1. STAFF Quality and Development
Strategic Plan
Goal Area #2

2. Support and Grow High Quality Teachers
Objective #1
Support and Grow High Quality Teachers
and Staff

3. Objective #1 Initiatives
Professional development aligned to Strategic Plan
Evaluation training
Teacher development and recognition
New teacher induction program

4. 16-17 Action Items for aligned PD plan
Accomplished
Develop District Professional Development Plan aligned to strategic goals and objectives for each year
Communicate district PD plan to principals
Develop and present aligned PD

5. *2016-17 Professional Development Plan *
uncan Public Schools
Professional Development Plan
Introduction
The Duncan Public School District is committed to a tradition of excellence in developing students to their full potentials in an environment which fosters responsibility, productive citizenship, and lifelong learning. This Professional Development Plan was created to support teachers’ instructional practices that promote growth and success for all students in accordance with the district’s mission. Professional Development is a necessary component to ensure that teachers have the tools and skills to deliver effective curriculum, instruction and assessment. Professional development must be thoughtfully planned, implemented evaluated in order that each educator can meet the needs of each student.
Identification of Focus Areas
Professional development for will be focused on the following:
Skills needed for Professional learning communities to
Include:
Assessment design- Formative and Summative
Standards based grading and reporting
Curriculum mapping
Lesson and Unit design
Data analysis
* Professional Development Plan *
Professional Learning Communities
Project Based Learning
Standards based teaching and assessments
Skills needed to provide support for ELL students
Skills needed for effective phonics instruction for K-2 teachers:
Wilson training
Curriculum development
Response to Intervention ( RtI)
Professional Development team
Chairperson- Christy Clark
Members:
Sandy Ferguson- DMS
Holly Kelly- DHS
Denise Clark- DHS
Heather Morphew- Horace Mann
Misty Blanton- Pre K
Plato
Emerson
Dana Jackson- Mark Twain
Rebecca Ward- Woodrow Wilson
- Counselor
- ADE
Allison Lovett- District Curriculum

6. Technology Integration
Google Apps for Education
Chromebooks as a teaching and learning tool
Other technology skills as needed for teacher effectiveness

7. Skills needed to support Individualized Learning Pathways for students
Career Pathways
Skills needed to support Individualized Learning Pathways for students
Advanced Placement training for teachers
In addition the district will provide mandated training to required staff on:
CPR for identified staff
Identification of homeless students
Identification of abused or neglected students
Safety in the workplace and procedures to protect from blood borne pathogens

8. 16-17 Action Items for Initiative #2 Evaluation Training Accomplished
Provide training/review for all evaluators on the evaluation tools and processes
Provide training/ review for all teachers
In process
Create and administer a survey to evaluate understanding of the TLE process
by teaching staff

9. Action Item for 16-17 Initiative #3
Teacher Development and Recognition
*Not Started
Develop a recognition program for teachers
attending AP training

10. Action Items for Initiative #4
Ongoing
Research Teacher and induction programs
for new teachers at other schools
Accomplished/Ongoing
Use PLCs to grow and support teacher needs

11. The importance of induction:
The purpose of a new teacher induction program is to improve the capacity of the district to attract, induct, and retain talented, enthusiastic, and dedicated teachers who will impact and develop talented, enthusiastic and dedicated
DUNCAN STUDENTS!

12. Great Teachers Matter!
The individual achievement of children is highly dependent on the effectiveness of the teacher, and the impact of ineffective or unqualified teachers across years dooms children to instructional losses that cannot be regained.

13. Why Do We Need Induction?
Teacher attrition is a problem with a number of implications, not the least of which is the teacher shortage.
Most of teacher attrition is a result of factors such as: inadequate pay, lack of administrative support, poor workplace conditions, student related issues, lack of collegiality with peers, low morale, and amount of time required for the paperwork involved (Bickmore, D. L., Bickmore, S. T., & Hart, L, 2005).

14. They’re LEAVING!!
Almost half of all new teachers leave the profession within the first five years, creating a difficult model where more teachers leave the teaching profession compared to teachers entering the profession (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003).

15. What the Research Says
Comprehensive induction proves most effective at keeping good teachers in the classroom. Studies demonstrate that new teacher turnover rates can be cut in half through comprehensive induction:
a combination of high-quality mentoring, professional development and support, scheduled interaction with other teachers in the school and in the larger community, and formal assessments for new teachers during at least their first two years of teaching.
- T. Smith and R. Ingersoll (2004)

16. Comprehensive Induction
Comprehensive Induction in DPS program should include:
New Educator Orientation
Mentor Program
Support teams (i.e. staff development site member, department /grade level head, Instructional coaches)
Courses and Workshops for beginning educators
Courses and Workshops for mentors
Formal Evaluation

17. Impact of Sustainable Induction Programs
Improved teacher retention and successful induction programs save districts money (cite New Teacher Center, Villar, Measuring the Benefits and Costs of Mentor-Based Induction.
Improved teacher retention and successful induction programs ensure increased levels of student achievement (Tapping the Potential, 2004).

18. Objective #2
Recruit and Retain Quality Teachers

19. 16-17 Action Item for Initiative #1 Accomplished/ Ongoing
Marketing Plan
Accomplished/ Ongoing
Decide WHAT to promote about the district and town?
Oklahoma STEM Community/ DISTRICT