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. 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; a focus on job-embedded professional development provided to staff through time afforded by staff development substitute teachers and supported by staff development teachers in every school; a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) program with consulting teachers; Studying Skillful Teaching course work 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 systems approach to aligning the hiring, induction, mentoring, professional development, support systems, and evaluation processes. As a result, 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 professional growth system, as well as curriculum implementation training and National Board Certification. Specifically, the data point addresses the following:
- Teachers supported by consulting teachers
- Teachers who are non-renewed, resigned, or dismissed as a result of PAR
- Teachers who have participated in Studying Skillful Teacher course work
- Teachers who participated in curriculum implementation training
- Usage of staff development substitute teacher time
- Support for new teachers through induction and mentoring
- Teachers who are national board certified
- Teacher tuition reimbursement data