Education Committee MeetingProfessional Development Plan

November 3, 2014

Setting the Context

• PA Department of Education Comprehensive Plan Requirements

o Plan Componentso Timeline / Review Process

Plan Components

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• Pennsylvania Department of Education Comprehensive Plan Revised Requirements:o Professional Education o Teacher Induction o Gifted Educationo Student Serviceso Pre-K Program

• Connection to the Whole Child, Whole Community plan

• PDE planning tool

PDE Comprehensive Plan: Timeline

Date ActivityLate summer/early fall Comprehensive Plan Development October 1, 2014 Meeting of the Professional Education SubcommitteeOctober 2-8, 2014 Continue Revising Comprehensive PlanOctober 8 - November 4, 2014 28-day public comment periodNovember 3, 2014 Present to Board Education Committee; gather board inputNovember 5-14, 2014 Final revisions as neededNovember 19, 2014 District Plan on November Agenda ReviewNovember 25, 2014 District Plan on November Legislative Meeting November 30, 2014

District Plan: Submission Due to PDE for implementation 7/1/15 through 6/30/18

An Overview of the Professional Education Plan

1. Plan for Teachers• Content – Based• Teacher Led• New Teacher Induction

2. Support network and accountability model3. Plan for School Leaders4. Equitable Learning Outcomes

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Literacy Teacher Professional Development

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K-12 ELA• Planning for Instruction• CSS Core Standards & Shifts • Writing

K-5 Literacy • LETRS

6-12 Literacy • Close Reading• Text Dependent Analysis• Evidence-Based Discussions• Writing Skills

Math Teacher Professional DevelopmentK-12 Math• Planning for Instruction• Lesson Planning through

Backwards Mapping• Creating culturally relevant

rigorous units of study• Mathematical Practices and the

K-12 Progression of the Math Standards

6-12 Math • Algebra I Keystone: Key

understandings outlined in the standards.

Science Teacher Professional Development

K-12 Science• Planning for Instruction• Lesson Planning through

Backwards Mapping• PA Science Standards/Next

Generation Science Standards of Practice

Biology Keystone: Eligible Content and Application of Skills

Cross Content Teachers support students to read and write in science

Teacher-Led Professional Learning Dates Key Milestones

December 2012 Pittsburgh ECET2 planning committee formed.

March 7-9, 2013 Pittsburgh ECET2 convening

August 2013 Creation of Teacher Recognition and Empowerment Advisory Committee

November 6, 2013

Launch of Open Classrooms, Effective Educator Workshops, and Neighborhood School Meet-ups.

November 22-23, 2013

Teachers Matter event for teachers performing at the Distinguished level and Career Ladder Teachers

March 2014 Teachers Matter Insights e-newsletter launched

April 2014 Launch of Refuel, a teacher social networking event

May 2014 Expansion of Teacher Recognition and Empowerment Advisory Committee to include working groups

2014-2015 School Year

Teacher Recognition and Empowerment Advisory Committee will work with external consultant Jackson-Clark Partners to establish sustainability plan

New Teacher InductionThree primary goals:1. Provide on-site support and mentoring

• Cognitive coaching/videotaping• Non-Evaluative Observations/feedback• PLCs and team-based learning

2. Beyond Diversity / Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy

3. Offer differentiated professional development opportunities

• Professional growth plan • Teacher-led sessions/Formal face-to-face trainings• Open classrooms• Office Hours

New Teacher Induction

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New Teacher Induction

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Program Contents (Required)• Summer Institute (Introduction to District software, evaluation system, Beyond

Diversity)• Beginning of the Year Classroom Management• Group Management• Time on Task/Interactive Direct Instruction• Learning Styles and Student Motivation

Sessions/Learning Opportunities• Rise and BloomBoard• PSE/Differentiated Instruction/Technology• Curriculum/Common Core• Office Hours• TeachBack Coaches• Open Classrooms

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School Support Network ModelProfessional Learning Opportunities

Professional Development Plan for Leaders

Professional Development Plan for School Leaders

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• Five networks with a cohort of between 5-16 schools

• Assistant superintendents:• Build instructional

leadership capacity of principals

• Function as “brokers” between schools and central office

• Coordinate with Department Liaisons to provide support to schools

School Support Network and Accountability Model

Professional Development Plan for School Leaders: Growing Our Own• Leadership Week• Leading & Learning

Institutes • Assistant Superintendent

Sessions • Principal Network Meetings

• Cross-Network Sharing &

Problem Solving Sessions • Assistant Principals Training• New Administrator Training • Aspiring Administrators

Academy

Our Quest for Equitable Learning Outcomes for PPS Students

Our Quest for Equitable Learning Outcomes for PPS Students

• Beyond Diversity training

• Targeted training on the RISE teacher observation rubric

• Content area professional development:o Content and culturally relevant pedagogy o Rigor and Relationships

CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION

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Equity Walk: Rigor and Relationships

Artifacts of Practice

King Elementary School

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Moving Forward• Implementation Steering Committee/Teams: Goal

Setting, Strategies, Implementation, Monitoring, and Feedback

– English Language Arts: Grades 3 and 6– Mathematics: Keystone Algebra– Science: Grades 4 and 8, Keystone Biology– Equity: Rigor and Relationships

• Time to Learn: Collaborative Planning Time

• Shelby County Consultancy – Gates Stocktake19