Department of Educational Services
Division of ESL and Bilingual Education s Division of Special Education
Professional Development Request
Who: Individual staff, small groups, teams, entire school staff, and/or principal
Why: This form is submitted to request professional development from the Department of Educational Services
Examples of Support: Staff from the Department of Educational Services can assist you/your school in a variety of ways. Examples include but are not limited to the following:
1. Instruction and Assessment
§ Share best practices in teaching students, who are ELL and/or have a disability, in inclusive environments
§ Observe lessons and give feedback
§ Provide ideas for student groupings to facilitate second language acquisition
§ Use of standards to write IEP and evaluations (e.g. PLAAFP, Goals)
§ Use of progress monitoring techniques
§ Assist with developing a variety of strategies to address a specific student need
§ Increase knowledge/skills in use of instructional software (i.e., RWG, Inspirations, Co-writer, etc.)
§ Assist with assessment procedures (i.e., English proficiency, allowable accommodations, assistive technology)
2. Curriculum and Resource Materials
§ Suggest effective materials that support standard-based curriculum and meet the needs of students with disabilities and ELLs
§ Increase knowledge/skills in alternative/differentiated curriculum development
§ Provide support related to culturally-responsive teaching practices
3. Service Delivery
§ Create school-wide structures to support inclusive educational practices
§ Assist with classroom placement decisions and configuration
§ Suggest ways to structure support in the classroom (BRT, ESL teachers, BRS, CC, S/L, OT, PT, staff, SEAs, etc.)
§ Enhance skills for building relationships with parents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
4. Professional Development
§ Assist with bilingual program development
§ Use data to inform SIPS
§ Assist teams in creating co-teaching/collaboration/communication structures
§ Development of SSITs
§ Develop response to intervention strategies
§ Implementation of SIMS
§ Increase knowledge/skills as part of your Professional Development Plan for license renewal
§ Increase understanding of the IEP evaluation/programming/placement process
§ Increase skills in facilitating effective meetings
§ Increase understanding of the eIDEA system and GUI-Special Education Student Management system for Principals
§ Increase knowledge/skills in the use of positive behavioral supports
§ Provide support around managing threatening confrontations
§ Assist with functional behavior assessments and development of behavior intervention plans
Action Required by School:
§ School/district staff complete the Professional Development form available on the Department of Educational Services intranet (dww) web page
§ The form is signed by principal/administrator
§ The staff member submits the form to the Department of Educational Services, attention Theresa Grueneberg via school mail, as an attachment to e-mail, or fax (204-0349)
Action Required by Department of Educational Services:
§ The request is logged and processed for assignment
§ The staff person(s) assigned to the request will contact the requestor to meet and discuss the request
§ The individual making the request and the assigned staff will develop an action plan
§ Implementation of the action plan
§ An action plan summary will be provided to the requestor and appropriate administrator on completion of the professional development
§ A brief follow-up survey may be sent to the individual making the request via GroupWise upon completion of the professional development to obtain input relative to effectiveness of support
Department of Educational Services
Division of ESL and Bilingual Education s Division of Special Education
Professional Development Request
Please complete sections I., II., III. (A. and/or B.), IV. and V.
I. Date of request: / School: / Grade:Name of requestor(s):
Telephone number:
II. Describe the resources at your school or within the district that you have already used for support related to this request:
School staff with expertise / SIP initiatives / Educational Services Support / Autism
Teaching & Learning / MMSD professional development / Positive Behavior Support Team
Other (please describe)
III. Focus of request (choose one – A. Student or B. Staff):
A. Student focus (If need for training is documented in the IEP Summary, Section IV, please attach a copy of this documentation)
Name of student: / Student ID#
Description of need:
B. Staff Focus / Individual professional development / Consultation
Group or school-wide professional development / SIP Support
Other:
IV. Describe specific professional development requested:
attend meeting(s) / provide professional development/instructional materials / assessment
provide training / observation / planning/strategies
Other (please describe):
V. Principal Signature:
Completed by Department of Educational Services:
Staff Assigned: ______Date: ______
Coordinator Signature: ______Date: ______
Date Assignment Completed: _____/______/______Number of hours: ______Number of staff impacted: ______
Return to: Educational Services, Theresa Grueneberg, via school mail, as an attachment to e-mail or fax (204-0349)
Professional Development Request – revised August 2011