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Midwestern Midwestern Intermediate Unit IVIntermediate Unit IV
Act 48 Professional Act 48 Professional Development PlanDevelopment Plan
Approved Jan.14, 2010Approved Jan.14, 2010
Needs Survey ResultsNeeds Survey Results
Professional development that aligns Professional development that aligns withwith– National and Pennsylvania InitiativesNational and Pennsylvania Initiatives– Supports Student AchievementSupports Student Achievement– Continuous Program Improvement and Continuous Program Improvement and – Assignment needs are a priorityAssignment needs are a priority
Professional EducationProfessional EducationAction Plans forAction Plans for
Midwestern Intermediate Midwestern Intermediate Unit IVUnit IV
Act 89 Action PlanAct 89 Action Plan Description-To increase student achievement as Description-To increase student achievement as
measured by state standards and performance as measured by state standards and performance as directed by the student plan.directed by the student plan.
To acquire knowledge regarding evidenced –To acquire knowledge regarding evidenced –based practices and current trends according to based practices and current trends according to assignment areas.assignment areas.
To apply research/scientifically based to To apply research/scientifically based to assessment, instructions, and progress reporting assessment, instructions, and progress reporting to assignment areas.to assignment areas.
To offer a high standard of technical support to To offer a high standard of technical support to participating nonpublic schools to build local participating nonpublic schools to build local capacity.capacity.
Act 89 Action Plan ActivitiesAct 89 Action Plan Activities
Adapting Instruction and AssessmentAdapting Instruction and Assessment Data Driven DecisionsData Driven Decisions MathMath ReadingReading Response to Instruction and Response to Instruction and
InterventionIntervention
Administrative Leadership Action Administrative Leadership Action PlanPlan
Description To acquire knowledge Description To acquire knowledge regarding best practices and current regarding best practices and current trends according to assigned areas;trends according to assigned areas;
To apply best practices to instruction and To apply best practices to instruction and assessment based upon job assignment;assessment based upon job assignment;
To develop skills in developing a culture To develop skills in developing a culture that supports student performance that supports student performance involving our various stakeholders and involving our various stakeholders and community partnerscommunity partners
Administrative Leadership Action Administrative Leadership Action Plan ActivitiesPlan Activities
Application of Skills and KnowledgeApplication of Skills and Knowledge Assessment and EvaluationAssessment and Evaluation Leadership AcademyLeadership Academy Legal IssuesLegal Issues Program Specific CoursesProgram Specific Courses
Best Practices Action Plan & Best Practices Action Plan & ActivitiesActivities
Description-To increase student Description-To increase student achievement as measured by state achievement as measured by state standards or performance as directed by standards or performance as directed by student’s IEP or student plansstudent’s IEP or student plans
To acquire knowledge regarding ”best To acquire knowledge regarding ”best practices” and current trends according to practices” and current trends according to assignment areas.assignment areas.
To offer high standards or technical To offer high standards or technical support to the learning community to build support to the learning community to build local capacity.local capacity.– Best Practices ApplicationBest Practices Application
Frew Mill Action PlanFrew Mill Action Plan
Description-To increase student Description-To increase student performance and provide high quality performance and provide high quality instruction while maximizing growth instruction while maximizing growth during varying length of student during varying length of student performances.performances.
To increase knowledge of Best Practices To increase knowledge of Best Practices and current trends with juvenile offenders.and current trends with juvenile offenders.
To increase technology skills that are To increase technology skills that are integrated into instructional practicesintegrated into instructional practices
Frew Mill Action Plan ActivitiesFrew Mill Action Plan Activities
Instruction and AssessmentInstruction and Assessment Legal IssuesLegal Issues Management of At-Risk studentsManagement of At-Risk students Professional Growth Regarding Frew Professional Growth Regarding Frew
Mill School cultureMill School culture Technology and MultimediaTechnology and Multimedia
Special Education Action PlanSpecial Education Action Plan Description-To increase student achievement as Description-To increase student achievement as
measured by state standards or performances as measured by state standards or performances as directed by the student’s IEPdirected by the student’s IEP
To acquire knowledge regarding ”best practices” To acquire knowledge regarding ”best practices” and current trends according to assignment areas.and current trends according to assignment areas.
To apply “best practices” to assessment, To apply “best practices” to assessment, instruction, and interventions according to job instruction, and interventions according to job assignmentassignment
To support the use of supplementary supports and To support the use of supplementary supports and services in the least restrictive environmentservices in the least restrictive environment
To offer high standards of technical support to the To offer high standards of technical support to the learning community to build local capacity learning community to build local capacity particularly linked to the state performance particularly linked to the state performance indicatorsindicators
Special Education Action Plan Special Education Action Plan ActivitiesActivities
Knowledge and understand student who Knowledge and understand student who are at risk or have disabilitiesare at risk or have disabilities– Classroom management and disciplineClassroom management and discipline– Data driven Decision Making/Progress Data driven Decision Making/Progress
MonitoringMonitoring– Implementation of LRE/sasImplementation of LRE/sas
– State initiativesState initiatives– At risk students and disability At risk students and disability
informationinformation
Special Education Compliance Special Education Compliance Action Plan Action Plan
Description-To increase student Description-To increase student achievement as measured by achievement as measured by state standards or performances state standards or performances as directed by the student’s IEPas directed by the student’s IEP
To provide technical assistance To provide technical assistance on special education compliance on special education compliance for our programs and member for our programs and member districts.districts.
Special Education Compliance Special Education Compliance Action Plan ActivitiesAction Plan Activities
Chapter 14 IDEAChapter 14 IDEA
Classroom ApplicationClassroom Application
IDEA/ESEAIDEA/ESEA
Special Education Curriculum Special Education Curriculum Development Action Plan & Development Action Plan &
ActivitiesActivities Description-To apply “best practices” Description-To apply “best practices”
to assessment and instruction to assessment and instruction according to job assignment areas.according to job assignment areas.
ActivitiesActivities Curriculum Development and Curriculum Development and
ApplicationApplication Pilot curriculumPilot curriculum
Standards Aligned SystemStandards Aligned System
Description-to continue the content driven Description-to continue the content driven instruction in alignment with PA Standards instruction in alignment with PA Standards Aligned System and its components to Aligned System and its components to increase student achievementincrease student achievement
To enhance the educator’s content To enhance the educator’s content knowledge in his area of certification or knowledge in his area of certification or assignmentassignment
To align staffing with current requirements To align staffing with current requirements from Commonwealth or Federal from Commonwealth or Federal RegulationsRegulations– Standards Aligned System InstructionStandards Aligned System Instruction
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV Act 48 Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV Act 48 Continuing Professional EducationContinuing Professional Education
Plan Goals Plan Goals
To increase student achievement as measured by To increase student achievement as measured by state standards or performance as directed by state standards or performance as directed by the student’s IEP or student planthe student’s IEP or student plan
To acquire knowledge regarding To acquire knowledge regarding research/scientifically based and current trends research/scientifically based and current trends according to assignment areas.according to assignment areas.
To apply research/scientifically based trends to To apply research/scientifically based trends to assessment and instruction according to job assessment and instruction according to job assignmentassignment
To offer high standards or technical support to To offer high standards or technical support to the learning community to build local capacitythe learning community to build local capacity
Paraeducators Competency Goals Paraeducators Competency Goals StandardsStandards
Foundation of Special Foundation of Special EducationEducation
Development and Development and Characteristics of Characteristics of LearnersLearners
Individual Learning Individual Learning Differences Differences
Instructional Instructional StrategiesStrategies
Environments and Environments and Social InteractionsSocial Interactions
LanguageLanguage
Instructional PlanningInstructional Planning
AssessmentAssessment
Professional and Professional and Ethical PracticesEthical Practices
CollaborationCollaboration
Paraeducators Learning Activities Paraeducators Learning Activities CriteriaCriteria
Is related to attainment of the PA academic standards and Is related to attainment of the PA academic standards and high quality instructionhigh quality instruction
Is planned to address the needs of a school entity and its Is planned to address the needs of a school entity and its professional support employeesprofessional support employees
Has clear and concise written content and/or knowledge or Has clear and concise written content and/or knowledge or skills-based competenciesskills-based competencies
Includes content and instructional methods that are Includes content and instructional methods that are appropriate for the intended competencies to be masteredappropriate for the intended competencies to be mastered
Measurable increases in student achievement, function and Measurable increases in student achievement, function and /or support/or support
Contributes to building learning communities and Contributes to building learning communities and continuous improvementcontinuous improvement
Requires that participants demonstrate attainment of Requires that participants demonstrate attainment of competenciescompetencies
Is evaluated by participants Is evaluated by participants
Educational Interpreters Educational Interpreters Competency GoalsCompetency Goals
Voice-to-SignVoice-to-Sign– Prosodic InformationProsodic Information– Non-manual InformationNon-manual Information– Use of Signing Space Use of Signing Space
Sign-to-VoiceSign-to-Voice– Reading and Conveying SignersReading and Conveying Signers– Vocal/Intonational FeaturesVocal/Intonational Features
VocabularyVocabulary– SignsSigns– FingerspellingFingerspelling– Overall FactorsOverall Factors
Message ProcessingMessage Processing Message ClarityMessage Clarity EnvironmentEnvironment
Link to MIU IV Strategic PlanLink to MIU IV Strategic Plan
Our beliefs:Our beliefs:– All people can learn and learning is a lifelong All people can learn and learning is a lifelong
processprocess– All learners require training and access to All learners require training and access to
proven research and technologiesproven research and technologies Professional Development and Professional Development and
Organizational CultureOrganizational Culture– Recruits,sustains and supports a high quality Recruits,sustains and supports a high quality
workforce at all levels in a positive workforce at all levels in a positive organizational culture that is founded on organizational culture that is founded on collaboration, shared values and respect.collaboration, shared values and respect.