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GOAL 4: Create a Positive Work Environment in a Self-renewing Organization

MILESTONE 1: All employees will be provided with high-quality professional development opportunities to promote individual and organizational effectiveness.

DATA POINT: Teacher Professional Growth System Data

OVERVIEW 

The Professional Growth System (PGS) for teachers is an integral part of Goal 4 of Our Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence. The Teacher PGS is consistent with the teacher quality movement and the expectations of the No Child Left Behind legislation. The central components of the PGS include an evaluation plan with standards, job-embedded professional development as well as a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) program with consulting teachers, Studying Skillful Teaching coursework to ensure consistent language, and professional development plans. In addition, teacher professional growth is supported through focused training and support in curriculum implementation and National Board Certification. The Teacher PGS provides a system approach to aligning hiring, induction, mentoring, professional development, support systems, and evaluation processes. The training and development programs for teachers are research based, job embedded, and results oriented.

This data point provides information on the components of the Teacher PGS, as well as curriculum implementation training and National Board Certification. Specifically, the data point addresses the following:

  • Teachers supported by consulting teachers
  • Teachers who were nonrenewed, resigned, or dismissed as a result of PAR
  • Teachers who were successfully released to the professional growth cycle following their participation in PAR
  • Teachers who participated in Studying Skillful Teaching coursework
  • Teachers who participated in curriculum implementation training
  • Support for new teachers through induction and mentoring
  • Teachers who achieve National Board Certification

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