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Regional Professional Development Center – RPDC

The mission of the Heart of Missouri RPDC is to build the capacity of educators through high quality professional learning to maximize student achievement. We aim to improve outcomes for all students by providing effective and timely professional development to school communities.

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Regional Professional Development Center – RPDC

Welcome to the Heart of Missouri Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC), one of nine regional professional development centers located in the state of Missouri. Established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), RPDCs are designed to serve the professional development needs of public school teachers and leaders. The Heart of Missouri RPDC serves 57 school districts in 200+ buildings in the central/east region of the state, covering Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Gasconade, Howard, Lincoln, Miller, Moniteau, Montgomery, Morgan, Osage, and Warren counties.






Impact

RPDC engaged with 177 school districts statewide during the period of July 2021 to January 2022 and had over 6,000 contacts with teachers and leaders.
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Contact

Ginny Vandelicht
  mucoerpdc@missouri.edu
  573-882-0859
  https://education.missouri.edu/rpdc/

Location

  611 Conley Rd, Columbia, MO 65201, USA

More Information

https://education.missouri.edu/rpdc/

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