2026-2027 Professional Learning Calendar
Continuous Improvement 101
Date: July 21, 2026
Time: 10am-1pm ET
Presenter/Trainer: Seeding Success
Audience: Coordinators and Managers
Cost: Free
Description: This free training session, hosted by Seeding Success, introduces Continuous Improvement (CI) practices and tools to support effective community schools work. CI 101 is exclusively available to members of the Tennessee Community Schools State Network. Join us virtually to build your foundational skills and learn strategies to drive meaningful improvements in your school or organization.
Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScisRvgJmMUc1up-iu_mrYOX4OJIP3hpvifVccwbS3YsEZgVw/viewfor
Coordinator Connection: Project Management for People Who Don’t Have Time for Project Management
Date: September 23, 2026
Time: 11am-12pm ET
Presenter/Trainer: Gena Surgener, Ed.D and PMP
Audience: Coordinators
Cost: Free
Description: Community school coordinators juggle countless initiatives, relationships, and responsibilities all at once. This professional development session, led by Dr. Gena Surgener, equips coordinators with practical project management strategies to bring order to the complexity. From backward planning and task delegation to building simple systems for accountability and follow-through, participants will leave with tools they can put to work immediately.
Dr. Surgener is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 25 years of experience as a special education teacher and school counselor, bringing both deep practical knowledge and formal expertise to this training.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Apply backward planning strategies to organize school-based initiatives and events
- Identify actionable first steps that move projects from ideas to implementation
- Use practical tools to manage committees, communication, and task delegation
- Prioritize responsibilities and manage time more effectively across multiple initiatives
- Develop a simple project management system to support accountability and follow-through
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/MHNZNXh1EMCn42Ge7
Adaptive Action for Community Schools: Collaborative Leadership Training (Coordinators)
Dates:
- September 16, 2026
- October 21, 2026
- November 11, 2026
- December 9, 2026
- January 13, 2027
- February 10, 2027
Time: 11am-12pm ET
Presenter/Trainer: Brandon Kliewer
Audience: Coordinators
Cost: Free
Description: 6-session Leadership Development Series for Community School Coordinators Grounded in adaptive leadership theory, this leadership development series equips community school coordinators to diagnose tough challenges, mobilize collective action, and lead meaningful change. This course will address adaptive challenges experienced by coordinators in their role leading a community schools initiative. This program requires active participation from participants.
This training opportunity is at capacity.
Adaptive Action for Community Schools: Collaborative Leadership Training (Managers)
Dates:
- October 21, 2026
- November 4, 2026
- November 18, 2026
- December 16, 2026
- January 20, 2027
- February 17, 2027
Time: 10am-11am ET
Presenter/Trainer: Brandon Kliewer
Audience: Managers
Cost: Free
Description: 6-session Leadership Development Series for Community School Managers Grounded in adaptive leadership theory, this leadership development series equips community school managers to diagnose tough challenges, mobilize collective action, and lead meaningful change. This course will address adaptive challenges experienced by managers in their role supervising or directing community schools activities at an organizational level. You qualify as a community school manager if directly or indirectly supervise community school coordinators or provide organizational-level for coordinators. This program requires active participation from participants.
Registration Link:https://forms.gle/2qmjfJHtz9z6FugH9