1. Innovation and Professional Development: A Premier Professional Development Initiative Jamie Justice, Kentucky Community and Technical College System Performance Based Professional Development Leadership Development Institutes New Employee Development Program Engagement Strategies INNOVATION COLLABORATION Blended Modalities System-Level PD Premier PD Program Common Vision Portal, Repositories, Badges

2. The Reaction Strategic Plan or Reactive Response What is “Premier” Professional Development? Change Management Mechanism

3. Question: What is the first reaction that is most common when “Professional Development” is mentioned or announced? Why this response ? Why this reaction? Professional Development: The Reaction

4. Vision for Professional Development What is the most common approach to professional development planning? Reactive Strategic

5. Think About It Think of a time in your past when you attended a professional development program or training and everything just pulled you in, engaged you and when you left you were really excited and charged to apply what you learned. Now think about what it was that made that experience so powerful?

6. Change Management Mechanism Professional Development for Change and Innovation: ADKAR Innovation Talent Development School for Innovators TED Talks Technology Applications

7. Climbing Mt. Premier: KCTCS Office For Professional Development and Innovation New Model and New Vision for KCTCS Collaboratively Designed and Delivered Professional Development Activities Innovation Focused Leadership, Service and Support

8. Climbing Mt. Premier Begin by Beginning Establish a Vision Create a Structure Maximize and Utilize Resources Plan Collaboratively Identify the Pain Innovate, Plan, and React Implement and Adapt

9. The Pain System-level Professional Development occurs in One Annual Conference Limited Leadership Development and Supervisor Training Inefficient use of Limited Training Resources No System-level Leadership or Coordination Supporting Colleges Duplication of Professional Development across System Limited Professional Development Opportunities Lack of Support for New Employees

10. What has Happened to Date The Process Formation of the KCTCS PD Peer Team Initial Charter and Charge- Climbing Mount Premier Created the Office for Professional Development and Innovation Peer Team meetings and planning, benchmarking, survey, R&D, and plan proposal Pain Tour 2013/14 – System-wide Survey Operational Plan Development Final Peer Team Recommendations

11. Summary Results Areas of Need: Leadership Development and System-level PD. Survey: 1100 responses 70% say PD for their position is offered 83% say they have participated in at least 1 PD per semester Top 5 PD requested from pre-determined list Leadership workshops (488) PeopleSoft Topics (432) Microsoft Excel (431) Conflict Resolution (379) Student Services Topics (343)

13. Recommendations Create an Enterprise-wide Leadership Development Program Create an Enterprise-wide Professional Development Program Performance Based PD Program and Institutes General Professional Development Program and Institutes Create a New Employee Development Institute Create a one-stop portal Establish process for validation and quality of offerings. Provide regional professional development institutes

14. Gaining expertise to boost efficiency and effectiveness Initiatives: Positive Impact and System-wide Impact Identify Skill Gaps: Align Learning Activities and Development Plans Continuous Learning Innovation Pathways Foster Continuous Learning and Improvement Increase Productivity and Work Relations Enterprise-wide Leadership Development

15. What will this look Like Year Long for Faculty and Staff Dedicated Management Team An Academy Approach Programs and Specific Pathways Current and Emerging Leadership Training Faculty Staff Programs and Paths

16. Enterprise-wide Professional Development KCTCS Certified Trainer network Emphasis on hands on, learner engagement and hi-impact training methodologies Delivered through a coordinated network of certified master trainers. Enhance overall professional development through highly focused, hi-impact managed regional institutes Ensure system-level trainings are consistent across the System Employees participate through a variety of delivery modalities

17. KCTCS Performance Based Institutes ASTD Certified Master Trainers Participation Based Delivery Hi Impact, Hi Demand Focus Standardized/Modularized Program Certifications/Badges/Other Training Pathways Scalable, Measurable and Sustainable

18. New Employee Development Institute Enterprise-wide Support of New Employees Role of KCTCS Colleges in the Commonwealth Improved Training for first Time Faculty Reduced Costs through a Standardized Program Peer to Peer Developed and Delivered Programs

19. Premier Professional Development Needs Based Accessible and Ongoing Quality Assurance for Content Design and Delivery Collaborative – PD Peer Team and OPDI Close Working Relationship Performance Based Tied to Specific “Pain” and System Initiatives Cost Effective Efficient High Impact Service and Support

20. New Vision for Professional Development Transition from Attendance-based to Performance- based PD Transform from Conference Model to Institutes Accessible, multi-modality, performance based offerings Minimum Quality Standards Content and Learning Management Structure Innovation Focused – Jumping Gaps Proactive and Responsive

21. One-stop Portal for All PD Coordinated PAIN focused Offerings Collaborative Planning and Offerings Faculty and Staff Driven Badges Model Collegial Learning Models Innovation and Research Focused New Vision for Professional Development

22. OPDI Immediate Response Peoplesoft Regional Trainings (ARR) Excel Regional Trainings KOILS: Innovation T & L (pedagogy & tech day) April T & L Regional Institutes Leadership Institutes Master Trainers/Certified Trainers Continue to Look for Trends (locally, regionally, statewide)

23. Questions Jamie Justice, System Director for Professional Development and Innovation Kentucky Community and Technical College System 859-256-3295 Office 859-333-9142 Cell jamie.justice@kctcs.edu