Staff will have the opportunity to complete some professional learning in the spring. See the grid for the specific details.

If you are required to take more than one course then carefully review the dates and register for the sessions that best work for you. The majority of the professional learning offerings are offered more than one time throughout the summer.

If your assignment has changed, you should withdraw from the course connected to your current position and register for the course that aligns with your new position.

Our annual New Educator Orientation (NEO) will be the week prior to Pre-Service Week for Teachers. All new teachers to the district are strongly encouraged to attend this induction and onboarding event. Teachers who attend NEO will receive Tier 2 stipend pay for those two days. New special education teachers and ESOL teachers are strongly encouraged to attend the third day of NEO. Special education teachers and ESOL teachers will receive an additional Tier 2 stipend pay for attending the third day of training. NEO will take place in person. Dates for NEO will be confirmed soon.

Please contact the Help Desk if you are having difficulty accessing PDO. You will need your employee ID number. The link to the webpage is The Help Desk.

• Navigate to PDO at pdo.mcpsmd.org. Enter your username (ie, brownjoh) and your Outlook password.
• Search by course# or course name in the search box in the top right. Reference the Summer 2021 required training grid for course information.
• Having trouble logging in? Please contact the Help Desk and have your Employee ID number and a description of the error ready.  Note that employees on leave will not have access to PDO until they return to work.
• Also, check out this quick guide on how to access relevant staff platforms.

• First, confirm via the PDO details or course description that your training is synchronous, or live.
• If it is a live training, the Zoom link will be communicated by the instructor of the training prior to the session.
• If you can’t find the link, please review any emails related to the course, including the PDO registration confirmation email. If still unable to find the link, please contact the person identified on the required training grid or contact the person identified in PDO.

Please review the Compliance Unit webpage for updated information regarding required compliance training.

If you switch to a new position, please take the training after your hire date to be paid at your new rate of pay.

If you switch to a new position, please take the training after your hire date to be paid at your new rate of pay.

There are some spring options and will be some fall options posted for the major mandatory professional learning requirements. The fall options will be shared in June. We believe it is valuable for as many staff as possible to engage in the required learning in the summer prior to working with students; especially when we are introducing new curriculum.