SuccessFactors Online Course Catalog

This course provides an overview of the arts standards implemented in 2018.

The goal of this training is to introduce foundational knowledge about the 2019 MN Academic Standards in Science, and to build confidence in guiding students to meet them in your classroom.

Learn the proper procedures for how to administer the Minneapolis Preschool Instrument-Revised (MPSI-R); which ensures that each child gets the same presentation of the MPSI-R screener.

Learn about the functionality of SID, along with how best to support students in regards to their Chromebooks.

From this course, employees in Adult Education Department will learn how to:

• Articulate the goals and mission of Adult Education.
• Contact the correct administrator or program leader when you have questions or need tasks completed.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct.
• Use MPS technologies, such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams and Sharepoint, and EdTech Tools.

The goals of this course are to:

1. understand how LSS can support you as a teacher
2. learn the fundamentals of EdTech tools
3. identify and learn how to overcome common student issues
4. understand how to work effectively with a partner teacher

The BTA is a collaborative process during which a school-based team, with support from the EMSS team, come together to assess if a MPS student has the potential to harm others.

Audience: This course is for specific employees including principals, assistant principals, social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses.

Special Education Assistants (SEAs) can complete this course as prepare to take the Department of Human Services Community First Services and Supports Certification course.

Learn about the BRIDGE Assessment which evaluates early literacy, writing, and phonemic awareness. As a result of taking this training, you'll understand how to analyze data to determine next steps.

Learn the fundamentals of Communication, including how to:

• define communication
• identify communication types
• choose the right approach for communication delivery
• remove miscommunication barriers

Duration: 6-8 hours

Compliance training is information all MPS employees are required to know. Compliance training is mandated by MPS policies, or by laws and regulations passed at either the State or Federal level. 

By making compliance training a priority at Minneapolis Public Schools, we can create a safer and better workplace culture which focuses on building and maintaining trust.

Timeline

1. All employees must take Compliance training during a designated time each year, to fulfill State and Federal law requirements.
2. As a new employee, you need to complete Compliance training within the first 30 days of being hired.

Learn about the four blocks of CLI. Additionally, this training explains:

• how to determine if your students require emergent vs. conventional interventions
• how to incorporate assistive technology and CORE vocabulary in literacy instruction
• how to create daily/weekly lessons and schedules for reading comprehension and word study

Learn how to implement each component of the four components of Comprehensive Literacy Instruction (CLI) in your classroom. This method of structuring your pedagogy operates under two important assumptions: all students do not learn in the same way and all students can learn to read and write.

Test your ability to identify phishing attacks in this micro training course.

Identify phishing attempts and learn appropriate responses to cyberattacks.

After completing this course, you'll be able to:

• Describe the dangers of social engineering attacks.
• Identify social engineering attacks.
• Protect yourself and others from social engineering attacks.
• Report social engineering attacks.

CWS employees can learn how to support students with special dietary needs.

This course examines the role of ESPs and their support of students, shares characteristics of the 13 disability areas recognized by the MN Department of Education (MDE) and explores key evidence based strategies to support engagement.

This course meets the one clock hour for MDE relicensure and meets the renewal condition for early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents.

The goal of this course is to:

• Practice when to send an email.
• Understand the purposes of email.
• Write effective, clear, concise, and actionable emails.
• Know how to plan, draft, revise, edit and send an email.

The goal of this training is to make certain you have the knowledge, skills, and mindsets required to keep our students, families, and staff safe and secure.

This course meets the English Language Learner training requirement for Minnesota teacher license renewal.

Learn the due process timelines and laws, how to give equitable evaluations, as well as how to give assessments and write up reports in EdPlan.

In this course you'll learn about:

• the importance of Site Councils to the MPS community
• your responsibilities for Site Councils
• resources available from MPS to support your Site Council
• the implementation process of a Site Council at your site

This course goes over the rules and regulations of a purchase card and managing your transactions through Access Online.

This course covers the SRM Shopping process.

This course covers the the appropriate ways to fundraise money and how to spend it in an ethical manner.

This course covers the grants process; from the grant application process through the closeout process.

The goal of this training is to help Early Childhood Education staff understand the purpose and components of the IGDIs assessment.

The goal of this training is to help Early Childhood Education staff understand the purpose and components of the IGDIs assessment.

Learn how to:

• administer classes in SuccessFactors
• how to prepare for a class
• and know how and when to hand out blue cards for iNCI certification.

Learn how to write IEPS, and prepare for IEP meetings.

This course provides a brief introduction to restrictive procedures and their expected use in MPS. 

The goal of this training is to provide insight and knowledge to hiring managers and members of the interview team around the MPS Interview and Select Process.

The goal of this course is to get you comfortable using the Poly Studio camera.

NOTE: The Poly Studio camera is currently only available to a limited number of 6-12 classroom teachers.

This all staff course introduces Behavioral Threat Assessments (BTAs).

By completing this training, you'll be able to explain technology integration models and apply impactful technology use for your classroom.

This course introduces you to the graduation requirements of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) district.

Completing this course will prepare you to:

• Articulate the importance of onboarding.
• Understand onboarding goals at MPS.
• Build onboarding plans for new employees.
• Plan effective onboarding activities.

This course serves as a guide on how to improve communication skills and continues your leadership development.

Employee retention is an issue that affects all members of MPS. By building relationships with employees, understanding the signs of retention risk, and conducting retention stay interviews, you can help to foster an environment of inclusion and positivity where employees want to stay.

Welcome to the Leadership PD Training series! This course serves as a foundation for your new leadership development.

This course provides insights and proven practices on how to model professional behavior, how to facilitate change, and offers guidance on leading through change and challenging times.

This course is for:

• counselors
• social workers
• nurses
• and others

The goals of this course are to:

• Understand what the LCTS program is.
• Identify what programs the LCTS program funds within MPS.
• Respond to the random moments survey.
• Correctly code your time in line with the study's guidelines.

Gain a fundamental understanding of curriculum compacting for Math in Minneapolis Public Schools.

This course is required for all staff who will be administering medication to students.

In addition to this training, all staff will be required to go through an in-person training with the Licensed School Nurse (LSN) at their school.

This training covers how to safely administer and store student medication in accordance with all federal, state, and district policies.

This training course explains the color coded microfiber and cart cleaning system.

Learn about the warning signs, symptoms, and effects of Abusive Head Trauma (AHT).

The goal of this course is to support staff in the continued incorporation and improvement of MPS and MN state health and safety procedures.

As part of the Minneapolis Kids Child Development series, this course explores how children develop cognitive, mental processes.

As part of the Minneapolis Kids Child Development series, this course explores how children develop linguistically.

The goal of this course is to inform Minneapolis Kids staff of safety practices that meet DHS quality standards, and best practices in school age care.

As part of the Minneapolis Kids Child Development series, this course explores how children develop physically.

The goal of this course is to inform Minneapolis Kids staff of safety practices that meet DHS quality standards, and best practices in school age care.

As part of the Minneapolis Kids Child Development series, this course explores how children develop socially and emotionally.

Become familiar with the mission of Minneapolis Kids, the three components that make up high-quality school-age care, your responsibilities as a staff member, and professionalism in the workplace.

Welcome to MPS! This course covers how our employees receive training and professional development.

Additionally, we'll offer guidance on getting started with your technology to access our training resources.

This course covers the fundamentals of opioid abuse and how to administer Narcan Nasal Spray, an antidote to opioid overdose.

The overarching goals in the Critical Response Protocol (CRP) are for participants to practice noticing what they see in a work of art by describing the work’s elements or characteristics as a form of visual literacy. Through the protocol, participants also make connections between the artwork and their own lived experience.

Works may elicit emotional responses and raise questions for participants.

The overarching goals in the Critical Response Protocol (CRP) are for participants to practice noticing what they see in a work of art by describing the work’s elements or characteristics as a form of visual literacy.

Duration: 8 hours or longer

Learn about how race was constructed, the implications it carries, and the impact that it has on our classrooms.

Plant Operations employees can learn how to use the SRM shopping system to make purchases.

This training is for EL Leads with Pre-Kindergarten students in their building.

Learn about the preLAS assessment.

Learn the standardized procedure to enroll students in preschool programs at Minneapolis Public Schools.

Improve your writing skills.

Learn the fundamentals about the iSeries Promethean panel.

Learn the fundamentals for prompting type and hierarchy. Analyze current prompting levels and identify necessary changes.

The MPS AofT Process allows new teachers and related service professionals to earn a financial compensation.

Learn how to complete the ProPay 2.0 Action Research project.

This course will introduce the concept of discourse and the phases of the Socratic Seminar.

Socratic Seminar is a process for engaging students in discourse and inquiry. Just as Socrates taught by perplexing his students, the Socratic Seminar process demands that participants question everything from their own perspectives to the authority of the author.

This courses reinforces the graduation requirements for the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) District.

Special Education Assistants (SEA) have a vital role in providing students with high-quality special education services. This training explores why and how SEAs are expected to provide student-centered support in the areas of promoting independence, fostering inclusion and teaching self-advocacy.

Learn about account codes and their structure at MPS.

In this training we'll cover everything you need to know about viewing and managing your school or department budget.

This course is for clerical staff who support the Conference Billing process at their site.

In this training, staff will learn:

• about the Conference Billing Form
• how to use the Absence Management System to run reports
• how to use the Admin Portal/Conference Billing System to update budget codes
• how to complete a Journal Entry in SAP to correct incorrect charges related to Conference Billing

This training will cover the knowledge and transactions required to display and manage your school or department staffing needs in SAP.

This training we will cover the transactions needed to display and review the details of a purchase order (PO), complete a goods receipt, and cancel a goods receipt.

In this training we'll cover the basics of navigating and using SAP.

All SAP users are required to complete this training before they will be granted access to the system.

By completing this course, you'll learn why and how SEAs complete Time and Effort Reporting.

The goal of this training is to provide MPS staff with the information needed to create a culture of Service Excellence.

Learn about web accessibility practices, along with how to use SharePoint. SharePoint is online tool used to manage the MPS Staff Intranet.

This course goes over the social media best practices for using Facebook.

This course goes over the social media best practices for using Instagram.

This course covers the basics of Social Media and how MPS uses Social Media to connect with our MPS community.

This course covers platform-specific information including: how algorithms work, how content is found, and how to stand out.

The goals of this course are to provide SEAs with:

1. instructions on common tasks
2. methods for interacting with teachers and students
3. model appropriate choices and behaviors when interacting with our MPS community

By completing this course you'll be able to:

1. articulate the value ESPs bring to our schools
2. implement strategies to create a welcoming environment for ESPs
3. carry out the best practices for onboarding ESPs
4. create fruitful collaboration between ESPs, teachers, staff, and families

This training gives teachers, math specialists, administrators, and other staff an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of Telescoped Math at MPS.

This training explains the use of the Cleaning Companion System, which is used in addition to the Microfiber Cart System to keep MPS restrooms to MPS’ high sanitary standards.

The objectives of this course are to:

• Practice communication skills.
• Prepare for returning to school.
• Know what to do the day students return to school.
• Prepare to transition from the beginning of the school year to the regular school year.

This course is an overview of the Transportation Coordinator role.

Accommodations/modifications are extremely important elements of a Student's Individual Education Plan (IEP).

This online training provides foundational knowledge to help staff members gain a better understanding of what accommodations and modifications are, and how they're used to help increase student achievement.

The goal of this training is to:

• Explore important facts and confront biases about Latino/a/x culture.
• Discuss the varied assets of Latino/a/x students and families in our community.
• Focus on practices and strategies to build relationships based on respect, trust, and personal care.
• Support staff in implementing the MPS Climate Framework in their work.

Learn how to make websites accessible to all people with disabilities.

Learn the purpose, concepts, and benefits associated with online shopping.

Learn how to approve a shopping cart, and recognize when you have a pending approval waiting for your action.

Learn how to safely connect to Wi-Fi and browse the internet.

Learn how to communicate effectively by incorporating plain language into your writing skills.

Build awareness, and share strategies for the prevention and response of youth suicide.