1. PD Plan Agenda August 26, 2008 PBTE Indicators Track
PD Requirements/Options
Documentation
Principal Involvement in Development & Review
Sample Ideas
Due Date: Oct. 1, to the Principal

2. Purpose of the PD Plan
To encourage and support continued professional growth with resulting applications in the classroom.

3. PBTE Indicators Related to Professional Development
V. Professionalism
B. The teacher seeks professional development and applies knowledge gained.
The teacher participates in course-work, workshops, conferences, and other activities appropriate to professional growth, which are consistent with personal growth and district identified needs.
The teacher will work cooperatively to develop and implement a professional development plan.
The teacher uses self-assessment and evaluation feedback to improve performance.
The teacher builds professional relationships with colleagues that foster increased student learning.
The teacher explores and applies knowledge and information about effective educational methods.

4. Tracks Track I.a. Track I.b. Track II General Timeline Years 1-3
Years 6 on
Exceptions to General Timeline for Experienced Teachers New to District
1st Year;
1 year minimum
2nd Year;
Successfully completed Tracks I.a. & I.b.
PD Plan
Yearly

5. Track I. a. Professional Development Expectations:
Inexperienced Hires
New Teacher Institute
2 Year Mentor Program
District & Building Professional Development
(PD Day, PLCs, etc.)
Technology Training
Experienced Hires
District & Building Orientations
BOTH
Develop an individual professional development plan based on interest
and needs. (The above activities may be used as strategies to achieve
your individual goal.)

6. Track I. b. PD Plan Expectations:
Participate in PLCs
Participate in District & Building Professional Development
Develop an individual professional development plan based on interest and needs that may include one or more of the following
--Peer Coaching Team
--Support through the Staff Development Center
--Working with a tenured teacher
--Serve as a Mentor
--Serve as a PLC Facilitator
--Other Individualized/Collaborative Professional Activity

7. Track II PD Plan REQUIREMENTS:
Select from the following options:
Mentor Teacher which includes
Mentor Training
2 years work with new teacher and associate how this experience has affected the teacher’s own practice
Individualized/Collaborative Professional Activity around any of these
Instruction
Curriculum
Assessment
Program Development
Technology
Other
Has a relationship with specific PBTE indicators and school improvement goals
PLC Facilitator which includes
Facilitator Training
Serve as PLC Facilitator and associate how this experience has affected the teacher’s own practice
MAY BE A MULTI-YEAR DESIGN
MAY INVOLVE COLLABORATION WITH COLLEAGUES
MAY REVISE OR CHANGE THE PLAN WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR AT ANY TIME

8. Documentation
I.a.
&
I.b.
As identified in the PDP– options include certificates, logs, agendas
reflections, summaries, action research data, parent communications, student work, copies of documents, forms, portfolio ( lesson plans, assessments, pictures, videos), grade reports, etc. that demonstrates professional growth in an identified area.
II.
Mentor Option:
Certificate agenda, sign
Log of times & dates of observations & conferences
Reflection paper of the experience and its effect on teacher practices.
Individualized/ Collaborative Professional Activity Option:
As identified in the PDP– options include reflections, summaries, logs, certificates, action research data, parent communications, student work, copies of documents, forms, etc. that demonstrates professional growth in an identified area.
PLC Facilitator Option:
Certificate, agenda, sign-in
Question: require certificates for participation in mentor & PLC facilitator training?

9. Administrator Involvement
Develop the PD Plan for their track prior to Oct. 1.
Turn the PD Plan in to their administrator by Oct. 1 yearly.
Yearly conference with the principal about progress on the PD Plan at a time to be determined.

10. Individual Professional Development Plan Sample Ideas
When writing your goal for professional development consider the following:
Does it lead to student achievement?
Can you provide evidence of attainment?
Does it correlate to the Performance Based Teachers’ Evaluation?

11. Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL

12. YOU ONLY NEED ONE GOAL
Examples of Individual Professional Development Goals:
During the __________________ school year I will…
Develop and implement teaching techniques and strategies that address a variety of learning modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.).
Provide for individual differences among students by developing and implementing remediation activities.
Provide for individual differences among students by developing and implementing meaningful enrichment activities.
Develop and implement instructional strategies that encourage self-esteem and help to motivate students.
Develop (mathematics) activities to encourage creative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Use a variety of assessment techniques to evaluate student progress.
Implement a behavior management program that promotes self-discipline and maintains appropriate student behaviors.
Utilize technology as a tool to enhance student learning and motivation.
Correlate computer lab activities to classroom instruction.

13. Integrate technology into the (science) curriculum.
Incorporate cooperative learning strategies in my (social studies) classes.
Develop performance assessment tasks to use in evaluating student progress in (language arts).
Develop a program to communicate with parents on a regular basis.
Collaborate with classroom teachers to establish an alternate discipline plan to improve students’ behaviors in the regular classroom.
Collaborate with classroom teachers on a regular basis to implement instructional modifications for students with special needs.
Implement a peer mediation program to assist students in developing problem solving skills.
Improve my understanding of the Accelerated Reader Program and use it as one component of an integrated reading program.
Establish an effective and consistent grading system that can be easily communicated to students and parents.
Develop a unit of instruction that integrates learning objectives from (social studies and language arts).
Develop performance-based assessment activities to prepare students for the Missouri Assessment Program.
Implement Reading Recovery techniques to improve the reading abilities of selected first grade students.
Other:

14. Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL

15. Examples of Plan-of-Action Strategies:
Observe other teachers using (cooperative learning) techniques
Read books or articles about a specific topic.
View a video about a specific topic
Meet with mentor or other teachers to discuss, plan, collaborate, etc.
Attend in-services, workshops, conferences, etc.
Conduct action research to assess, develop or improve a practice.
Record/log anecdotal observations
Review data at specific intervals
Present information to students’ parents
Survey/contact students and/or parents
Make personal reflection
New Teacher Institute
2 Year Mentor Programs

16. Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL

17. Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL

18. Examples of Acceptable Evidence of Attainment:
Personal reflections of classroom visits/observations
Written summary of an article or book
Written summary of a video
Log of dates and topics discussed with mentor, other teachers
Certificates of attendance
Action research data
Copies of letters/communications to parents or students
Examples of student work
Copies of documents, forms, etc.

19. Principal/Teacher Documentation
Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 1: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Principal/Teacher Documentation of Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 2: 20_ _ ________________________________________________________________
Year 3: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
Year 4: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
Year 5: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
Form on the School Website under Staff Resources, Intranet, PBTE Document

20. Ask your administrator