Transcript Orientation to the Professional Development ADE

Orientation to Professional Development:
ADE Regulations and LRSD Guidelines
Dr. Lloyd Sain
Director
Beth Clifford
Renee Dawson
Marion Woods
Coordinators
Sharon Kiilsgaard
Secretary
Professional
Development
Department
Purposes for Professional
Development
To develop high quality professional
development system for all
administrators, teachers, and certified
instructional support personnel;
To improve knowledge and skills in
order to facilitate individual, schoolwide improvements for the purpose of
increasing student achievement.
ADE Regulations
Professional Development: What is
It?
Professional development is a
coordinated set of planned learning
activities that are
research-based,
standards-based,
and continuous.
ADE Regulations
Professional Development Focus
Areas
Content (K-12)
Instructional strategies
Assessment
Systemic change
process
Standards, framework,
& curriculum
alignment
Supervision
Mentoring or Coaching
Educational
technology
Principles of Learning
or Developmental
stages
ADE Regulations
Professional Development Focus
Areas
Cognitive Research
Parental Involvement
Building a
Collaborative Learning
Community
All approved professional
development shall be
based on the
improvement of
student achievement
on state assessment
and increasing student
achievement and
academic
performance.
ADE Regulations
Additional Focus Areas for
Administrators
Administrators should
obtain hours in the
following areas
each year:
Instructional
Leadership
Fiscal
Management
Data Disaggregation
Some Approved Types of
Professional Development
Conferences,
workshops,
institutes
Mentoring/peer
coaching
Study
groups/learning
teams
NBPTS certification
Internships
District-wide,
school-based
programs
College/course
work
Action research
Act 1185 of 2005
This Act allows teachers
to earn up to twelve
(12) hours of
professional
development credit
approved by the
district/school which
may be applied toward
the 60 hours of PD.
Forms are available on
the PD web page.
These hours are
earned at the
beginning of each
school year (August
17-18) where teachers
use the time to plan
and prepare
curriculum or develop
instructional materials.
The principal MUST
approve the activity.
Some Approved Activities for Act
1185 & General PD Activities
 Instructional planning
teams
 Analyzing student data
 Developing
assessments
 Professional book
studies
 Developing
ACSIP/AIPs/IEPs
 Developing studentcentered units/lessons
tied to standards
 Developing
interventions
strategies
 Revising curriculum
maps
 Professional Growth
Plan Activities
Non-approved Professional
Development Activities at ANY time
Making and putting up bulletin boards
Clerical work associated with
documents or programs
Administrative faculty or team
administrative meetings
Supervising students on trips
Taking a real estate class, etc.
Non-approved Professional
Development Activities at ANY time
Assisting with conference registration
logistics, set-up
Working at science fairs, talent
shows, spelling bees,
Summer military training
Attending a musical, band concert or
touring a museum, libraries, etc.
Others ????
Arkansas Department of Education
Requirements
Beginning 2005-06, teachers who
seek license renewal will be required
to have 60 documented hours yearly
within the 5 year period prior to
expiration date/year of the license.
Teacher is one who holds a standard
teaching license.
Arkansas Department of Education
Requirements
For Teachers
 Earn 60 hours a
year with
 6 hours in
technology
 2 hours in parental
involvement
 2 hours in AR
History (K-5, & 7)
For Administrators
 Earn 60 hours
yearly with
 6 hrs in technology
 3 hrs in parental
involvement
strategies
LRSD: Performance Teacher
Appraisal System (PTAS)
In LRSD, teachers are evaluated yearly on
the attainment of their hours:
0 – 29 hours Below Basic
30- 59 hours Basic
60 -74 hours Proficient
75+ hours
Distinguished
Hours must include the specific areas as
listed in the previous slide.
Cycle for Reporting PD Hours
Yearly: A New Change
In the past and last
year, LRSD
observed July 1
thru June 30 as the
reporting cycle for
obtaining the 60
hours of PD.
Effective 2007-08,
Little Rock School
District will observe
June 1st thru May
31st as the cycle for
reporting PD hours.
WHY the Reporting Cycle Change?
THIS YEAR:2006-07
Hours for this
year will be
reported from
July 1, 2006 thru
May 31, 2007.
Please note this
change.
Such change
 Aligns better with
PTAS and the PN
Agreement May 15th
deadline for
completion of
evaluations.
 PD and coursework
done in the summer
will count toward the
next school year.
Part-Time Employees and
Professional Development
The part-time
personnel as
defined are:
Adult basic
education
General adult
education
ESL adults
GED text
examiners
Pursuant to Act
2007 of 2005,
these part-time
employees shall be
required to obtain
thirty (30) hours of
professional
development.
All other certified
employees must
earn 60 hours.
No Exceptions in the ADE
Regulations
Extended illness/medical leaves do
NOT exempt a teacher from the 60
hours yearly for license renewal.
With regard to teacher evaluation and
medical/extended leaves, it will be
handled case by case.
What is Salary Credit for
Professional Development
Salary credit for PD is designed
to encourage teacher participation in
district-approved professional
development workshops OR
for those teachers who needed
specific state-agency workshops in
order to maintain certification.
How does Salary Credit for PD
work?
Teachers will be given one (1) college
credit for every fifteen (15) hours of salary
credit for PD on the salary schedule.
Undergraduate and graduate hours may
count 15 hours of PD for every 3 hours of
course credit, not to exceed 30 PD hours
per year. Human Resources oversees this
part of professional development.
Criteria for Salary Credit for PD
Consideration
NEW…
Must be pre-approved 30 days prior
to the session;
Must be three (3) consecutive hours
in duration;
Must focus on one of the PD focus
areas;
Must be aligned with ACSIP, statecontent standards, and/or researchbased strategies or practice
Pre-Approval Process for Salary
Credit for Prof. Development
Complete a Pre-Approved Salary
Credit Consideration Form and submit
to the Professional Development
Office 30 days prior to the session.
The Director of PD or coordinators will
review and approve/disapprove the
form within 10 days of its receipt to
the office.
Pre-Approval Process for Salary
Credit for Prof. Development
Approval for Salary Credit will NOT be
granted after the event has occurred.
If approved, the Form should be attached
to the roster or to the Out-of-District Form.
Both forms require an agenda attachment.
Agendas, roster, and forms should be
submitted within ten (10) days post the
session.
Location and Availability of Forms
LRSD Roster/Sign-in sheet
Out-of District Reporting Form
Pre-Approved Salary Credit Form
Act 1185 of 2005 Form
All of these forms are found on the
Professional Development page under a
link called “Forms.”