Professional Development Academy

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MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMDivision of
Federal and Special ProgramsDepartment of Staff
Development

• Professional Development Academy
• Patricia Hughes
• [phone] pmhughes_at_mcpsscom
• Brenda Haskew
• [phone] bjhaskew_at_mcpss.com

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MCPSS Strategic Plan Dashboard 2003-2004 BOARD
ACTION to Raise the Bar Close the Gap
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Professional Development Focused on Excellence

• Quality
• Effective
• First class
• Value added PROFESSIONAL
  
• Proficient DEVELOPMENT
• World class
• Outstanding
• Superior

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What is EffectiveProfessional Development?

• Effective professional development
• Must be a continuous process, not just an event.
• Has great impact when job-embedded.
• Must be delivered in a systematic manner.
• Reflects a hierarchy of evaluation levels.
• Is based on the state-adopted Professional
  Development Standards.
• Acts as a powerful change agent.
• Guskey, (2000)
  Killion, (2002)

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Current Professional Development Issues

• Leadership Development
• Support for innovations
• Certification/recertification
• Employee remediation efforts
• Evaluation training PEPE
• Purposeful, quality professional development
  opportunities
• Real time catalog
• Needs assessments
• New teachers
• State and federal mandates
• Sharing best practices

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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
Quality Academy Pinellas County Schools
Largo, Florida
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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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Staff DevelopmentAim
The Department of Staff Development for the
Mobile County Public School System will 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.
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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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The Three Sections of the Professional
Development Academy (PDA)
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Leadership Section Professional Development
Academy

• Communities of Learners
• New Principals
• First year interns
• Principals/assistant principals
• Central office professionals
• Aspiring administrators
• Superintendent and Board
• Others

• Bases for Goals and Measures
• State Adopted Staff Development Standards
• Alabama Competency Standards
• Federal and state laws and policies
• Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC)
  Standards
• Council of Chief School Officers (CCSO) Standards
• Scientifically-based research
• Alignment with identified district needs and
  current best practices.

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Student Instruction Section Professional
Development Academy

• Goals and Measures Based On
• State Adopted Staff Development Standards
• Federal and state laws and policies
• Scientifically-based research
• Alignment with identified school
  and/or district needs
• Current best practices.

• Communities of Learners
• New teachers
• Non-tenured professionals
• Tenured professionals
• School faculties
• Others

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Support Section Professional Development Academy

• Communities of Learners
• Custodians
• Clerks
• CNP workers
• Bus drivers
• Maintenance
• Substitute Teachers
• Parents
• Community partners
• Others

• Goals and Measures Based On
• State Adopted Staff Development Standards
• Federal and state laws and policies
• Scientifically-based research
• Alignment with identified school
  and/or district needs
• Current best practices

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Professional Development Academy (PDA) Sample of
Offerings
Leadership Section
Instructional Section
Quality Leadership Academy
Mobile Math Initiative
Talents Unlimited
Quality Systems Training
New Teacher Academy
PEPE Evaluation Training
Next Gen Training
Substitute Training
CNP training
Custodian Staff Development
Support Section
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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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Five Critical Levels of Evaluation (Guskey,
2000)

• Participants reactions
• Participants learning
• Organization support and change
• Participants use of new knowledge and skills
• Student learning outcomes

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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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Professional Development AcademyBelief Statements

• Professional learning impacts student learning.
• The school is the unit of change.
• Leaders drive school change.
• Each learner is unique.
• Collaboration fosters success for all.
• Ambitious goals can be achieved through
  continuous improvement.

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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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Whos Involved? Key Interaction Process
Leadership
Instructional
Staff DevelopmentAdvisory Committee
2-way communication
Staff DevelopmentAdvisory Committee
PDMPStaff Development
2-way communication
2-way communication
Staff DevelopmentFunctions ManageEvaluateDesign
ImplementMonitorCommunicateCelebrate
Advisory Committee Functions CommunicateAdviseRe
presentAdvocateCelebrate
Staff DevelopmentAdvisory Committee
Support
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Processes for Evaluation Guskey (2000)
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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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Academy Process Steering Committee

• Steering Committee Representatives
• Office of Staff Development
• Program Development and Resources
• Human Resources
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Executive Directors for School Accountability
• Special Education
• Fiscal Management
• Technology
• Principals
• Teachers/Other Specialty Areas
• Community Representatives
• Student Services
• Higher Education

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Management Organization

• Office of Staff Development
• Professional Development Management Program

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Systems-Based Approach to Performance Excellence
Information Analysis
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Information and Analysis

• Continuous cycle of input and analysis.
• Refinements from formative, trend data.
• Data for all major program components.
• Systems interpretation of data.
• Data driven decision making.

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So Now

• How is professional development organized in your
  district?