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Professional Development Plan (Act 48) | 2023 - 2026

ACT 48

Chapter 4 estalishes that each school entit shall sumit to the ecretar for approval a professional education plan ever 3 ears as required under Chapter 49, ection 17(a). A school entit shall make its professional education plan availale for pulic inspection and comment for a minimum of 28 das prior to approval of the plan  the school entit’s governing oard and sumission of the plan to the ecretar.

Chapter 49.17, Continuing professional education, estalishes that ever school entit shall develop a continuing education plan that addresses the following requirements:

a. Includes options for professional development including, ut not limited to, activities such as: (i) graduate level coursework; (ii) otaining a professionall related master’s degree; (iii) department-approved in-service courses; (iv) curriculum development work; and (v) attendance
at professional conferences.

. Deﬁnes terms used including, ut not limited to, the following: (i) Professionall related graduate level coursework. (ii) Professionall related master’s degree. (iii) Curriculum development work. (iv) Professional conferences.
c. Developed as speciﬁed in section 1205.1 of the act in which the plan descries the persons who developed the plan and how the persons were selected.

d. umitted to the ecretar shall e approved  oth the professional education committee and the oard of the school entit.

e. Includes a section which descries how the professional education needs of the school entit, including those of diverse learners, and its professional emploees are to e met through implementation of the plan. The plan must descrie how professional development activities will improve language and literac acquisition for all students and contriute to closing achievement gaps among students.
f. Includes a description of how the school entit will offer all professional emploees opportunities to participate in continuing education focused on teaching diverse learners in inclusive settings.

g. A school district that contracts with a communit provider to operate a prekindergarten program shall address in the school district’s professional education plan how the school district will offer professional education opportunities to teachers in the communit provider’s prekindergarten program.

LA provided professional education meets the education needs of that school entit and its professional emploees, so that the ma meet the speciﬁc needs of students. Professional education for all levels of an LA should e ased on sound research and promising practices that promotes educators’ skills over the long term.

xemplar professional education for sta :

nhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certiﬁcation or assignment.

Increases the educator’s teaching skills ased on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.
Provides educators with a variet of classroom-ased assessment skills and the skills needed to analze and use data in instructional decision-making.
mpowers educators to work effectivel with parents and communit partners.

TRING COMMITT

Name

mil Clare

Title

upervisor of Curriculum and Instruction

Committee Role

Administrator

Appointed 

Administration Personnel

John eert	pecial ducation Director	Administrator	Administration Personnel

Am toots	Teacher	lementar Teacher	Teacher

Lisa Crtzer	Teacher	lementar Teacher	Teacher

Tara Nehlen	Teacher	Middle chool Teacher	Teacher

Karla Wheeler	Teacher	Middle chool Teacher	Teacher

randon Lewis	Teacher	High chool Teacher	Teacher

Derek urda	Teacher	High chool Teacher	Teacher

Jordan nder	Counselor	ducation pecialist	ducation pecialist

Candace Thompson	ocial Worker	ducation pecialist	ducation pecialist

Terr Harrison	chool oard Memer	Communit Memer	chool oard of Directors

Gar ler	chool oard Memer	Communit Memer	chool oard of Directors

Tara Jones	Parent	Parent of Child Attending	Administration Personnel

	
Ron Viglio	Communit Memer	Communit Memer	chool oard of Directors

DCRI HOW MANY TIM TH COMMITT MT IN A GIVN YAR, ANY UCOMMITT THAT AR FORMD AND ANY OTHR RLVANT INFORMATION RGARDING TH FUNCTION OF TH COMMITT.

The committee meets annuall, while the sucommittees of the Literac and Mathematics team meet at least monthl.

ACTION PLAN TP FROM COMPRHNIV PLAN

CURRICULUM MAPPING

Action tep

The Tier 1 curriculum in Mathematics and LA will e updated and aligned with PA tandards, ligile Content, and Assessment Anchors in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade.

The Tier 1 curriculum in Mathematics and LA will e updated and aligned with PA

tandards, ligile Content, and Assessment Anchors in K - 6.

Audience

preK-12

Teachers

Topics to e Included

Curriculum mapping, lesson
planning

vidence of Learning

Completed curriculum maps and sumitted
lesson plans.

Lead Person/Position

Dr. mil Clare

Anticipated Timeline

12/07/2022 - 05/30/2024

LARNING FORMAT

Tpe of Activities	Frequenc

Danielson Framework Component Met in

this Plan

This tep Meets the Requirements of tate Required

Trainings

Collaorative curriculum	Monthl development

TRUCTURD LITRACY

Action tep

The Tier 1 curriculum in Mathematics and LA will e updated and aligned with PA tandards, ligile Content, and Assessment Anchors in grades Kindergarten
through 6th grade.

Audience

preK-6

Teachers

Topics to e Included

tructured

Literac

vidence of Learning

Formal oservations and classroom walkthroughs
documented in PA-TP.

Lead Person/Position

Dr. mil Clare

Anticipated Timeline

08/14/2023 - 05/31/2024

LARNING FORMAT

Tpe of Activities	Frequenc

Danielson Framework Component Met in

this Plan

This tep Meets the Requirements of tate Required

Trainings

Inservice da	Annual

Professional Learning	Weekl

Communit (PLC)

Language and Literac Acquisition for All tudents

Language and Literac Acquisition for All

tudents

TIR 2 JUT WORD LITRACY

Action tep

Classroom teachers and intervention teachers will analze data to

form and teach flexile intervention groups.

Audience

Intervention

Teachers

Topics to e Included

tructured

Literac Tier 2

vidence of Learning

Tier 2 Lesson Plans,

walkthroughs and oservations

Lead Person/Position

uilding Principal

Anticipated Timeline

08/14/2023 - 05/30/2025

LARNING FORMAT

Tpe of Activities	Frequenc

Danielson Framework Component Met in

this Plan

This tep Meets the Requirements of tate Required

Trainings

Workshop(s)	Annual

Professional Learning	Weekl

Communit (PLC)

Language and Literac Acquisition for All tudents

Language and Literac Acquisition for All

tudents

APPLYING RPORT AND GOAL TTING

Action tep

Classroom teachers will meet weekl in grade levels to analze data and

develop Tier 1 lessons to address learning gaps.

Audience

7-12 Math, LA,

cience Teachers

Topics to e Included

Data Analsis, Individual Goal
etting

vidence of Learning

Lesson Plans,

PLC agendas

Lead Person/Position

uilding Principal

Anticipated Timeline

02/17/2023 - 05/30/2025

LARNING FORMAT

Tpe of Activities	Frequenc

Danielson Framework Component Met in

this Plan

This tep Meets the Requirements of tate Required

Trainings

Workshop(s)	Annual	Teaching Diverse Learners in Inclusive ettings

Professional Learning	Weekl Communit (PLC)

OTHR PROFIONAL DVLOPMNT ACTIVITI

PROFIONAL DVLOPMNT PLAN AURANC

Professional ducation Plan Guidelines	Yes/No

Are the professional development activities aligned with the current and applicale Pennslvania Core tandards or Pennslvania	Yes Academic tandards? (22 Pa Code, Chapter 4)

Are the effectiveness of offerings evaluated through multiple measures of student achievement within the context of educator	Yes effectiveness to determine impact on student learning, educator effectiveness, and/or school performance? (Act 82 of 2012) aka
(22 Pa Code, 19)

Are the professional development activities aligned to at least one component of one domain within the Oservation and Practice	Yes Framework for Teaching?

Does the professional education plan contain a committee consisting of teacher representatives divided equall among	Yes elementar, middle and high school teachers chosen  the teachers, educational specialist representatives chosen 
educational specialists and administrative representatives chosen  the administrative personnel? (Act 48, ection 1205.1)

Does the committee include parents of children attending a school in the district, local usiness representatives and other	Yes individuals representing the communit appointed  the oard of directors? (Act 48, ection 1205.1)

Was the professional education plan approved  the professional education committee and the oard of the school entit? (22 pa        Yes Code, 49.16)

Does the professional development plan align with educator needs? (Act 48, ection 2)	Yes

Do the implementation steps cover at least a three-ear implementation horizon?	Yes

Are the following professional development activities included in the Act 48 Professional Development Plan?

Language and Literac Acquisition for All tudents	Yes

Teaching Diverse Learners in Inclusive ettings	Yes

At least 1-hour of trauma-informed care training for all staff	Yes

Professional thics Program Framework Guidelines	Yes

Culturall Relevant and ustaining ducation Program Framework Guidelines	Yes

tructured Literac Program Framework Guidelines	Yes

When is the first ear the LA will offer tructured Literac Training to the staff?	2022-2023

Who will receive the tructured Literac Training in addition to the five required certifications (earl childhood, elementar-middle level, special education, L, and reading specialist)?
N/A

Is the LA using or planning to implement tructured Literac (elect One)? Yes, full implementation.

VALUATION AND RVIW

DCRI IN TH OX LOW TH PROCDUR FOR VALUATING AND RVIWING TH PROFIONAL DUCATION PLAN.

The Professional Development Plan will e reviewed annuall  the committee. Using the responses from participants on post-training surves, the committee will annuall review evidence to determine impact of the activit and e ectiveness of the deliver sstem and attainment of the activit competencies. Walkthroughs and oservations  administrators, as well as teacher-collected evidence, will e used to evaluate professional development activities. The committee will recommend changes to the Professional Development Plan, as needed.

PROFIONAL DUCATION PLAN AURANC

We a rm that this Professional ducation Plan focuses on the learning needs of each sta memer to ensure all sta memers meet or exceed high academic standards in each of the core suject areas.

Professional ducation Committee Chairperson:	Date

I a rm that this Professional ducation Plan provides sta learning that improves the learning of all students as outlined in the National ta Development Council’s tandards for ta Learning.

uperintendent or Chief Administrative Officer:	Date