1. Professional Development: Implementation at the Orange County Department of Education, California Rick Martin Director of Curriculum, Learning, Accountability, and Student Services, Division of Alternative Education Orange County Department of Education, California

2. Title I, Part D, Population Who are our students? Incarcerated youth – approximately 500 students Group Home youth – approximately 115 students Court school youth – approximately 150 youth

3. Targeted Student Needs Needs upon Entry ◦ English learners – over 61% of the student population ◦ Deficient in credits ◦ Lack of basic skills for academic success Needs upon Exit ◦ Transition services – high mobility of students

4. Title I Services Provided Individual tutoring for students – remediation/basic skills & California High School Exit Exam preparation Transition services – student guidance services, contact next school placement, transcript review Paraeducator support – classroom support services, instructional aid in the classroom Career coaches – career surveys, Regional Occupation Program contacts, resume building, job searches Family Community Liaison – increase parent participation, parent communication, link with families at enrollment

5. Professional Development Training Literacy Summit California High School Exit Exam student data review Test prep strategies Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) training Revolution Prep training – tutorial software Mathmagic – math activities targeting basic skills

6. Observed Outcomes Increase of 10% of students who test at a proficiency level on the high school exit exam for both Math and English Language Arts Greater collaboration among staff and increased awareness of services offered Implementation of staff development strategies is more clearly observable

7. Summary: Elements of an Effective Professional Development Program and Plan 1. Common and clearly articulated vision for PD that permeates policy and practice 2. Effective monitoring of PD quality 3. Mentoring and induction requirements that are linked to and create a foundation for ongoing professional learning 4. An infrastructure of organizations that facilitates professional development 5. Stability of resources