Facts about the Southeast RPDC

Facts about the Southeast RPDC

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	Bad Weather Policy: If the hosting district where the workshop is located, is closed due to bad weather, then our workshop will be cancelled. If the workshop is located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, and the Cape Girardeau 63 School District is closed due to bad weather, then we will cancel the workshop.

Southeast RPDC

One University Plaza, MS 0120

920 Broadway

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Ph: 573-651-5161

Fax: 573-651-2380

email: rpdc@semo.edu

Meet the RPDC Staff:

		Cheri Fuemmeler, Director
		Rebecca Rider, Assistant Director
		Carol Anderson, Administrative Assistant
		Karen Stover, Operations Specialist
		Lindy Baker, Administrative Assistant

The Southeast Regional Professional Development Center is one of nine regional professional development centers established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Funding of the Southeast RPDC is through an annual grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with monies generated by Senate Bill 380 and with support from Southeast Missouri State University. Membership fees of participating school districts also support the Southeast RPDC. Programs are offered on campus at Southeast Missouri State University and at five satellite locations: Sikeston Higher Education Center in Sikeston, Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Kennett Area Higher Education Center in Kennett, and Crisp Bootheel Education Center in Malden. Programs are also offered at member district host sites.
The Southeast RPDC is located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Southeast Region is comprised of sixteen counties:

	Bollinger	Pemiscot
	Butler	Perry
	Cape Girardeau	Ripley
	Carter	Scott
	Dunklin	Ste. Genevieve
	Madison	St. Francois
	Mississippi	Stoddard
	New Madrid	Wayne

The mission of all the Regional Professional Development Centers is to provide a wide range of services to meet the needs of teachers and administrators. Each center will differ from the others as the goal is to meet the district needs of professional educators of each region. The Southeast RPDC's mission is to improve student achievement for all students in Southeast Missouri by providing appropriate and timely professional development to school communities in our service area.
The first year for the Southeast RPDC was 1994-1995 and was a planning year. The second year saw the implementation of the plans and provided the basis for a promising future for the Center as needed services to the educators of the region were delivered.