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Plan II - Professional Growth Phase
Who:
• Teachers with more than three years of satisfactory service who are demonstrating standards of effective teaching.
Purpose:
• To support teacher-led self assessment
• To promote professional growth
• To enhance student learning
• To provide feedback on professional issues
• To focus on Balanced ScoreCard initiatives
What:
• A formal self-assessment process for teachers
• Develop and implement a plan for professional growth
• Informal observations to assess professional practices
• Artifacts to demonstrate levels of performance
Method:
• Teacher conducts a self-assessment
• Based on self-assessment and BPS Balanced ScoreCard Initiatives the teacher develops a Professional Growth Plan for one, two or three years
• Teacher and administrator review the plan and decide what artifacts the teacher will need to track the progress on the professional growth plan
• Prior to March 15 the teacher will meet with the administrator to review their progress on their development plan and complete the professional growth plan review, which will be placed in the teacher's personnel file
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Step 1 - Self Assessment
Professional Staff Self-Assessment (B1) (doc document)
File Size: 183 kb
Each teacher who has more than three years of experience and who is not subject to a comprehensive evaluation, completes the Professional Staff Self-Assessment (B1). The Self-Assessment provides the teachers with the basis for developing a Professional Growth Plan. The Self-Assessment is part of each teacher's personal self-development. Teachers are free to share the results of the Self-Assessment with their supervisors, but they are not required to do so.
Step 2 - Description
Professional Growth Plan: Description Form (B2) (doc document)
File Size: 53.5 kb
Working with his/her supervisor, each teacher will develop a Professional Growth Plan, using the Professional Growth Plan: Description Form (B2). Each supervisor will review this plan with teachers before the end of September. Together they will determine the length of the plan and the artifacts required to track the plan's progress. The teacher and the supervisor will sign the plan to indicate that is has been approved. The plan should be placed in the teacher's personnel file.
Step 3 - Review
Professional Growth Plan (B3) (doc document)
File Size: 127.5 kb
Prior to March 15, teachers in the Professional Growth Phase will meet with their supervisor to review their progress on the professional development plan. Together they will complete the Professional Growth Plan (B3, right). Teachers and supervisors will sign the Review and place it in each teacher's personnel file.
Peer Coaching Model (doc document)
File Size: 109 kb
Peer Coaching involves teachers working together to suggest ways to improve teaching and learning. Teachers can use this model to develop their professional growth plan.
Project Model (doc document)
File Size: 110.5 kb
In this model of professional development two or more teachers would select a project that specifically relates to an aspect of teaching, the curriculum, support services or supervision.
Research Model (doc document)
File Size: 111 kb
This model of professional growth gives teachers the opportunity to research a specific educationl topic.
Staff Development Model (doc document)
File Size: 110 kb
This model of staff development allows teachers to share effective practices with other teachers by attending staff development and then training other teachers in the district.
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