Professional Development Report to the Portola Valley School - - PDF document

Professional Development

Focused on Student Success

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Report to the Portola Valley School District Board of Trustees October 2, 2019

PVSD Professional Development

Combining………….. Staff Input and Feedback

An Experienced Staff

• Administrators
• *WLT, MLT, SLT, SSLT,

DaLT, Specialists, and

• ther teachers

Our District Goals

• LCAP
• Blueprint

To Provide All PVSD Staff Opportunities to Learn and Grow

*Workshop, Math, Science, Social Studies, Student Information System, Data/Tech Leadership Teams

From PVSD Blueprint for Excellence & LCAP to PD

Student Achievement:

• Teachers and staff receive ongoing professional development

and coaching Climate:

• Invest in training opportunities for teachers and school leaders

around climate, equity, culture, and global citizenry Creative Hands-On Learning:

• Provide professional development for staff focused on

transformative learning and engaging students

Differentiated PD

3 PD Days

Coaching/Mentoring: Beginning Teacher Support, Teacher Leadership Teams, Teachers on Special Assignment, Peer Mentors/Coaches, Field Experts

Wednesday Early Release Meetings: Grade Content Staff Individual Professional Conferences, Workshops, Program Visits Mandatory Safety Trainings- all

Communities

• f Practice

Summer PD

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Teacher Initiated

Social Studies Science Math Technology Phonics Growth Mindset (8 Teachers) National Board Certification (2 Teachers)

District Sponsored

New York Teachers College for Readers & Writers Workshop (RWW) Training (7 Teachers) Structured Literacy Training at SMCOE (1 Reading Specialist)

August 2019 PD

Circle Up TCI Data Dive (SBAC/Benchmark)

Individualized Education Plans 504 Plans English Learners

Reflection-

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What Worked*

• Connected with experts in the field for

support on new curriculum (TCI Social Studies)

• Connected with peers across school

sites and nation (RWW)

• Planned for students needing

differentiated instruction (including extra support and challenge)

• Engaged in preliminary conversations to

address equity/inclusion issues in PVSD

Moving Forward*

• More time for content area collaborations
• Individualize for Specialists/New/Kinder

teachers and classified staff

• More time to delve deeper into data
• More extensive training on newly adopted

devices (Promethean Board)

• Streamline whole group training to make

it more efficient and effective

• Need to loop back on differentiation work

(data dive; IEPs/504s)

*Based on staff input and admin observations

Continuous Capacity Building

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Next Steps

• Staff Survey: staff indicated their

areas of interest and need for PD

• Circle-Up: follow-up/coaching

sessions scheduled

• October 14 full day
• March 14 full day

Sources of Funding

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D i s t r i c t , S t a t e

PVSD Funds & State Grants

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P V S F & P T O

Grants from the PV Schools Foundation and PTO

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s a n d P a r t n e r s

Stanford Collaborative, Vendors, Sequoia Healthcare District, San Mateo County Office of Ed.

Questions?

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