FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2014-2015
Goal / Strategies/Activities / Date / Target Group / Funding / Times / Place / Notes
1. Increase the number of students scoring at a proficient level on the mathematics Quality Core end-of-course assessments by at least 2% / Quality Core training for all 9-12 mathematics teachers / 8/11/14 / 9-12 / None
(Service provided through AMSTI) / 8:00 – 3:00 / FCHS Tech Center / AMSTI Specialist
9/10/14
Early Release / Berry High
9-12 / None
(Service provided through AMSTI) / 8:00 – 3:00 / Berry High / AMSTI specialist will be in the Mathematics Classrooms from 8:30 – 1 p.m. and will meet with grades 6 – 12 to provide progression across grade levels at 1 p.m. at Berry High.
10/29/14
Early Release / Hubbertville
9 - 12 / None
(Service provided through AMSTI) / 8:00 – 3:00 / Hubbertville / AMSTI specialist will be in the Mathematics Classrooms from 8:30 – 1 p.m. and will meet with grades 6 – 12 to provide progression across grade levels at 1 p.m. at Hubbertville
1/14/15 / 9-12 / Substitutes provided by AMSTI / 8:00 – 3:00 / FCHS Tech Center / Quality Core (Progression across grade levels)
2/25/15 / Fayette County High
9-12 / None (Service provided through AMSTI / 8:00 – 3:00 / Fayette County High School / AMSTI specialist will be in the Mathematics Classrooms from 8:30 – 1 p.m. and will meet with grades 6 – 12 to provide progression across grade levels at 1 p.m. at FCHS
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2. At least 70% of students in grades 3 – 8 will score at or above grade level on the Mathematics end-of-year Global Scholar Performance
Series Assessment / Cognitive Guided Instruction Task (Progression Across Grade Levels) / 8/11/14
Inservice / K / No Subs Required / 8:30 – 11:00 / FCHS
Biology Room / AMSTI Specialist will provide professional development on Cognitive Guided Instruction Task
3rd / 8:30 – 11:00 / FCHS
Morris Moore’s Room
1st/2nd / 12:00 – 3:00 / FCHS
Morris Moore’s Room
4th / 5th / 12:00 – 3:00 / FCHS
Biology
6th- 8th / ALL DAY / FCHS
ACCESS Lab
Cognitive Guided Instruction Task (Progression Across Grade Levels) / 9/10/14
Early Release / Berry
6th-8th / No Subs / ALL Day / Berry Elementary & Berry High / AMSTI will provide school based instruction
Cognitive Guided Instruction Task (Progression Across Grade Levels) / 10/29/14
Early Release / K-5 / No Subs / All Day / Berry Elementary
Fayette Elementary
Fayette Middle
Hubbertville / AMSTI
will provide school based instruction
FMS will join FES @1p.m. for Progression across grade levels
Hubbertville
6th-8th / No Subs / All Day / Hubbertville / AMSTI will provide school based instruction in Math grades 6 – 8.
Cognitive Guided Instruction Task (Progression Across Grade Levels) / 1/13/15 / 6th-8th / Subs provided by AMSTI / All Day / FCHS
Technology Center / AMSTI
Quality Core(Progression Across Grade Levels)
Cognitive Guided Instruction Task
Content Specific / 2/16/15
Inservice / K / No Subs Required / 8:30 – 11:00 / FCHS
Biology Room / AMSTI Specialist will provide professional development on Cognitive Guided Instruction Task
3rd / 8:30 – 11:00 / FCHS
Morris Moore’s Room
1st/2nd / 12:00 – 3:00 / FCHS
Morris Moore’s Room
4th / 5th / 12:00 – 3:00 / FCHS
Biology
Quality Core (Progression Across Grade Levels) / 2/25/15
Early Release / Fayette
6th-8th / No Subs / ALL DAY / Fayette Middle / AMSTI specialist will be in the classroom. 6-12 teachers will meet collaboratively at FMS beginning at 1 p.m.
Cognitive Guided Instruction Task
Progression across grade levels / 4/22/15
Early Release / K-5 / No Subs / ALL DAY / Berry Elementary
Fayette Elementary
Fayette Middle
Hubbertville / AMSTI specialist will be in the classroom. Fayette Middle School will meet at Fayette Elementary school @ 1pm
Reflecting, Planning, Leadership Training / 5/1/15 / K-5 / Subs provided by AMSTI / ALL DAY / TBA / AMSTI will provide professional development for LEAD Teachers at each school.
BES: K-2 Megan Collins 3-5 TBA
Fayette K-2 Brandy Davis3-5 Michelle Porter
HubbertvilleK-2 Cindy Tucker
3-5 Renea Brand
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3. Increase the number of students scoring at a proficient level on the Alabama Science Assessment by at least 2% / Science Notebooks
Questioning
Science Framework / 8/11/14
Inservice / 5th-8th / No Subs / 8:30 – 11:30 / Fayette Middle School
Media Center
10/29/14
Early Release / 5th – 8th / No Subs / All Day / Berry Elementary
Berry High / AMSTI
will provide school based instruction
Science teachers will meet collaboratively at BES from 1 – 3.
Science Notebooks
Questioning
Science Framework / 2/16/15 / 5th – 8th / No Subs / 8:30 – 11:30 / FCHS Tech Center
2/25/15
Early Release / 5th – 8th / No Subs / ALL DAY / Hubbertville / AMSTI specialist will be in the classroom. 5th – 8th science teachers will meet collaboratively at HUB from 1-3.
4/22/15
Early Release / 5th – 8th / No Subs / ALL DAY / Fayette Middle / AMSTI specialist will be in the classroom. 5th – 8th science teachers will meet collaboratively at FMS from 1-3.
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4. Students in Fayette County Schools will receive high quality instruction based upon Alabama’s CCRS standards. / CCRS Quarterly Trainings / 9/24/14
11/5/14
2/11/15
4/15/15 / K-12 / No Subs / ALL DAY / TBA / CCRS Team Members will attend Quarterly meetings. ARI specialist will assist in Turn-Around Training.
Team Members:
One Administrator from each school
Stella Fisher – Instructional Coach
Jennifer Sanford – FES
NatalynBurkhalter-Career Tech (Sub to be paid by Career Tech)
Arelena Perkins – Special Education
Linda Thigpen – Library Media
CCRS Turn-Around Training / 11/28/14 / K-12 / 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. / ARI specialist will provide assistant to plan turn-around-training for CCRS team members.
Team members will meet at FCHS Tech Center from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Study Island Professional Development / TBA / K-12 / Edmentum Literacy Professional Development
2 full days at each school - $24,000
120 Substitutes @ $80.00 - $9,600.00
Subs will be provided through by the District Literacy Funds. / 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. / Edmentum will provide 2 days of on-site professional development at each school.
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5. Create and Align the Fayette County Social Studies Curriculum Guide to the new AOS in Social Studies / Social Studies Curriculum Team / 8/5/14
8/11/14 / K-12 / $75.00 stipend provided to Team Members for August 5th. / 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. / Social Studies Curriculum members will meet to create the Fayette County Social Studies Curriculum Guide.
Committee Members:
Berry Elementary:
Randi Fortner, Rachel Halper
Berry High:
Josh Northington
Fayette Elementary:
Janie Hillis
Fayette Middle:
Judy Bartholomew
Fayette High:
Morris Moore
Fayette Middle:
Judy Bartholomew
Hubbertville:
Amanda Tranum, Karen Little
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6. Increase administrators’ knowledge of teaching and learning mathematics. / Administrative ACLD PLU / 8/21/14
10/9/14
12/11/14
2/19/15
4/23/15 / K-12 / AMSTI / UA Inservice Center / 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / Board of Education / All administrators will be required to attend the ACLD PLU provided by AMSTI. The book, What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Mathematics, by Timothy Kanold, Diane Briars, and Francis Fennell will be utilized in the PLU. The book will be provided by the UA In-service Center.
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