Alternate AKS

The Department of Special Education and Psychological Services offers an Induction Series that includes three full days of face-to-face professional learning. Hands-on professional learning is designed to provide time for teachers to work directly with program area instructional coaches and mentor teachers on just-in-time topics.

The Special Education Induction Series is offered in the Fall of 2025 and repeats in Spring 2026 to accommodate teachers hired after the start of the school year. Sessions do not need to be completed in sequential order. Part-year hires are encouraged to attend the Induction Series as soon as they begin their tenure in GCPS. Teachers who miss a session offered during the first semester can attend
the corresponding session in the second semester as a make-up opportunity. Participants must register in PD&E for each session they wish to attend. Participants may attend only ONE day of each topic. Participants must complete all three days of induction to complete the series.

Teachers teaching Alternate AKS should also attend ONE day of Unique Learning Systems training as part of their induction program. Additionally, every new special education teacher is assigned a district-level special education mentor teacher to provide ongoing individualized support throughout the school year. This support is confidential and non-supervisory.