Professional Development

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Professional Development

• How to extend the Budget
• By Zuleika J. Fertullien
• Beyond Basic Learning

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The Cost of Omitting Professional Development

• Increases Turnover
• Increases Recruitment Cost
• Increases Resources for Interviewing
• Decreases Staff Moral
• Decreases Enrollment

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The Cost of Staff Turnover Determining Total
Compensation

• According to the Department of Labor and
  Statistic
• Total Compensation for an employee in private
  industry is about 29.4 of their base Salary.
• For this example we will use 30
• If a Staffs salary is 30,000. Then 30 is
  9,000.00.
• Thus, the total compensation cost of an employee
  making 30,000.00 becomes 39,000.

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The Cost of Staff Turnover What it represents
in dollars.

• When understanding the cost of Staff turnover,
  the industry average calculates as it follows
  Two x Total Compensation.
• Using 39,000 for Total Compensation from the
  prior example.
• For Example
• 2 x 39.000 78,000.00
• 78,000- Represents the cost of staff turnover

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The Cost of Staff Turnover How Cost Impacts
Productivity

• Advertisement
• Background Search
• Orientation
• Training
• Integrating into the team
• Aligning on the culture of the school

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The 85/15 Rule

• There is a widely held belief that an
  organization would have few, if any, problems if
  only employees would do their jobs correctly.
• -Dr. Joseph M. Juran

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Professional Development defined

• According to Harvard Family Research Project
• Professional Development, as it applies to
  educators, aims to a full range of actives that
  have the common goal of increasing the knowledge
  and skills of staff members and volunteers.

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Delivering Professional Development Harvards
Framework for Delivery

• Formal or Casual
• Highly Structured or Flexible
• Before Working Hours
• After Working Hours
• Community Colleges
• Childcare Organizations
• Alumni Associations

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Who can deliver Professional Development

• Outside Consultants
• Professors
• Parents
• Other
• Organizations
• CITE
• Urban League
• Teaching Strategies,
• Teachers Administrators
• Teachers who are subject matter experts
• Administrators on Safety and Compliance
• Staff Development Assignment

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The Cost of Professional Development

• Outside Consultants
• Experts in their Fields
• High level of customization
• Higher Cost Structures
• Flexibility on Scheduling Needs
• Organizations
• Uneven trainer competence
• Pre-planned and structured
• Lower Cost Structure
• Limited Flexibility and Scheduling
• Teachers Administrators
• Subject Matter Experts may not be Experts
• Limited flexibility of instruction
• Low Cost Structure
• High Flexibility

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What are Other Organizations Doing?

• According to the magazine called Across the
  Board How We Keep Good People.
• Applied Industrial Technologies Plan of Action
• Commitment to high levels of training 40 hours
  each year
• Support through Personality Testing
• Publishing regular reading lists of books on
  management techniques.
• Reimbursement for extracurricular educational
  expenses
• Management Training and retreats

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Professional Development Consider the Following
when Implementing

• Be Specific
• Identify Subject Matter Experts.
• Use Feedback Forms
• Make information Available
• Managerial Follow ups
• Visual Acknowledgement
• Boast to the Parents the Teachers Efforts

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Professional Development What it brings

• Validation to the Profession
• Higher retention of your staff
• Recommendations from current families
• Greater quality pool applicants
• Highly engaged children

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Professional Development

• For Professional Development to be cost
  effective, the Leadership must facilitate,
  champion, and cheer every step of the wayand at
  the end of it all say to them
• Thank you for coming!