The Board of Trustees believes that student achievement must drive all professional staff development efforts and that professional development is an indispensable part of overall school improvement. To support these beliefs, the Board is committed to allocating adequate resources, including people, time, and facilities, to provide effective professional development.
The superintendent shall develop a professional development program that:
- is rigorous, results-based, data-driven and tied to student achievement.
- is ongoing and an integral part of each professional staff member s workday.
- uses a variety of approaches and professional development models.
- is collaborative, school-centered and involves teachers and administrators in its design.
- focuses on teachers as central to student learning but includes all other members of the school community.
- focuses on student learning.
- is rich in academic content, learning processes, current research, materials and technologies.
- uses the systematic study of student work to improve teaching and learning.
- occurs in environments of safety, trust and shared problem solving.
- promotes equity.
The professional development program shall be designed to support achievement of CSDB educational objectives.
The program administrator will have the authority to grant release time for off‑campus conferences, visitations, and other staff development activities, provided such activities are within budget allocations for that purpose. Employees may share the cost of attending the conference/workshop. See GCI-E: Professional Staff Development Request.
The superintendent shall evaluate the effectiveness of the professional development program on an on-going basis and modify the program accordingly.
Participation in the professional development program is required of teachers and administrators.
Board Policy GCI-Professional Staff Develop