Professional Development 

As part of this year's budget process, all funding for professional development was consolidated into a single holding account.  The Superintendent now has budgetary oversight and approval for all professional development.  Here is how the process should work.
 
1.  Determine the professional development needed and obtain some description of the event.
2.  Submit a request (form is attached) with the description to the Superintendent.
3.  If approved, the Superintendent will forward the request to the Business Office
4.  The Business Office will transfer funds from the holding account into your professional development account.
5.  Your request will be returned and you can enter the purchase order as you have always done before.


Professional Growth Plan (PGP)

The PGP is a foundational component of educator preparation, induction, professional certification, and ongoing professional growth. The PGP is developed based on a thorough self-assessment that considers current student learning and performance, capacity to effect that performance, feedback from colleagues and administrators, reflection, school and district improvementplans, and professional interests. The PGP will determine what types ofprofessional development activities you will participate in during the Core and what new learning you made need in order to meet standards in all areas.

Key Things to Remember

The PGP should be directly connected to student learning. That is, what new learning do you need to have a greater impact on student learning relative to the Criteria and Descriptions of Practice? How will you assess your success? That is, what evidence of student learning and performance will be useful to analyze?

The timeline of activities should primarily focus on your own professional development activities that are needed to improve student learning.  This might include coursework, workshops, conferences, book studies, etc.  You might select to also develop a timeline for implementing new strategies in your classroom and a plan for collecting evidence.