Professional Learning Action Team

October 2012Do Now: Turn on your laptop and locate the Special Educator and

General Educator Survey

MISSION: The mission of the Parkway School District is to ensure all students are capable, curious and confident learners who understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.

NORMSO Mission Driven AgendaO Opportunity to share, be heard and understoodO Stay on topic , stay productive and be an active

participantO Utilize protocols to ensure productive discussions,

reach consensus and facilitate the work of the teamO Demonstrate professional courtesies (start/end on

time, avoid side talk)O Be nice! (positive attitudes, respect others,

presume positive intent)O Be accountable to school and Professional Learning

Action Team

Review the Norms – What is the one you want to focus on today?

Turn and Talk

EU and EQ

EU: The Professional Learning Action Team’s purpose is to ensure all certified staff members participate in high quality professional learning focused on achievement for all students.

EQ: How can the Professional Learning Action Team contribute to Mission Accomplished 2016?

Agenda Updates and Action Items

Parkway PLC Implementation Salary Credit Courses (Very few were

proposed) Conference Proposal Form

Form is located on the Professional Learning Website

Purpose – Goal 6 (Resource Allocation) ensure the number at conferences does not

exceed district standards follow-up component to promote impact

beyond the classroom

Survey – Special Education Action Team Review of Strategic Plan – Goal #4 and

Goal #5

Special Education Action TeamProfessional Learning

Leaders: Liz Morrison, Beth Nesbit

O This work team will identify the professional learning needs of all general and specials educators in Parkway related to teaching students with disabilities, participation in IEPs, instructional strategies, accommodations, and abilities awareness.

O This team will propose a collaborative multi-year professional learning plan which is integrated with the PLC initiative, other Parkway professional learning structures, and the professional development plan and activities of the SSD.

Role of PLATO Review the Professional Learning Needs

Survey - for both Gen Educators and Special Educators (October PLAT)

O Distribute Survey to Staff (October – November)

O Review Survey Data and Provide Input (Invite a Special Educator from your school to join us at PLAT for discussion (November PLAT)) to Special Education Action regarding the three year development plan

Survey - IndividualO Open up the surveyO Individual – Read the Survey

O What will we find out about professional learning needs as a result of the survey

O What questions will not assist us in finding out about professional learning needs

O Any questions that do not make sense

Survey - TableO Discuss –

O What will we learnO What question(s) if any should be

eliminated (why)O What needs to be added

O Share with the group

Survey – Next StepsO Suggestions sent to the Special Ed

Action TeamO Survey sent to PLAT members to be

sent to staff (cc Liz in the e-mail)

Professional Learning Improvement Plan

O TQ: The Professional Learning Improvement Plan: What is the role of the PLAT Representative AND what does this mean for the work of PLAT?

General InformationO Goal 1 – 3 of the District Strategic

PlanO Each item was included in the district

strategic plan as indicatedO Financial support comes from District

Professional Learning FundsO Strategic Plan – Action steps from

the District Strategic Plan are noted (Strategic Plan)

O Goals 4 – 5 are the focus of PLAT

Professional LearningImprovement Plan

Read the Action Steps for Goal #4 and Goal #5 of the Professional Learning Improvement Plan Put a (+) by any items on the list that

you have heard about and a ( - ) by any items on the list that you have not heard about

Highlight the Action Steps that apply to your role as a PLAT representative

Focus on PLATO At your table “star” the items that

you all agree that PLAT is directly involved

O Read each statement associated with PLATO Individually jot down three questions

you have about the items directly related to PLAT on a yellow post-it

O Other questions – jot down on a different color post-it note

O Group – sort and categorize questionsO Share one important question with

the group

Action Items Send out Special Education/General

Education Survey Recruit a Special Educator to attend

our November meeting