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St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES

Professional Development Plan

By Division for 2011-2012

Career and Technical Education Instructional Services

Special Education

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Professional Development Plan

St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Comprehensive Professional Development Plan 2011-2012

Career and Technical Education, Instructional Services, and Special Education

Purpose: • to provide professional development that is continuous, sustained, and effective • to identify the impact on and evaluation of student achievement and teacher practice • to address the broad nature of professional staff needs

Development, Modification, and Adoption: • The plan will be developed by teams from each division responding to emerging needs of educators based on a variance between expectation and practice, and students based on their achievement. • Team membership will be reviewed each spring with modifications made, as necessary. • A report will be given to the Joint Study Council each school year. • The plan will be taken to the BOCES Board of Education by the District Superintendent each fall for their

consideration for adoption. Professional Development Plan Team will include: • District Superintendent or designee • Three subcommittees, Career and Technical Education, Instructional Services, and Special Education • Teacher members who are jointly determined by union co-presidents and directors • Administrators who are determined by directors, and • if possible, a curriculum specialist, parent, and representative from a higher education institution. Tracking Professional Development Hours: • Recording: Each division will be responsible for tracking the professional development hours of each

educator • Required Hours: Activities for professional development outlined in the PDP will be acceptable for those

employees holding; o Professional Certificate - 175 hours each five years o Level II Assistants - 75 hours each five years

Mentoring: The Mentoring Program Guidelines, updated in January 2007, will be followed.

Professional Development Plan Division Team Members

Career and Technical Education Instructional Services Special Education Lucinda Hart John Morgan Clark Porter Ron Shirtz Jane Akins Renee Langtry Green Christine Leahy Timothy Richards Rachelle Romoda

Marcia Eggleston Patti Fisher Jennifer French Trina Griswold Roberta Stillin-Dowman

Carolyn McPherson Sharon Miller Suzanne Raffel Nancy Avery Sue Bouchey Reggie McDonald Lori Montpetit Shannon Pitcher-Boyea

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Table of Contents

Page Overview and Professional Development Plan Members 2 Professional Development Division Goals 3 Integrated Professional Development Goals 4

Career and Technical Education Division Goals

Career and Technical Education Goal 1 – Continued staff development in the use of specific applications and software to assist in the delivery of lessons, assessments and program evaluations

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Career and Technical Education Goal 2 – CTE Centers will fully implement the school improvement design model; Technology Centers That Work 6

Career and Technical Education Goal 3 – CTE staff will increase integration of literacy into career and technical education programs 7

Career and Technical Education Goal 4 – CTE staff will utilize new student information system 8

Career and Technical Education Goal 5 – BOCES will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioner’s Regulations to provide support for new teachers

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Instructional Services Division Goals

Instructional Services Goal 1 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to support component district and BOCES teachers in their implementation of the NYS Common Core Learning Standards

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Instructional Services Goal 2 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to assist component district and BOCES teachers to incorporate 21st century skills into their curriculum and instruction

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Instructional Services Goal 3 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to assist component district and BOCES teachers to implement RTI and Data Driven Instruction

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Instructional Services Goal 4 - BOCES will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioner’s Regulations to provide support for new teachers

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Special Education Division Goals

Special Education Goal 1 – Special Education Teachers and Related Service providers will refine individual student programs for students to receive the maximum benefits from their education

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Special Education Goal 2 – Teachers and Speech Therapists will incorporate instructional technology into their instruction 12

Special Education Goal 3 - Special Education Teachers will enhance their skills in working with students with challenging behaviors and creating a safe environment for learning

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Special Education Goal 4 – Special Education Teachers will enhance their skills in working with students with diverse literacy, language, and communication skills 14

Special Education Goal 5 – Implement Individual Professional Growth Plans 15 Special Education Goal 6 – The BOCES OT/PT department will complete staff development training to obtain New York State required continuing education requirements to maintain licensure

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Special Education Goal 7 – BOCES will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioners Regulations to provide support for new teachers 15

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St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES

Integrated Professional Development Goals

Technology Application

Special Education Goal 2 – Teachers and Speech Therapists will incorporate instructional technology into their instruction Career and Technical Education Goal 1 – Continued staff development in the use of specific applications and software to assist in the delivery of lessons, assessments and program evaluations Career and Technical Education Goal 4 – CTE staff will utilize new student information system

Safe Learning Environment

Special Education Goal 3 - Special Education Teachers will enhance their skills in working with students with challenging behaviors and creating a safe environment for learning

Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment

Career and Technical Education Goal 2 – CTE Centers will fully implement the school improvement design model; Technology Centers That Work Career and Technical Education Goal 3 – CTE staff will increase integration of literacy into career and technical education programs Instructional Services Goal 1 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to support component district and BOCES teachers in their implementation of the NYS Common Core Learning Standards Instructional Services Goal 2 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to assist component district and BOCES teachers to incorporate 21st century skills into their curriculum and instruction Instructional Services Goal 3 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to assist component district and BOCES teachers to implement RTI and Data Driven Instruction Special Education Goal 1 – Special Education Teachers and Related Service providers will refine individual student programs for students to receive the maximum benefits from their education

Special Education Goal 4 – Special Education Teachers will enhance their skills in working with students with diverse literacy, language, and communication skills Special Education Goal 5 – Implement Individual Professional Growth Plans Special Education Goal 6 – The BOCES OT/PT department will complete staff development training to obtain New York State required continuing education requirements to maintain licensure

Mentoring New Teachers

BOCES divisions will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioner’s Regulations to provide support for new teachers

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St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2011-2012

Career and Technical Education CTE Goal # 1: Continued staff development in the use of specific applications and software to assist in the delivery of lessons, assessments and program evaluations.

Strategy CTE Goal 1 Action Tasks Persons

Responsible Timeframe Performance Data Source Evaluation

Increase use of effective assessment and authentic opportunities for staff and students to access technology for instructional purposes

Peer in-service training on instructional technology provided to staff at all three centers

CTE Administrative Team

2011-2012 Documented evidence of technology use in lesson planning, teacher observations, mid-year and end of year evaluations

Enhanced staff technology skills integrated into instructional activities and lesson plans

Staff will utilize PolyCom units for program development, training, and instructional purposes

CTE Administrative Team

2011-2012 Increased use of PolyCom units for program meetings and cross-center activities within programs

PolyCom Contact Tracking form

Introduction and training on CTE Wiki (electronic worksite) to provide a more sophisticated level of communication among the CTE administrators and staff

Supervisor of Instruction

2011-2012 CTE Wiki – PB Works

CTE Wiki worksite access record and documentation

CTE students will demonstrate skill and proficiency in completing on-line tasks; surveys, technical assessments and portfolio documentation

Develop authentic opportunities for students and staff to access technology for curriculum, instruction, assessment and program evaluation

CTE Principals Supervisor of Instruction CTE Support Staff (training)

2011-2012 100% of student exit interviews will be completed online 50% of CTE program technical assessments will be completed online

Online assessment tools

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CTE Goal # 2: CTE Centers will fully implement the school improvement design model; Technology Centers That Work

Strategy CTE Goal 2 Action Tasks Persons

Responsible Timeframe Performance Data Source Evaluation

CTE Key stakeholders will understand how Technology Centers That Work (TCTW) provides the support systems necessary to ensure student mastery of 21st Century skills

Staff and administrators will review TCTW teacher survey results by site and BOCES

CTE Administrative Team

2011-2012

TCTW Annual Report and Site Action Plan

TCTW Annual Report citing Six Step Process to Plan Improvement Initiatives

Work sessions on Establishing Benchmarks and Measuring Progress at TCTW sites

CTE Leadership Team

2011-2012 Action plan for implementation of TCTW key practices

TCTW action plan with established timeline for literacy and 21st century professional development established

All staff will attend four professional development programs geared toward preparing students for success in careers, training and further studies.

CTE Administrative Team

2011-2012 CTE Center Professional Development Charts

Teacher completed professional development evaluations

All program instructors will participate in six career cluster meetings.

CTE Administrative team

2011-2012 Schedule of program meetings

Program and Cluster Meeting minutes; participation, agenda, and outcomes

CTE staff will understand College and Career Readiness anchor standards and their relation to CTE programs and TCTW key goals

Staff will attend common core awareness and training session

CTE Administrative Team

2011-2012 100% of staff will access one training session on common core standards offered through the SLL BOCES

Documentation of participation in common core standards training session. Increased understanding of the new standards and APPR

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CTE Goal # 3: CTE staff will increase integration of literacy into career and technical education programs.

Strategy CTE Goal 3 Action Tasks Persons

Responsible Timeframe Performance Data Source Evaluation

Identify and assess literacy activities currently practiced in CTE Centers

Staffs complete literacy integration survey identifying strengths, weaknesses, and best practices

TCTW Literacy Focus Team Facilitators

October – December 2011

Documented staff training

Literacy Survey Tool and Results

Teams from each CTE Center attend six days of Literacy Across the Curriculum training.

Prepare an action plan with identified professional development activities and timeline for implementing literacy across the curriculum in CTE centers

CTE Staff Literacy Participants and TCTW Literacy Focus Team

September 2011 – February 2012

Established literacy integration action plan detailing participants, specific trainings, and timeline for 2011 – 2012 forward.

Literacy Action Plan

Literacy strategies shared

Literacy Across the Curriculum Participants / CTE Principals

December 2011 – Jun2 2012

Faculty meetings and other venues

Agendas with literacy strategies

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CTE Goal # 4: Career and Technical Education staff will utilize new student information system.

Strategy CTE Goal 4 Action Tasks Persons

Responsible Timeframe Performance Data Source Evaluation

CTE staff will develop internal process to utilize technology and new data system to maximize instruction and reporting

Initial staff training to implement new data system

CTE Director Designee(s)

September 2011

Quick Access Guides

Centre SIS access

Focused staff development throughout school year

CTE Director Designee(s)

September 2011 – June 2012

Quick Access Guides

Centre SIS access and data use

In-service report training for support staff

CTE Director Designee(s)

September 2011 – June 2012

Quick Access Guides

Centre SIS report

CTE Goal # 5: BOCES will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioners Regulations to provide support for new teachers.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

All first and second year teachers will participate in the mentoring program

Eligible teachers will be identified by administration. Mentors will be selected by administration with agreement of teachers’ association An overview meeting will be completed annually Mentors will meet regularly with mentee and log their time A mid-year review will be held in January to assess current mentoring Mentoring records will be kept 7 years

Nancy Avery Christine Leahy Teachers’ Association Co-President Mentors

8/2011 - ongoing

Mentors will mentor mentees for 1-2 years and log activity

Mentee will increase teaching skills with successful student achievement and remain in the teacher profession Mentee survey will be completed in June

Informal mentors will be assigned for new staff who do not fall under “new teacher” regulations and for staff who transfer to a new location or assignment

Administrators will assign informal mentor

Administration School year Informal mentors will support staff

Staff will be successful in their new assignments

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St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2011-2012 Instructional Services ISD Goal # 1: Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to support component district and BOCES teachers in their implementation of the NYS Common Core Learning Standards.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Time- frame

Performance Data Source

Evaluation

Instructional Services professional developers will engage in the shifts and complexities of the NYS Common Core Learning Standards for Literacy and Mathematics

Identify experts to provide turnkey training sessions Instructional Services professional developers will participate in a one day facilitator training Instructional Services professional developers provide turnkey training to district teachers for the NYS Common Core Learning Standards

Jennifer French Stephen Todd

9/11 – 6/12

Training completed Turnkey training provided

Participant evaluations and surveys will indicate the impact of the turnkey training

ISD Goal # 2: Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to assist component district and BOCES teachers to incorporate 21st century skills into their lessons.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Time- frame

Performance Data Source

Evaluation

ISD staff will learn, practice, model and teach 4 key 21st century skills

Instructional Services professional developers will participate in a refresher/ introductory training to incorporate 21st Century skills into lessons

Identify 4 key 21st

century skills and develop resources

Identified staff will

develop a multi-year plan for the development,

presentation and follow-up coaching of workshops/ webinars for teachers

Develop and present

workshops/webinars

ISD Administrative Team

9/11 - 6/12

Training completed

4 Key skills identified and resources developed

Development of multi-year plan completed

Workshops/ webinars

Training evaluations

Resources shared and utilized

Plan and workshop

offerings shared with districts

Workshop logs and implementation of

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Make follow up coaching available

developed and presented

Logs of activities

21st century skills

School library system librarian will support component district librarians to integrate 21st century skills into their lessons.

Attend state-provided professional development on 21st century skills

Plan and provide

professional development at SLL Regional Librarian Meetings

Marcia Eggleston

9/11-6/12 Agendas and attendance records

Evaluation documents from professional development

ISD Goal # 3 – Instructional Services professional developers will be prepared to assist component district and BOCES teachers to implement RTI and Data Driven Instruction.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Time- frame

Performance Data Source

Evaluation

ISD staff will facilitate the ongoing implementation of RTI

Support component districts to • update their

AIS/RTI plans • implement

assessment plans • implement

researched based interventions

Title I Services, Literacy Coordinator and Coach

11/11 – 6/12

AIS/RTI plans developed Assessment plans developed Intervention implemented

ISD staff will facilitate the implementation of DDI

Provide training to ISD staff/Network team in the components of DDI. Conduct a Book Study on Data Driven Instruction by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo Resources will be collected and/or developed for use in workshop/ webinar/ turnkey trainings Implementation of district assessments – local, state and interim Data collection – database development Use of data to guide instruction

Supervisors of Instruction - Network Team

11/11 – ongoing 2012-13

Staff trained Workshop/ webinars/ turnkey training developed and presented

Training evaluations Assessment of implementation in districts

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ISD Goal # 4: BOCES will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioners Regulations to provide support for new teachers.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

All first and second year teachers will participate in the mentoring program

Eligible teachers will be identified by administration Mentors will be selected by administration with agreement of teachers’ association An overview meeting will be completed annually Mentors will meet regularly with mentee and log their time A mid-year review will be held in January to assess current mentoring Mentoring records will be kept 7 years

Nancy Avery Stephen Todd Christine Leahy Teachers’ Association Co-President Mentors

8/2011 - ongoing

Mentors will mentor mentees for 1-2 years and log activity

Mentee will increase teaching skills with successful student achievement and remain in the teacher profession Mentee survey will be completed in June

Informal mentors will be assigned for new staff who do not fall under “new teacher” regulations and for staff who transfer to a new location or assignment

Administrators will assign informal mentor

Administration School year Informal mentors will support staff

Staff will be successful in their new assignments

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St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2011-2012 Special Education Goal # 1: Special Education Teachers and Related Service providers will refine individual student programs for students to receive the maximum benefits from their education.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Time- frame

Performance Data Source

Evaluation

Special education teachers and APE teachers will participate in a one day and follow up training: Common Core Standards and Introduction to the (APPR) Local Assessments

Set training dates Nancy Avery Jennifer French Stephen Todd

10/11-3/12

Training completed Names entered in database

Increased understanding of the new standards and APPR

Goal # 2: Teachers and Speech Therapists will incorporate instructional technology into their instruction.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Time- frame

Performance Data Source

Evaluation

Staff will implement self determined goals to further individualize instruction for their students

Special Education teachers will implement instructional tech applications using: -Smart Board Technology -Differentiated Resources -Microsoft Word applications

Special Education Teachers Tech Coaches

2011-12 Staff plans developed

Staff reflection documents

2 staff will participate in 5 day “Tech Camp”

Patti Fisher 2011-12 Complete training and projects

Integrated tech lessons observed by supervisor

Staff will share highlights of their “implementation plans” with co-workers via various networking meetings

Supervisors will schedule “sharing times” with building or regional staff

Supervisors Teachers

2011-12 Scheduled meetings

Ongoing sharing for enhanced instruction

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Goal # 3: Special Education Teachers will enhance their skills in working with students with challenging behaviors and creating a safe environment for learning.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

Staff will develop appropriate skills in dealing with acting out behaviors

New staff complete 2 day training “Keeping Everyone Safe”

Nancy Avery Donna Riter Supervisors

Annual Workshop and completion Ongoing use of de-escalation strategies

Ongoing program review

Staff will review appropriate skills in dealing with acting out behaviors

Selected staff will complete one day refresher for “Keeping Everyone Safe”

Nancy Avery Donna Riter Supervisors

Administra-tion assigned

Workshop and completion Ongoing use of de-escalation strategies

Ongoing program review

Staff will develop appropriate skills in dealing with acting out/self-injurious behavior for students with ASD

Selected new ABA staff will successfully complete 3 days training in “CALM”

Nancy Avery Joyce Trzaskos Shari Sharpe Sarah Bigwarfe Jacqueline Danis Staff

New hires Workshop completion Staff will use safe techniques

Ongoing program review

Staff will review skills in dealing with acting out/self injurious behavior for students with ASD

Staff “CALM” certified will complete a one day recertification for “CALM”

Nancy Avery Joyce Trzaskos Shari Sharpe Sarah Bigwarfe Jacqueline Danis Staff

Annual Workshop completion Staff will use safe techniques

Ongoing program review

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Goal # 4: Special Education Teachers will enhance their skills in working with students with diverse literacy, language, and communication skills.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

Presentations and refresher training will be offered to Special Education Teachers and selected Speech Therapists

Trainings developed and scheduled.

Nancy Avery Supervisors

2011-2012 Workshops held

Teaching Assistants and PT/OT will participate in one day training: Introduction to ASD and Visual Strategies

As scheduled Nancy Avery Supervisors Teachers

10/21/11 Reviews of best practices completed

Staff feedback and supervisors’ observation of implementation

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Goal # 5: Implement Individual Professional Growth Plans

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

Tenured staff will develop and carry out individual Professional Growth Plans

Follow procedures for Professional Growth Plans. Align PGP with APPR (Annual Professional Performance Review)

Nancy Avery Supervisors, Professional Staff

Annual Individual Professional Growth Plans End-of-year reflections

Tenured staff will report growth in skills/knowledge in an area chosen by the staff member

Goal # 6: The BOCES OT/PT department will complete staff development training to obtain New York State required continuing education requirements to maintain licensure.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

A staff development committee will research possible training opportunities

Meetings Gather information from presenters Develop preferences

Nancy Avery Sue Bouchey OT/PT department staff development committee

Annually Teaching Assistants will log hours

Teaching Assistants will maintain certification

Contacts will be made with possible presenters; dates confirmed; contracts completed

Complete contacts Provide possible training dates Complete contracts

Nancy Avery Sue Bouchey

Annually Completed contracts

Copies of signed contracts

BOCES OT/PT staff will maintain CEU registries

Compile documentation of trainings attended Submit CEU verification to SED per individual schedules

OT/PT staff Annually Complete trainings Complete individual registries Maintain Certification

Copies of registries Copies of certificates of attendance Maintenance of NYS licensure

Goal # 7: BOCES will follow mentor program guidelines with the intent to meet the Commissioners Regulations to provide support for new teachers.

Strategy Action Tasks Persons Responsible

Timeframe Performance Data Source

Evaluation

All first and second year teachers will participate in the mentoring program

Eligible teachers will be identified by administration Mentors will be selected by administration with agreement of teachers’ association

Nancy Avery Christine Leahy Teachers’ Association Co-President

8/2011 - ongoing

Mentors will mentor mentees for 1-2 years and log activity

Mentee will increase teaching skills with successful student achievement and remain in the teacher profession Mentee survey will be completed in June

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An overview meeting will be completed annually Mentors will meet regularly with mentee and log their time A mid-year review will be held in January to assess current mentoring Mentoring records will be kept 7 years

Mentors

Informal mentors will be assigned for new staff who do not fall under “new teacher” regulations and for staff who transfer to a new location or assignment

Administrators will assign informal mentor

Administration School year Informal mentors will support staff

Staff will be successful in their new assignments