Staff Development Entitlement SubcommitteeFinal Report FY11

Mobile County Public School System

Mission

The mission of the Department of Staff Development is to build district capacity to effectively and efficiently improve student learning through a broad range of systemic, intentional, on-going professional learning opportunities for MCPSS employees.

Goals for 2010-11 Increase the number of MCPSS schools to make

AYP from 62 to 68 (10%). (66 with Regional School; increase of 6%)

Increase the number of professional development opportunities from 5,147 to 5,662 (+10%). (4,983; decrease of 3%; 164 sessions)

Increase the percentage of district CAS teachers who have participated in high-quality staff development from 93.2% (3,115 teachers) to 95%. (insert Accountability Survey Percentage)

ARRA Leadership Training

PLU #6 “Technology” for Principals

PLU #6 “Technology” for Assistant Principals

PLU #7 “Management of the Learning Organization” for Teachers with Administrative Certification

Educate Alabama Updates AdvancED Training for Steering

Committee

ARRA Leadership Training (cont.)

CLAS Leadership Institute (124 participated; 13% increase over 2009-10)

New Principal Mentor Program (5 first year principals and their mentors logged a minimum of 70 hours each last year in collaborative activities)

New Principal Mentor Training (2 new secondary principal mentors)

Title II Leadership Training

PLU #6 “Technology” for

Principals PLU #6 “Technology” for Assistant

Principals PLU #7 “Management of the

Learning Organization” for Teachers with Administrative Certification

New Principal Mentor Training CLAS New Principal Institute

Title II Leadership Training (cont.)

CLAS Leadership Institute (124 participated; 13% increase over 2009-10)

New Principal Mentor Program (5 first year principals and their mentors logged a minimum of 70 hours each last year in collaborative activities)

CLAS New Principal Institute (___ participated) COMP Train-the-Trainer Seminar (___new

COMP trainers)

PLU # 6 Principals’ Evaluation These sessions increased my skill in planning, implementing,

and evaluating the effective integration of current technologies and electronic tools in teaching, management, and communication.– 100% strongly agree/agree

These learning experiences increased my confidence and skill in modeling the use of technology for personal and professional productivity. – 100% strongly agree/agree

These learning experiences increased my understanding and application of system, state, and federal policies governing technology use in schools.– 100% strongly agree/agree

PD 360: On-line PD Library5/1/09- 7/31/09 first 3 months

8/1/09 – 7/31/10 8/1/10- 7/31/11

Total Users 61 5,276 5,379

Learning Segments Viewed

28 7,313 12,251

Minutes users have viewed

102 31,547 64,534

Reflection Questions answered

0 5,661 10,697

Follow-up Questions answered

0 4,193 8,450

Users that have used the Community

2 387 616

ARRA Instructional PD PD 360 contract College Board – SpringBoard consultants

for Initial training and Cognitive Coaching follow-up for Rain HS and Pillans MS

New Teacher Network Substitutes Stipends Training Materials Travel

Title II Instructional PD

PD 360 contract Substitutes Stipends Training Materials Travel, mostly local In-school support

Number of PD Opportunities

August 1, 2005 – July 31,

2006

August 1, 2006 – July 31,

2007

August 1, 2007 – July 31,

2008

August 1, 2008 – July 31,

2009

August 1, 2009 – July 31,

2010

August 1, 2010 –

July 31, 2011

# of PD opportu-

nities recorded in STI-

PD

868 2,381 3,079 3,928 5,149 4,983 (decrease

of 3%)

NCLB Accountability SurveyTime Frame

(August 1 – July 31)

# CAS teachers in district

# with High Quality PD during year

% of CAS teachers with High Quality PD during yr

2005-06 3,227 3,210 99.47%

2006-07 2,985 2,882 96.55%

2007-08 3,029 3,018 99.64%

2008-09 2,578 2,516 97.6%

2009-10 3,342 3,115 93.2%

2010-11

School-based PD Grants 52 schools Varied goals and

activities based on need

School-based PD GrantEvaluation

1. How effective was your grant project in

accomplishing the identified adult learning goals and measurable objectives? 67.7% Effective, Very Effective; 29% Completely Awesome!

2. Will your faculty continue PD and implementation on this grant topic into the 2011-12 school year? 100% Yes

ARRA Budget

Allocated - $334,807.73

Expended - $

Balance - $

Title II Budget

Allocated - $ 100,000

Expended - $

Balance - $

School-based PD Grant BudgetTitle II Carryover

Allocated - $251,454

Expended - $

Balance - $

Reflections on 2010-11 Strengths

Growth in PD 360 use, especially in reflection questions

Opportunities for Improvement

Continue training on technology in leadership sessions in addition to PLU #1 (eCIP and AdvancED)