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professional development pl a n and handbook weaving a tapestry of student success 2

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table of contents 2011-2012 professional development committee 4 2011-2012 district calendar 5 pdc/clt evaluation 2011 6 professional development plan 7 professional development explanation and forms 8 collaborative learning time forms 10 guidelines for district credit hours 27 mission statement 28 professional staff development 29 budget 32 professional development procedural manual 33 new teacher induction program 40 2011-2012 mentor/mentee listing 42 mentor/mentee documentation 43 mps #2a through mps #16 forms 46 missouri educator certification classification renewals 58 moberly school district professional development committee meeting dates 2011-12 the committee will meet the third thursday of each month as listed at the moberly school district administration office at 4:00 p.m september 15 2011 october 20 2011 november 17 2011 december 15 2011 january 19 2012 february 16 2012 no march meeting april 19 2012 may 17 2012 3

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moberly school district professional development committee 2011-12 representative jay beets janet gladstone linda lute debbie carroll liz crutcher aundrea legrand dana ross laura beeler leah stein kim gaines building technical center sr high school north central regional hs middle school south park north park gratz brown elementary representative at large chair term ends 2012 2014 2013 2012 2014 2014 2012 2012 2012 central office representative assistant superintendent shine coordinator director of assessment 2012 2012 tara link ken bailey 4

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moberly school district pdc/clt evaluation 2010-2011 recorded by kim gaines assistant superintendent of c&i pd needs assessment ­ 21st century survey questions 1 what would you say is your comfort level in dealing with data extremely comfortable very comfortable comfortable in some instances comfortable rarely comfortable totally uncomfortable response 9.2 27.7 46.8 14.9 1.4 0 response count 13 39 66 21 2 0 2 how would you rate your overall satisfaction with the professional development in the following areas that you have available to you clt plc outside pd pdu very poor 4 5 5 5 poor 14 13 7 5 average 43 46 39 47 good 29 23 37 29 very good 40 41 38 36 excellent 10 9 13 9 rating average 3.84 3.80 3.97 3.86 response count 140 137 139 131 plc outside pdu pd 6

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moberly school district 2011-2012 professional development plan focus continue researching/implementing pbs k-12 continue to implement differentiated instruction through the plc process integrated technology math strategies etc pursue effective use of data management ­ web sis eat online swis etc each staff member of the moberly school district is responsible for understanding the missouri professional development guidelines these guidelines are available at the moberly school district website www.moberly.k12.mo.us each building level professional development committee member has a hard copy of these guidelines for review evaluation of the plan an evaluation of each activity outline will be accomplished through the use of evaluation sheets group discussions and future needs assessments surveys the pdc will meet in february 2012 to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the 2011-2012 professional development plan as well as the clt model the evaluation process will involve clt weekly evaluations parent surveys and staff clt surveys information gained from this meeting will be used to develop the 2012-2013 plan 7

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professional development explanation and forms this handbook contains information and forms that may be needed by any staff member to be involved in various professional development activities during a school year what is professional staff development at one time staff development was synonymous with sit and get sessions in which relatively passive participants were made aware of the latest ideas regarding teaching and learning from so-called experts today staff development includes high-quality ongoing training programs with intensive follow up and support as well as other growth-promoting processes such as study groups action research and peer coaching to name a few staff development is for everyone who affects students learning from the board of education central office administration principals teachers to classified/support staff and parents staff development is not the exclusive responsibility of the pdc it is the responsibility of everyone why do we have professional development the belief that learning about one s work is never finished-professional development is dynamic it is every educator s task to refine skills inquire into practice and construct craft knowledge while working with peers the explosion of educational research in the last 15 years has meant that in order to become an effective educator there is much more to know and apply concerning instruction learning and leadership according to the journal of staff development the minute educators stop their education they start down the road to incompetence staff development supports the ongoing development of new skills staff development cannot be confined to a few specific days in the school calendar but must be viewed as an ongoing job-embedded examination and development of new methods effective implementation of new techniques takes time and early trials may not be perfect new practices should be protected and nurtured rather than evaluated teachers with lifetime certification from another state and have not taught in missouri previously must write a professional development plan what are some kinds of professional development effective staff development uses a variety of staff development approaches to accomplish the goals of improving instruction and student success although there are many ways in which educators may learn training continues to be the dominant model examples of powerful designs follow how do i apply for different professional development opportunities teachers are frequently the target of reform but they exert relatively little control over professional development professional development opportunities are made available through the pdc and suggestions of administrators and staff be certain to communicate your needs and desires to the pdc representative from your building release time to observe another teacher or teachers in district budget in the pdc plan will allow release time for mentors to observe mentee or for mentee to observe mentor or other teachers in district arrangements can be made by filling out a mps#2 see staff development form section submit to your administrator for approval 8

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self-directed professional development discuss with your administrator fill out the form professional development opportunity moberly public school district and submit to the assistant superintendent of instruction see mps#9 in staff development form section continuing education units these are hours granted on the district salary schedule as the result of sixteen approved contact hours the information and necessary forms are included see section iv-a advance approval of graduate college classes for salary increments the enclosed form needs to be submitted to the superintendent s office prior to taking the class see form #2 in the staff development form section how do i apply for funding from the pdc it is necessary to seek approval of the professional opportunity desired first by your professional development representative and then by the administrator mps#2a and mps #2b a moberly pdc request rubric must be filled out and submitted with your request your building administrator may approve and send it on to the central office if approved you will be reimbursed for any expense not covered by a purchase order by submitting mps #3a and a mps#3b to your building representative with an actual expense report further you will need to discuss with your representative how you will share the information learned with your faculty or the district faculty 9

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north park clt form department/grade level members present smart goal common artifact/assessment teacher names of students taking assessment work in progress finished product artifacts attached notes p progressing n needs improvement u unsatisfactory s satisfactory totals what is our action plan to improve quality instruction and student learning 10

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what do we want them to learn target how do we know if they learned it measures share classroom strategies what will we do if they didn t learn it strategies what will we do if they did learn it strategies 11

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south park elementary team smart goal data analysis worksheet department/grade level team members smart goal of students scoring at proficiency or higher in will increase from to by the end of as measured by given between date strategies steps toward the completion of the goal responsibility who will get this done target dates when will the different stages be accomplished evaluation what will i use to assess my students success results what happened because of my actions 1 2 3 4 12

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collaborative learning time action plan what did we accomplish during week 1 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion what did we accomplish during week 2 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion what did we accomplish during week 3 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion what did we accomplish during week 4 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion 13

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what did we accomplish during week 5 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion what did we accomplish during week 6 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion what did we accomplish during week 7 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion what did we accomplish during week 8 of our study what will instruction look like in our classrooms next week because of today s discussion 14

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data collection teacher name of of students students taking the scoring assessment proficient of students nonproficient names of students who almost got it names of students who have a long way to go names of students who missed the boat 1 2 3 4 totals 15

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