1. Professional DevelopmentBuilding-Based Committees 2012-2013 Believe Understand, and Realize Goals

4. School-Based PD Committee Training Plan for training today • What is our role in Professional Development? • The overall goal of our PD committee work is to eventually turn the planning of professional learning to the teachers and principals versus central office • What do we need to do? • How do we impact our school? • Questions?

5. Professional Development Requirements • 100 Hours Every 5 Years • Current cycle (9/1/2010 – 8/31/2015) • District and Schools must have approved PD plans by the County and Local School Board • Each teacher must have PDP • Must be aligned to Professional Standards for Teachers

6. More on Professional Development • Required by code (N.J.A.C. 6A: 9-15) • Each School District Must Have: • Local Professional Development Committee • 4 teachers; 2 district administrators • District Professional Development Plan • Elected by Collective Bargaining Unit • Chaired by teacher; administration serve as support/facilitators • School-Based Professional Development Committee • At least 3 teachers; principal or designee • Individual School Professional Development Plan • Elected by Collective Bargaining Unit • Chaired by teacher • Principal’s/Designee role is to ensure the PD plan is successful

7. Local Professional Development Committee (District) • Assess District Professional Development Needs • Plan and implement PD activities in alignment with the PD standards • Develop school district mentoring plan

8. District Professional Development • Local Building Professional Development Committee: • Steven Voehl (Chair) – KHS • Roz Simek – BMS • Lissa Weldon – JCCS • Sharon Moschetta – PMRS

9. School-Based Professional Development Committee • Guides local PD at the school level • Develops goals for PD: • Must be identified by student and teacher needs • Bridge communication between the school and district regarding teacher needs for training • Work with school principal to procure resources so PD can be successful

10. Professional Development • Principal’s job • Support the PD committee’s plan • Gets the committee what they need to be successful (resources, survey data, etc.) • Guides committee toward district and school goals based on authentic data • Serves as a liaison to the teachers on the committee

11. PD Plan Requirements • Professional Development Committee Model • Staff driven • Data Driven • Related to achievement • Goals developed MUST be supported by data • Must be ongoing and should be job-embedded • Research based and linked to standards (Teacher) • Must be evaluated as a whole, but PD should not be an evaluative model for individuals

12. Local Professional Development Plan • Should benefit the district (students) and the individual teacher • Aligned to code and statute • Professional Learning Communities Requirement • Should be both vertical and horizontal • Goal: To build the teacher toolkit and array of skills • Which benefits the students socially, emotionally, and academically • Aligns to district initiatives

13. Professional Development Structure

14. Believe, Understand, and Realize Goals Non-Negotiables Graduatesthat are prepared and inspired to make positive contributions to society

15. Local Professional Development Plan • Three areas to be targeted: • Curriculum • Instruction • Educational and Assistive Technology • Avenues • Horizontal (PD School-Based in afternoon sessions) • Vertical (PD District in morning sessions) • Half-Days • Full-Day PD • Internal and External PD offerings • PD Academy (afterschool)

16. General Parts of the School Plan

17. Professional Development Process

18. Steps for 2012-2013 PD Plan By April 1st • Conduct Needs Assessment which is aligned to curriculum, instruction, and educational/assistive technology (School-Based) • Surveys • Anecdotal Notes • Data already collected • Interest

19. Steps for 2012-2013 PD Plan By April 15th • Review Needs Assessment Data • Develop School-Wide PD Goals with outcomes in each of the three defined areas • Goals should be measurable

20. Steps for 2012-2013 PD Plan By May 1st • Submit goals to Dr. Tramaglini’s Office By May 5th • Goals Returned to School-Based PD Committee On or around May 5th • Second round of training for School-Based Committee – will work on plans • New district PDPs unveiled • PDPs due last day of school attached to evaluations