SECTION+2+PLAN

Building a School Professional Development SECTION 2 Plan: **

> > > > > > > > > **A. Reflection ** > **In this section, school committees and staff are asked to reflect on previous professional development in the district and school and answer questions about the challenges anticipated this year in implementing professional development. It will also be very important to see the direct link between professional development for teachers and results that the school wants for its students. ****Please answer the following questions in section 2 A of the School Professional Development Plan ** >  > **Template: ** > **1. What were the positive aspects of previous professional development opportunities in the ** > **district or school that should be retained and replicated? ** > // The school distrcit offers PD workshops on technology such as smart board, general information about the internet that teachers ought to be aware of, and the district is in the beginning stages of PLC's. There was a symposium type day of PD that the teachers spent working in small groups discussing topics that the teachers found to be of their interest. // This is only my second year to the district, I am really not sure of any previous plans that were once in place. >  > ** 2. How did those opportunities address the needs of staff and enhance student learning? ** > // Smart board technology can enhance learning because it helps students engage in the learning process. The full day PD day was a one time opportunity and data was not collected offically however teachers seemed to like the concept beasyue it gave them an oportunity to choose what they were interested in to work on and teachers had the oportunity to dialgue with other teachers and reflect on their experinces. // I have currently only taken year I and year II training since I began working in this district, I felt that it was a lot of information to digest and at a very fast pace. However, all of the information is very relevent to the needs of my learners. The technology aspect of the training was very well put together, it really expanded my horizons in using technology in the classroom.  >  > ** 3. Through previous evaluations of the professional development program, has the school ** > ** been able to document how professional development is improving teacher practices and ** > **student learning? **//There has been no evaluation process that we know of.// The school is currently developming a PLC plan in three areas - technology, in-class support, and teaching strategies. In addition the departments have created content driven PLC's. >  > **If yes, describe how the task has been accomplished. ** >  > **4. How has previous professional learning been aligned to the district and school priorities ** > **<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">and key initiatives and programs? ** > //There has been no tangible means however the district's plan is to incorporate technology in the classroom.// > ​ **<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">5. What challenges has the district or school faced in the past in providing professional ** > <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">**development?** > //a.// //low test scores in mathematics// > b. include technology in the classroom > c. Improve student grades to reduce F's and D's d. the school if faced with having PD during after school hours which is after the school day. Reseach suggests that PD should be long term, and during the school day. e. teachers need to be given the time to work together collaboratively. f. providing professional development that is relevant and practical for teachers to engage in
 * Dan Duca
 * Tagen Jacobus
 * Jennifer Kitchen
 * Hope Stewart
 * Kim Theobald
 * ​ Not that I am aware of.
 * I feel that I have not been in disctrict long enough to completley answer this question.
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">6. How will these challenges be addressed in this School Professional Development Plan? **

//a. teachers engaging in working together in a PLC which focuses on teaching strategies. Teachers will have the opportunity to work together to share teaching strategies to improve student achievement.// b. A survey was conductd to determine if teachers would like the enage in the process of collaborative learning communties to improve teaching strategies. According to the data collected in the survey (100 particpants) 81% agreed that working collabortively would improve teaching stratgies opposed to 2% the disagreed the remainer was neutral <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">Assessment: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Effective professional development is focused on student learning. Therefore, the needs assessment ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">for professional development should be focused on school-specific student learning needs, as ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">identified in the school learning goals and other district/school student data. In Section B of the School Professional Development Template, school committees are asked to identify the needs-assessment strategies used to identify professional learning needs. The content of professional development is informed by analyzing student data that can be inclusive of achievement, ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">demographic, perception and school processes data. In preparation for analyzing a school’s ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">needs assessment choices the committee is asked to have a discussion with all stakeholders on the ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">definition of student success measures. **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> The high school has placed a higher standard on student achiement on standardized math scores. here is an in
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">1. What is the school’s definition of student achievement? Please consider the following **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">questions to guide your discussion: Is it high test scores on standardized tests? **
 * Possibly for our students to receive C's, B's, and A's with fewer D's and F's.
 * Improve student scores on the Biology EOC test is areas students scored low.

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> ** Is it improvement on local assessments? ** <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> no Not sure what "local" assessments refers to.

**Or should the definition include other positive student outcomes such as confidence in academic and social situations, student responsibility for learning, or the ability to apply new skills to real life situations?** //The High school principal has implemented 21 targets for improvement// (see attached) The targets touch on attendance, D's and F's and so forth, from what Dan is talking about.

//not identified// not clear or identified- HOW?
 * What changes in student behavior are we trying to create?**

//higher standardized test scores and a greater number of studnets going to 4 yr schools// Improved standardized test scores and higher letter grades and lower individuals with poor grades Reaching out to "at risk students" to make sure there is a plan in place for post graduate students and that they have the life skills that they need. <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> FROM SURVEY - agree- survey
 * What will student success look like in our school?**
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">This definition should be developed with input from the entire faculty. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">2. Include both the school-based performance data as well as other information identified ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">as evidence of professional learning needs of staff. These might include formal and informal ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">surveys of teachers, focus groups with teacher teams, team documentation of ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">goals and outcomes, or other identified needs from other key stakeholders, including ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">staff, students, parents and community members. **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> The TEACHING STRATEGIES PLC (TSPLC) conducted a survey sent to all educators at the high school via the program Zoomerang. The TSPLC reviewed the data and is in the process of compiling all the data sent in by the teachers at WOHS. The "Teaching Strategies PLC" conducted a 10 question survey seeking staff opinions of effective teaching strategies, willing to be open to new ideas and share ideas and availability to do so within school hours. Data is being collected, waiting on 26 more survey's then will compile the data into a presentation format to draw conclusions where and what teachers may want from their colleagues.
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">3. Provide a brief narrative of how the school committee is using school-based performance ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">and other data to drive the professional development needs in the school. Be specific. **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> See attached from school web page <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> Teachers <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">C. Professional Development Goals for the School: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">When developing the goals for a school’s professional development, ensure that these goals derive ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">from established student learning goal(s), overall district priorities and academic initiatives, and reflect needs of staff based on student and teacher needs analysis processes. In Section C of the ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">School Professional Development Template the school teams is asked to: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">1. List the school’s established student learning goals and other learning needs. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">These should: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• be based on school district goals; **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• be aligned to school improvement plans; **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• be based on an analysis of the Needs Assessment Data; **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• support enhanced student learning; and **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• be measurable and attainable. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">2. List your school’s professional development goals. These should be specific, **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">a. Specific: Be specific about what is to be accomplished **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">b. Measurable: Identify how the goal will be measured **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">c. Attainable: Ensure the capacity exists to accomplish the goal **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">d. Results Based: Identify the benchmarks and outcomes for the goal **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> all PD should be part of the school culture and long term rather than short term
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">e. Time-bound: Set a specific timeframe for completing the goal **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> A. See attached from school web page (see below) Welcome to the Professional Developmet Web Portal. This site lists staff development courses offered in the district and provides additional informatio on professional development. Please check the current staff development program for a listing of available courses for this semester.
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">3. Provide an explanation of how your professional development goals align with your **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">school goals. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">D. School Professional Development Opportunities **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">The New Jersey Professional Development Standards provide direction for the process of professional development. This includes the use of student and school data to identify professional learning priorities, the research to support decision making, the adult learning strategies and protocols that are used to support the outcomes of the learning, and the collaborative structures that support collective responsibility for student learning. The Professional Development Standards also provide guidance on the content of professional development focused on equity, teacher quality, and parent involvement. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">In Section D of the School Professional Development Template: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">1. Describe the professional development structures and designs in the school. For instance, ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">will professional development be offered for team based learning, online learning, workshops ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">or other venues? **

teachers to access the district's network resources by providing training can certification in the use of essential networking and computer skills. Participants will receive 1/2 credit for completion of the 7 1/2 hours of Tier I training as follows: First Session: Hardware, Windows Management, Network and File Management (2 ½ hours) Second Session: E-mail (2 ½ hours) Third Session: Internet (2 ½ hours) mastered these Tier I proficiencies will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their competency through performance-based activities in drop-in classes that will be announced. B. Each department will have a professional learning communitry (PLC) that will address content areas. a. How the topics of study be determined? b. Will the areas of study be teacher or supervisor driven C. School PLC's will be in the area of teaching strategies at the high school level. a.
 * __Please note: Tier I certification is a prerequisite for all computer courses__**. Tier I training enables
 * Assessment for Tier I proficiencies: Staff members who are confident that they already have

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> A partnership between WOHS and MSUNER exists <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">There will be departmental/subject area PLC's and in addtion technology, in-class support, and teaching strategies PLC's <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> That will be determined by the PLC members
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Will partnerships be developed with universities, county colleges, and other educational organizations to support adult learning in the schools? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Will schools partner grade levels or departments? **
 * How will teams look at student work or create common assessments together?**

The PLCs will operate independently of one another. Teachers will be teamed base on their comfort level to work together as a cohort selecting what their interest level
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">How will teams be supported in observing the practices of other team members? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">How will learning opportunities for teachers address the needs of all student populations (ELL, Bilingual, Special Needs, G and T, etc.)? **

We did not explore these areas <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">In this section describe the varieties of contexts in which professional development will be offered **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">rather than a listing of trainings or a catalog of events. **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> ​
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">2. What are some of the key NJ Core Curriculum Content Standard areas on which the **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">school will focus their professional development? **
 * English/ Language Arts (new standards)
 * Technology Standards

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;"> **<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">E. Professional Development Resources ** <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">3. Indicate the connection between student learning goals and the professional development **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">within the school. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">4 How will the school communicate the professional development plan to all staff members? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">New Jersey Professional Development Standards stress the importance of context in relation to effective professional development. This includes the importance of building learning communities, **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">leadership and resources. Resources such as time, staff support, outside expertise, access to data, ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">technology and leadership are essential in realizing achievement of professional development goals ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">and are an important element of planning. This section of the plan is where a school team lists resources needed to support the professional development. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">In Section E of the School Professional Development Plan Template, **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> //FROM SURVEY//
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">1. Include a description of time allocation and supporting resources needed to meet the **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">professional development goals. Collaborative school teams can indicate how time for **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">professional learning is created. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">For instance, is time provided for professional learning **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">in interdisciplinary, grade level, or content area collaborative teams and staff meetings? **

//FROM SURVEY// <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> //FROM SURVEY//
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Do teachers use planning time for collaborative professional learning? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">What resource materials and consultant expertise are provided for professional learning? **

//FROM SURVEY// <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;"> **<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">F. Ongoing Assessment and Evaluation of the School ** <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">2. Identify the resources and structures in place in the school that demonstrate that the **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">school community values and nurtures quality professional development for adult learners. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">These might include dedicated professional learning days or summer or after school **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">opportunities. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">Professional Development Plan **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">An effective evaluation process provides important information about the implementation of your **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">School Professional Development Plan that can help to assure that professional development is continually improving in the school. It provides the opportunity for the School Professional Development Committee to reflect on their school’s professional development goals and to determine if the goals were met. Evaluation needs to be a systematic, purposeful process of studying, reviewing, and analyzing data gathered from different sources to determine the impact of the professional development. **
 * //<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Black;">Tool 13.1 //****//<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Eight Smooth Steps by Joellen Killion of the National Staff Development Council is a helpful resource. It contains a summary of the key steps for evaluating professional development. These steps provide a systematic way to think about how to evaluate the success of the School Professional Development Plan. Professional development should consider (1) teacher response to the professional development; (2) the impact of professional development on teacher practice; and (3) the impact on student learning. After reviewing the eight steps, please include answers to the following questions in Section F of the //**
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">1. What knowledge, skills or behaviors will educators learn as a result of the School Professional **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Development Plan and what evidence will you have to indicate staff has learned **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">new skills? **

<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> Teachers at WOHS have a strong sense of PLC's since out of 100 teachers polled 81% agree to work collaboratively in the areas of classroom management (56%), Alternative assessment (55%), differentiated instruction (50%), cooperative learning (42%), questioning techniques (32%), lesson openers (31%) closure (26%), formative assessments (24%), scaffolding (24%), and summative assessments (24%) There are other areas that teachers would like to engage in however those totals are less than 20%.

//FROM SURVEY// The areas that teachers can use to determine students' skills and knowledge include portfolios, alternative assessment, summative assessment, adn formative assessment. <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> //FROM SURVEY//
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">2. What student data will be used to determine how these knowledge, skills or behaviors impacted **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">student learning? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">3. What additional data is needed to support the program evaluation process? **

//FROM SURVEY// 5. What data are needed to answer the evaluation questions? ** //FROM SURVEY// <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> //FROM SURVEY// <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> //FROM SURVEY// <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> //FROM SURVEY// <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;"> **<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Medium','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Medium;">G. School Professional Development Plan Summary ** <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;"> <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">4. How will the School Professional Development Plan encourage job-embedded collaboration **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">and what is the evidence to support this? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">School teams should also use existing data from the school district such as student achievement results on standardized tests, but should also think about how to gain input about its relevance to teachers and whether it impacted their practice. For instance, the School Professional Development **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Committee might consider the following questions: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• How might you consider holding focus groups to get teacher input on needed **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">professional learning? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• How might you conduct surveys of staff and stakeholders to get input on **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">opportunities to offer? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">• How will you examine and tabulate individual evaluation forms from specific **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">events or team meetings to determine usefulness of professional learning offered **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">in the past that you might repeat for other staff? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">Each school must create a one to two page summary of the important components of the school professional development plan. This summary will become a part of the district plan and will help to inform the district professional development plan. Please provide a short narrative description for each of the sections of the plan: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">1. Reflection: Identify key elements of previous professional development you will leverage **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">in the new plan.. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">2 Needs Assessment: Submit the school definition of student achievement. Identify key findings **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">from needs assessments. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">3. Professional Development Goals: Identify the professional development goals connected **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">to the student learning goals for the school/district. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">4. Professional Development Opportunities: Identify the processes and structures the school **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">will use to provide professional learning opportunities. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">5. Professional Development Resources: Identify the resources that will ensure professional **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">learning is ongoing. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">6 ****<span style="font-family: 'QuaySansITC-Book','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: QuaySansITC-Book;">. Evaluation: Identify your goals for evaluation of your professional development in the first **