Welcome to Our Learning Journey! During the Sept. 23 Systemic Professional Development Day, educators across PGCPS built upon our foundation

Building Belonging, Together, Across PGCPS

Welcome to Our Learning Journey! During the Sept. 23 Systemic Professional Development Day, educators across PGCPS built upon our foundations for belonging—strengthening identity, enhancing family partnership, and fostering upstander behaviors. This interactive dashboard showcases how those building blocks are taking shape—in every school and office.

How to Use This Dashboard: Click through each section to explore key themes, data highlights, and next steps from the Sept. 23 Systemic Professional Development Day. Hover over icons or charts for deeper insights. Click the PGCPS logo to return to the landing page.

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Together, we are building the foundation for belonging-one relationship, one conversation, one act of courage at a time.

The Sept. 23 Systemic PD sessions align directly with our district’s Big Rocks. Hover over each to explore the connection.

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Building Belonging Across PGCPS: Brick By Brick

Through three professional learning sessions, staff explored how identity, family engagement, and upstander behavior foster inclusive environments. Click each title below to learn more!

Central Office Systemic PD: Using Identity to Advance Our Mission

Special Education: Family Engagement and Partnership

Bullying Prevention and Empowering Upstanders

Special Education: Family Engagement and Partnership

PGCPS staff shared key shifts in thinking after the session. Hover over each to learn more!

School "Call to Action" Distribution (Total Responses = 327) This is the "what" - what schools collectively committed to.

🔄 Shift in Thinking 1: Communication and Language Use

🔄 Shift in Thinking 2: Frequency and Consistency of Communication

Staff Action Steps (Total Responses = 429) This is the "how" - what staff reported they'd do.

🔄 Shift in Thinking 3: Role Distribution and Responsibility

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Central Office Systemic PD: Using Identity to Advance Our Mission*

Hover over each emergent theme to learn more!

Identity & Belonging

Participant Distribution by Office/Department

Relationships and Collaboration

Valuing Diversity and Missing Voices

*Additional Central Offices have committed to joining this impactful professional learning experience soon.

Reflection and Data-informed Practice

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Bullying Prevention and Empowering Upstanders

After the PD, educators across PGCPS felt more confident and intentional in preventing bullying and bias-based behaviors.

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Click the flipcards to explore these statistics!

Educators became 24% more confident in empowering students to take action as upstanders from pre-training to post-training

Educators reported a 23% increase in confidence in bullying intervening from pre-training to post-training

74% of respondents reported a stronger understanding of bias-based language and interventions as a result of the training.

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Next Steps

Click the images below to learn more about what's next for schools and offices.

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Immediate Actions Staff Will Take (Hover over for details!)

1. Increase Regular, Consistent Communication

2. Lead with Positives and Celebrate Strengths

3. Use Clear, Accessible, Family-Friendly Language

4. Build Relationships and Trust

5. Actively Invite Parent Input and Involvement

6. Show Follow-Through and Accountability

7. Refine strategies to advance each school’s Call to Action commitment, which was developed at the conclusion of the PD.

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Immediate Actions Staff Will Take (Hover over for details!)

1. Increase Regular, Consistent Communication

2. Lead with Positives and Celebrate Strengths

3. Use Clear, Accessible, Family-Friendly Language

4. Build Relationships and Trust

5. Actively Invite Parent Input and Involvement

6. Show Follow-Through and Accountability

7. Refine strategies to advance each school’s Call to Action commitment, which was developed at the conclusion of the PD.

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Educators reported clear intentions to integrate the learning into their daily interactions with students. Common themes included:

• Provide language for students to understand, identify, report, and prevent bullying

• Activate intervention strategies immediately when bullying occurs

• Ensure targets of bullying receive adequate, direct support and follow-up

• Engage students in regular and ongoing conversations about upstander behaviors

• Model upstander behavior for students and show students how to self-advocate

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Click here for resources!

Resources

Download the iStopBullying app found on your Android and iPhone app store.

Click the Stop Bullying logo on your school's website.

Visit the PGCPS Anti-Bullying Website (click here)

Report Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation (click here)

Explore the Welcoming Schools Resource Site for practical, ready-to-use lessons that promote inclusion and belonging (click here)

Get involved! Ask how your administration how you can support bullying prevention and intervention at your school or office!

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Participants offered ideas to enhance belonging and inclusivity across PGCPS—hover to explore!

Enhanced Communication Systems

Inclusive Data Collection

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Cultural Competency and Support

Speak with your colleagues, supervisor, and Office of Equity, Diversity, and Belonging staff about how to support these recommendations in your office!

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With Gratitude

Thank you to the educators, leaders, and teams who made this work possible.

PGCPS School-Based Equity Leads and Professional Learning Facilitators

PGCPS Department of Special Education

PGCPS Central Office Professional Learning Facilitators

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Welcoming Schools

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