Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The Technology Vision Plan
The Technology Vision Plan
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
The means by which teachers, administrators, and other staff acquire, enhance, and refine
the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions necessary to create and support high levels
of learning for all students.
EVIDENCE: In the space below, provide detailed evidence supporting your rating
above –According to the School Improvement plan, page shows that the administration
and the school improvement team used data to determine areas to support with
technology and professional learning and the implementation of a professional learning
community. Spring IOWA & GMAS scores were used to help determine the needs. Page
79, Professional Learning section, shows the action steps to be taken in implementing
and improving professional learning in the building. However, there has not been a
survey made available to all teachers on their needs.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Offer larger stipends for teachers to stay after school hours to
take pl courses, require teachers to maintain pl logs and give bonuses to teachers.
Another option is to add full professional learning days to the school year, where
students can independently learn at home and allow teachers to spend a day getting the
professional development needed during normal work hours. The system calendar has a
minimum of 3 days for professional learning on half days. Use a larger variety of data to
determine the professional learning needs of teachers, not just student achievement
data. A professional learning needs assessment should be provided to all teachers.
Needs Assessment
Professional Learning Standard 2: Establishes a culture of collaboration among
administrators and staff to enhance individual and collective performance
EVIDENCE: In the space below, provide detailed evidence supporting your rating
above –The school improvement plan pgs. 7-10 shows where the administration and
staff members met at the end of the 2022-2023 to create the school improvement plan
for the 23-24 school year. Also, Mr. Chapple stated in his interview that professional
learning is a collaborative process, and that PLC groups are data driven and based, and
teachers are surveyed to know what professional learning is needed. Staff members also
meet weekly for lesson planning and professional learning. Google Docs is used to share
lesson plans across the school, but the instructional coaches and admin focuses on the
core academic areas and not the connections/elective classes. However, these classes are
still required to meet regardless of support.
RECOMMENDATIONS: The improvement plan shows the steps to be taken, and when
the measurement dates. When this occurs, disaggregate this information to all staff
members, and stakeholders in an easy-to-read document, or create a readable map
outlining the overall plan for the school.
Professional Learning Standard 4: Uses multiple professional learning designs to
support the various learning needs of the staff
EVIDENCE: In the space below, provide detailed evidence supporting your rating
above – The interview with Mr. Chapple states that professional learning is a
combination of PLC’s coaching and peer observations. Also, a search of the school
webpage shows videos to assist teachers with technology needs and the county has a
YouTube and Canvas page for self-study professional learning. The instructional
coaches are also utilized according to the school improvement plan pg. 79, to deliver
professional learning that is data driven.
EVIDENCE: In the space below, provide detailed evidence supporting your rating
above –The DLC and ILT members to assist with Instructional Technology at the school
level, the county providing the funding for professional learning during pre-planning,
and before school starts, and adding professional learning days to the school calendar,
along with a small stipend for non-workdays. Instructional coaches utilized to facilitate
professional learning for data driven instructional practices.
EVIDENCE: In the space below, provide detailed evidence supporting your rating
above – The school improvement plan, page 107 shows when official monitoring will
take place, 3 times a year.
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above – The school system provides yearly mandated PL on ethics, diversity, safety, and
other items for all staff. These trainings occur in video format, in person training, and
paper documents (Employee Manual). Training is funded by the district during the
school year, and staff members are given time during pre-planning to attend the
training and watch the videos. The school improvement plan lays the foundation for
how teacher training will take place at the school, what methods of training the school
will use, and when it will be evaluated. Should a teacher need additional support, the
school uses the BEST Teacher program for new teachers, Instructional Coachers for
observation and feedback to existing teachers. The school also employs Social Emotional
Learning (SEL) for students during the school day, and these are led by teachers.
Community members are utilized to help teachers with students by building stakeholder
relationships. However, this only addresses the broad topic of diversity, and not the
special interests’ groups.