According to the Florida Department of Education Professional Development System Evaluation Protocol Reviewer’s Guide, a school-wide professional development system is the best way to ensure a coordinated method of delivering quality professional development to teachers that meets their needs and improves overall teaching in the school. The system should be integrated with and an essential component of the overall school improvement process. A system is defined as the policies, specific plans, timelines, and facilitators for professional development to be delivered over an extended period of time, usually a year or more. The School District of Lee County School Professional Development Plan, coupled with the school inservice registrations on PDMS (Professional Development Management System) provide this comprehensive system.  This plan also provides the documentation necessary to award Title II-A funds to schools and to ensure that all funds earmarked for professional development are used in appropriate and meaningful ways.
 

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The first step to completing your School Professional Development Plan is to use the "Save As..." command to save the plan file to your hard drive as "XXXX PD Plan FY10.pdf", replacing XXXX with your location number. As you enter your information, be sure you are making changes to the copy saved to your hard drive and not to a version attached to your e-mail or opened in your Web browser.
 

Complete the requested information in the spaces provided. 
To move from cell to cell, you may either use the Tab key or use your mouse to move your cursor to the appropriate cell and type. 

Phone & FAX are seven digits and do not include an extension.
The Main Contact is responsible for completing & maintaining the plan.
The Fiscal Contact makes the actual purchases, e.g. the bookkeeper.

 

Question 1: Please enter the number of teachers of core subject areas at your school who are not highly qualified.  

Question 2: Please select all data that was considered as you created your school professional development plan. Multiple selections are allowed. To select an item click on the box next to the item.  The item may be deselected by clicking on the box a second time.

Question 3: Please select the degree to which your school made adequately yearly progress in FY09 by clicking on the circle next to your answer. Only one answer may be chosen. You may deselect an answer only by clicking on the circle next to another answer.

Question 4: Please select your school's grade from the A+ Accountability Plan for last year by clicking on the circle next to your answer. Only one answer may be chosen. You may deselect an answer only by clicking on the circle next to another answer.

Question 5: Please select your most urgent professional development needs. Multiple selections are allowed. To select an item click on the box next to the item.  The item may be deselected by clicking on the box a second time.

Question 6: Focus Area  This section of the needs assessment is intended to communicate one to three school-wide priorities for professional development based on the needs identified in Question 5. The form initially has room for one focus area. To add additional focus areas click the "Add Row" button beneath the table. To delete a focus area click on the "X" button to the left of the row you would like to delete. The maximum number of focus areas (rows) is three.

• Area of School Wide Focus : Please note a school-wide focus. This may be a particular subject area (i.e., reading), curriculum program (i.e., Spalding Phonics), or instructional strategy (i.e., Kagan Cooperative Learning) that you are attempting to incorporate into school-wide practice. 

• Brief Description of Data Analysis: Briefly explain what data you analyzed and why the analysis led you to select this professional development activity for school-wide focus.

• Brief Description of Plan for Improvement: Briefly explain how you believe this professional development activity will impact teacher practice and student learning.

Complete all criteria checkboxes as appropriate. The purpose of this checklist is to assist in meeting professional development requirements. The criteria must be met in order for your professional development plan to be approved. Several of the listed criteria (items 1 and 8-12) allow for the answer "No" to be selected if an appropriate rationale is provided.
 

This page must be signed by the Principal and the original sent via office mail to the Department of Grants and Program Development, Attention: Shellie Halstead. This page may NOT be faxed as the original signature must be kept on file.
 

Be sure to answer the SBR question at the top of the activities page.

All activities require a research-based rationale.  The research that supports the activities listed in your plan needs to be kept on file at your location for a period of five years. Supporting research must be made available to auditors upon request.

Scientifically based research is defined as “research that involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs.” 

A simple set of questions can be used to distinguish between research that confirms the effectiveness of an instructional practice and research that does not:

• Has the study been published in a peer-reviewed journal or approved by a panel of independent experts?

• Have the results of the study been replicated by other scientists?

• Is there consensus in the research community that the study’s findings are supported by a critical mass of additional studies?

Commonly cited resources can be found on the web at:  http://Grants.leeschools.net/rsch_research index.htm
 

The Proposed Activities page provides the framework for the alignment, content, delivery, follow up and evaluation of the school professional development activities.

Activities are divided into categories by funding type: School Inservice, Title II-A Funds, Other Funds and No Cost.

Each category initially has one row for an activity. To add rows for additional activities please click the "Add additional activity" button within the applicable category. Note, each category has a separate button.

To delete an activity click the "X" button to the left of the row you would like to delete. Be sure to click carefully as this will permanently delete all information in that row.

Any activities with multiple funding sources should appear once under each applicable category. So an activity funded partially by school inservice funds and partially by school improvement funds would appear twice: Once under School Inservice and once under Other Funding Sources.

Within each funding category the same basic information is requested:

Column Title	Directions for Completion
Activity Title	Provide a brief title for the proposed activity.
Allowable Activity Code	Select the appropriate activity code from the drop down list. A code must be selected and you may not select more than one. For code definitions and examples please click here.
SIP Goal	Select the main SIP goal supported by the activity from the drop down list. A goal must be selected and you may not select more than one.
Subject Area	Select the core subject area to be addressed from the drop down list. If the activity is not specific to one core subject area, such as classroom management, then please select “All Core”. A subject area must be selected and you may not select more than one.
# of Participants	Enter the number of participants you anticipate will attend the training. If travel is involved please be sure to adhere to the travel guidelines.
Primary Delivery Method	Select the primary training delivery method from the drop down list. A method must be selected and you may not select more than one. If you have multiple types of training on the same topic then please enter more than one activity. For example you might use Title II-A funds to send one of your teachers to a Kagan Workshop in Tampa. This would be a single activity. If the teacher then provides Kagan training for other staff members that would be a separate activity.
Primary Follow-up Method	Select the primary follow-up method from the drop down list. A method must be selected and you may not select more than one.
Description of Follow-up Method	Describe the strategies that will be used to follow up and support participant implementation of this activity.  An example description is provided based on the primary follow-up method selected. Please edit the example to reflect the actual activity. Participant implementation may be supported through coaching and mentoring, planning, product development, sharing best practices, written or oral reflection, etc.  Successful implementation can be ensured through classroom walk throughs, lesson plan review, interviews with participants, video tapes, etc.
Primary Evaluation Method	Select the primary evaluation method from the drop down list. A method must be selected and you may not select more than one. This information will be the basis for you to determine the success of the activity on the end of year evaluation.
Estimated Cost	Please enter the estimated cost of the activity. If you need assistance in estimating costs please click here to download the cost breakdown worksheet

 

School Inservice funds roll forward from previous years and are contained in project 6198. Questions regarding the use of school inservice funds should be directed to Vicki Stockman at 337-8369.

Begin completing this section by entering your FY09 School Inservice Allocation Amount. As you enter activities the form will automatically calculate the Total Estimated Costs and the Amount Remaining for Activities. If the amount remaining is red you have gone over budget and will need to reduce your costs. If the amount remaining is green you have funds remaining and may continue to add activities. Note, in order for your plan to be approved the amount remaining must be zero.
 

This section is required. You must have at least one Title II-A funded activity. Questions regarding the use of Title II-A funds should be directed to Shellie Halstead at 337-8353.

Begin completing this section by entering your FY10 Title II-A Allocation Amount. As you enter activities the form will automatically calculate the Total Estimated Costs and the Amount Remaining for Activities. If the amount remaining is red you have gone over budget and will need to reduce your costs. If the amount remaining is green you have funds remaining and may continue to add activities. Note, in order for your plan to be approved the amount remaining must be zero.

Before entering any activity information please carefully read the multi-day training statement and the staff requirement statement. These statements highlight two requirements for utilizing Title II-A funds. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these requirements please contact Shellie. Note, for your plan to be approved these requirements must be met.
 

This section should include professional development activities funded by anything other than School Inservice or Title II-A. Examples of other sources of funding include: School Improvement Funds, Title I Funds, and other grant funds.

When you begin entering activities you will need to specify the project number of the funding source. For example the project number for School Improvement Funds is 6306. As activities are entered the form will automatically calculate the Total Estimated Costs.
 

This section should include professional development activities that are provided at no cost to your school. Questions regarding no cost activities should be directed to Vicki Stockman at 337-8369.
 

The budget information you provide in this section is for initial budgeting purposes only and should not be updated if you submit plan revisions.

Enter the initial amount you would like to allocate for each type of expense:

Consultants (310.00): For presenting training only. Training must be for eligible staff members.

Stipends (311.00): For attending, developing, or presenting training only. Training must be for eligible staff members. Title II-A may not be used to pay for activities in which a teacher receives his or her hourly rate.

Printing Services (390.00): For training materials only - may not be used to purchase classroom or parent materials. Training must be for eligible staff members.

Supplies (510.00): For training supplies only - may not be used to purchase classroom or parent materials. Training must be for eligible staff members.

Out-of-County Travel (331.00): For travel costs such as hotels, meals, and mileage incurred during a professional development activity. Training must be for eligible staff members. Be sure to adhere to the travel guidelines. If out-of-state travel is involved be sure to follow the procedures for receiving School Board approval.

Registrations (732.00): For registration costs to attend a professional development activity. Training must be for eligible staff members. If Out-of-County travel is involved be sure to adhere to the travel guidelines. If out-of-state travel is involved be sure to follow the procedures for receiving School Board approval.

Substitutes (750.00): Funds should be set aside to pay substitute costs if a substitute is required due to any Title II-A funded activities. The form will automatically calculate FICA/Medicare and Workers Compensation based on the amount entered in this field.

The goal is for your budget line total to equal your FY10 Allocation. As you enter amounts Unbudgeted Funds, at the bottom, will reflect how much is left to be allocated. If the amount in Unbudgeted Funds is red you have gone over budget and will need to reduce your costs. If the amount is green you have funds remaining and need to continue to budget your funds. Note, in order for your plan to be approved the amount remaining must be zero.
 

Please see the instructions on the last page of the plan. The plan must be submitted via e-mail using the Submit by E-mail button. If you encounter any technical difficulties please contact Shellie Halstead at 337-8353.
 

For general assistance with planning your professional development, contact Vicki Stockman, 337-8369.

For assistance with planning specific professional development activities, please contact the appropriate CSDC coordinator.  A listing of CSDC coordinator and their related areas of responsibility can be found at http://curriculum.leeschools.net/staff.htm.

For questions regarding the appropriate use of Title II funds or assistance with technical difficulties, please contact Shellie Halstead at 337-8353.  Also, if funds are needed prior to the plan submission and fund distribution dates, please contact Shellie.