2015-2016 Professional Development Plan
Date / Day/# hrs / Topic of Study/Development / Math Dept / Facilitators/Rm #
08/17 / PrePlan/1.5 hrs / Faculty Meeting/Welcome Back/Discussion of Data & Planning Week Agenda / Faculty Meeting/Welcome Back/Discussion of Data & Planning Week Agenda / Alona DiPaolo, Principal
08/18 / PrePlan/5.5 hrs / Individual Department Trainings per Planning Week Agenda
English/World Lang/SStudies – DBQs
Math-
Electives-
Science - / Determined by Administration/District Trainers
08/20 / PrePlan/2 hrs / Department Meetings to train for Learning Objectives, Personal Goals, and Updates to Marzano/Bridges System / Department Meetings to train for Learning Objectives, Personal Goals, and Updates to Marzano/Bridges System / Department Heads
08/21 / PrePlan/2 hrs / First Day Procedures/Faculty Handbook updates/Security, etc. / First Day Procedures/Faculty Handbook updates/Security, etc. / Administration
9/17 / ER Day/2hrs / How to Run an Authentic PLC / Tweaking the IFC/ Aligning & Organizing the Math standards / Mr. Ward/E. Craig/O.Ferron
10/1 / PSD/2hrs / Developing Mini-Assessments/IBPT Usage/Data Analysis / How to Run an Authentic PLC / Mr. Ward/E. Craig/O. Ferron
10/22 / ER Day-N/A / Grades/No Training / Grades/No Training / N/A
10/23 / Planning/4hrs / Developing Common Assessments by team/ Collaboration on Midterm Exams / Aleks/Best Practices / PLC Determined
12/03 / PSD/2hrs / Finalizing Midterm Exams/Reviewing Data from Semester One to help guide instruction in Semester Two / Collaboration on Midterm Exams/Common Assessments / PLC Determined
01/07 / ER Day-N/A / Grades/No Training / Grades/No Training / N/A
01/08 / Planning/4hrs / Planning for Semester Two/Standards Approach to Semester Two / Disaggregating Data / PLC Determined
01/14 / PSD/2hrs / Reviewing Test Specifications/Expectations
Preparation and Planning for Upcoming Assessments/Crunch Time Countdown / Best Practices / PLC Determined
02/04 / PSD/2 hrs / Reviewing Test Specifications/Expectations
Preparation and Planning for Upcoming Assessments/Crunch Time Countdown / Vertical Teaming / PLC Determined
02/25 / ER Day/2 hrs / Reviewing Test Specifications/Expectations
Preparation and Planning for Upcoming Assessments/Crunch Time Countdown / Crunch Time Countdown / PLC Determined
03/17 / ER Day –N/A / Grades/No Training / Grades/No Training / N/A
03/18 / Planning/4 hrs / Review mylearningplan.com/verify minutes & all required submissions prior to finalizing the PD year. / Best Practices/Technology/Hands-On (Exeter) / In Service Facilitator
Laura Keeler
05/27 / Planning – N/A / Per Ms. Keeler, PD Points will have been submitted by this date. PD Committee would like to consider administering a needs assessment survey to the faculty (paper or online) which will help guide the committee in developing the 2016-17 plan for trainings. / Per Ms. Keeler, PD Points will have been submitted by this date. PD Committee would like to consider administering a needs assessment survey to the faculty (paper or online) which will help guide the committee in developing the 2016-17 plan for trainings. / PD Committee Members/Department Heads
06/09 / ER Day –N/A / Grades/No Training / Grades/No Training / N/A
06/10 / Planning – N/A / Last Day for Teachers
Final Sign out/Return of Equipment, etc. / Last Day for Teachers
Final Sign out/Return of Equipment, etc. / N/A
2015-1635 Total Hours Allotted
NOTE:
This plan was drafted by the tentative PD Committee, per a discussion in the Principal’s Conference Room on Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Additional topics of interest that were brought up by the committee but did not fit into the plan above included the following: Core Objective training, Marzano refreshers for veterans & Intro. to Marzano/iObservation for new faculty, “Digging into the Data,” RTI, Champs I Intro, Champs II Advanced, and follow-up trainings that build upon the trainings during the Planning Week on 8/18.
PD Committee Members/Others Present:
Sylvia Rios – Administration
Matt Fritzius- Administration
Laura Keeler – In-Service Facilitator
Opal Ferron – Literacy Coach
Meryl Levine
Robert Scott
Paula Wood
Nora Perez
Stephanie Handler
Eric O’Neal
Kenneth Ward
Yaw Kumi-Diaka
Edward Meszaros