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Professional Development for Teachers Initiative

Authorization (N.J.A.C. 6A:9-15)

Professional Learning Communities Resources Go to this page for videos, webinars, and powerpoints on PLC implementation.

2013-14 School and District Professional Development Planning Process
This is a transition period for all levels of professional development planning and approval processes as a result of regulatory changes which are now at proposal level with the State Board of Education and slated for adoption in May 2013.

The professional development planning process at the school and district levels for the 2013-2014 school year will remain the same as it was for the 2012-2013 school year with the exception of the submission process. School Professional Development Committees and Local Professional Development Committees will review their current professional development plans and update them for the 2013-2014 school year using their most recent educator and student data.

School Plans

Based on evaluation findings, create a revised plan directly on the existing plan. Section A, Reflection, will be entirely new as you will be reflecting on what has been accomplished:

Ensure the plan is aligned to and uses the principles within the Professional Development Standards for New Jersey Educators;
Review each section of your current school plan to identify where you are meeting/not meeting your goals, seeking input from all stakeholders; and
Using a copy of your current school professional development plan for 2012-13, make additions and modifications to goals, opportunities, and resources. Refer to the questions in the guidance documents and planning templates.
You may highlight or bold additions and modifications to the 2012-13 plan directly on a copy of the existing plan.
Change the plan date from 2012-13 to 2013-14.
As in years past, the School Professional Development Committee must submit a narrative summary of the school plan for inclusion in the district-level plan.

District Plans

Based on evaluation findings, create a revised plan directly on the existing plan. Section A, Reflection, will be entirely new as you will be reflecting on what has been accomplished. Follow the same steps outlined above with the exception of number six. As in years past, attach the school plan summaries to the district-level plan.

NOTE: Do not submit the district professional development plan to the County Professional Development Board for review. The chief school administrator should hold the district plan, pending action by the New Jersey State Board of Education and further guidance from the department to be issued in the coming months.

Links to the original blank templates for school and district plans, guidance and resources can be found on this Web page.

Timeline

Current: Continue implementing the 2012 – 2013 plan

Through Spring 2013: District monitors the implementation of the 2012-2013 plan and considers revisions; plan is modified in accordance with current guidance (including summaries of all school plans)

May 15, 2013 - District plan completed; chief school administrator holds the plan until further notice.

Memo for 2013-2014 Professional Development Plans

A Guidance Document for the School Professional Development Plan

The following documents are to be used by schools in writing the school plan:

UPDATED School Professional Development Profile Sheet
25 KB PDF File
(Please note: Please type your information into the sheet and save on your computer. This will be sent to the district with the plan and plan summary. If you are a one school district, please complete the district profile sheet to send the county.)

School Professional Development Plan Template
3.7 MB Microsoft Word File. The downloading of the templates may take several minutes. Once the template is downloaded please save it to your computer.
(Please note: This document allows you to type all the planning team’s responses to the questions in the school plan in narrative or bulleted form. Please put your cursor at the end of the row by the last question and hit enter/return in order to begin typing. Save the document to your computer. The entire plan, including the summary sheet will be sent to the district committee. A one school district will submit the school level plan with the district profile sheet to the county. There is no need for the one school district to do the summary sheet.)

A Guidance Document for the District Professional Development Plan

The following documents are to be used by districts in writing the district plan:

Revised 2/28/2011 District Professional Development Profile Sheet
45 KB PDF File | 71 kb Microsoft Word File
(Please note: Please type your information into the sheet and save on your computer for submission with the plan to the County Board).

District Professional Development Plan Template
3.7 MB Microsoft Word File. The downloading of the templates may take several minutes. Once the template is downloaded please save it to your computer.
(Please note: This document allows you to type all the planning team’s responses to the questions in the school plan in narrative or bulleted form. Please put your cursor at the end of the row by the last question and hit enter/return in order to begin typing. Save the document to your computer for submission to the County Board. When submitting the district plan, please attach only school summary sheets for all schools.)

County Professional Development Board Rubric

County Board Feedback Template for District Professional Development Plans

Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Prevention

Teacher and Educational Leader Professional Development on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Guidance

Accompanying Memo to Chief School Administrators and Charter School Lead Persons

Resources for Teachers and Administrators

Professional Learning for Teachers - A Guidance Package for PDP Planning (formerly “What Counts”)

NSDC Definition of Professional Development (adapted by NJ Professional Teaching Standards Board and New Jersey Education Association Delegate Assembly)

NJ Professional Development Standards
(rationales may be accessed at http://www.nsdc.org/standards/index.cfm)

Guidance for Moving into the Five-year Cycle
Please scroll down to the memo dated August 18, 2010: End of the Five-year Cycle of Professional Development for Teachers.

A Common Language for Professional Learning Communities (308 kb PDF )

Professional Standards for Teachers and School Leaders (429 kb PDF )

Revisions to Standard 7 : Special Needs and New Standard 11: Professional Responsibility

New Jersey educators may obtain access to Collaborative Professional Learning in School And Beyond: A Tool Kit for New Jersey Educators by sending an email to Teachpd@doe.state.nj.us. Include the name of the school district or New Jersey affiliation making the request.

Professional Teaching Standards Board

Memoranda

Resources

Partner Organizations