality professional learning from the state-approved list.

Selecting Professional Learning

Consider the following questions when selecting 

high-quality professional learning from the following state-approved list.

PLP Goals

Will the professional learning help me meet my PLP goals related to growth, achievement, and school climate?

Standards

What skills and practices in the Alabama Standards for School Leadership do I need to develop?

Context

What areas of professional growth do I need to focus on the most right now based on my leadership context?

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ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

343667

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

6

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Precision in Pedagogy Part 2: Crafting Comprehensive Units with Proficiency Scales

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.In this 1-day PLO, participants will use the yearlong plan created in Part 1 to develop unit plans using proficiency scales.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

343651

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

6

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Supervising High-Quality Science Instruction (K-12)

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.Requirements for co/d/3rI4oNE), and 3) Complete all evidence of application assignments in Google Classroom (requires observations in a classroom during science instruction).Session 1 Outcomes (November): 1) Examine the shifts in science education; 2) Analyze the structure of the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science standards, and 3) Utilize groups of Science and Engineering practices to identify focus areas.Session 2 Outcomes (December): 1) Construct an understanding of the Science Practices Continuum: Supervision, 2) Apply key levers to understand the differences in levels of science practices, 3) Connect the Science Practices to the ACTS and ATOT, and 4) Engage in a preliminary planning process to develop a targeted supervision cycle.Session 3 Outcomes (January): 1) Become familiar with the Science Instruction Observation Form through application, 2) Determine focus for informal observations, and 3) Understand the feedback process and what it involves.Session 4 Outcomes (February): 1) Determine the professional growth needs of science teachers, 2) Develop a professional learning plan to support high-quality science instruction, and 3) Discover resources available to support high-quality science instruction.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

343665

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

3

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 The Use of Proficiency Scales with Exceptional Learners

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.This 1/2 day PLO highlights proficiency scales with English Learners, gifted and talented, and special education students. We will explore the differences between accommodations and modifications, when to provide accommodations and modifications and consider challenges that exceptional learners will experience in STEM subjects.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

343664

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

6

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Using Proficiency Scales to Support Instruction and Assessment

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.In this 1-day PLO, participants will explore how proficiency scales can be used to support instruction and assessment. At the end of the session, participants will be prepared to implement proficiency scales in an upcoming unit.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

347778

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

3

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Vertical Planning with The Math Pact K-12: Algebra and Functions Part 1

This three-hour professional learning session focuses on vertical planning with K-12 educators to establish clear, consistent mathematical language and notations across classrooms and grade levels. Participants will work collaboratively to identify terminology and notations that may expire and develop a plan for addressing them. Using a variety of resources aligned with the 2019 ALCOS: Mathematics standards, as well as ACAP, ACT, and formative assessments, attendees will work to ensure coherence in their teaching. The session will specifically target the content area Algebra, including Operations of Algebraic Thinking and Functions.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

347779

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

3

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Vertical Planning with The Math Pact K-12: Algebra and Functions Part 2

SDE-AMSTI-MTH-Vertical Planning with The Math Pact K-12: Algebra and Functions Part 1 is a prerequisite for this session. This is a three hour session which focuses on vertical planning with K-12 educators to establish clear, consistent mathematical representations, rules, and generalizations within and across classrooms and grade levels. Participants will work collaboratively to identify “rules that expire", appropriate representations, and patterns and create a plan for addressing them. Using various resources aligned with the 2019 ALCOS: Mathematics standards, as well as ACAP, ACT, and formative assessments, attendees will focus on ensuring coherence in teaching. The session will specifically target the content area Algebra, including Operations of Algebraic Thinking and Functions.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

347782

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

3

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Vertical Planning with The Math Pact K-12: Data Analysis

This three-hour professional learning session focuses on vertical planning with K-12 educators to establish clear, consistent mathematical language, notations, representations, rules, and generalizations across grade levels. Participants will work collaboratively to identify terminology, symbols, and concepts that have expired and create a strategic plan for addressing them. Using a variety of resources aligned with the 2019 ALCOS: Mathematics standards, as well as ACAP, ACT, and formative assessments, attendees will explore best practices for ensuring coherence in teaching. The session will The session will specifically target the content area Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability.

ALSDE - Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

347777

Provider:
Contact:

Keri Richburg (keri.richburg@ALSDE.edu); Jennifer McCrary (jmccrary@ALSDE.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

3

Title:

APLDS - AMSTI: 2026-27 Vertical Planning with The Math Pact K-12: Geometry and Measurement

This three-hour professional learning session focuses on vertical planning with K-12 educators to establish clear, consistent mathematical language, notations, representations, rules, and generalizations across grade levels. Participants will work collaboratively to identify terminology, symbols, and concepts that have expired and create a strategic plan for addressing them. Using a variety of resources aligned with the 2019 ALCOS: Mathematics standards, as well as ACAP, ACT, and formative assessments, attendees will explore best practices for ensuring coherence in teaching. The session will specifically target the content area Geometry and Measurement.

ALSDE - Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

342695

Provider:
Contact:

Becky Edwards (becky.edwards@alsde.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

6

Title:

APLDS - ARI: 2026-27 An Overview of the ELA COS Standards 2021 (Virtual)

This professional learning will provide K-5 educators the opportunity to delve into the 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (ELA COS). Participants will have an opportunity to explore the content and grade-level standards.

ALSDE - Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI)

PowerSchool PL Course Number:

342683

Provider:
Contact:

Becky Edwards (becky.edwards@alsde.edu)

Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:

3

Title:

APLDS - ARI: 2026-27 Dyslexia Awareness Training - Dyslexia: An Overview

Experience Dyslexia is designed to increase awareness of the difficulties and frustrations that people with dyslexia, as well those with the characteristics of dyslexia, encounter daily. PLEASE NOTE: This offering is based on regional availability. Please contact your RIC Director for further information.

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