Professional Learning are those continuous improvement practices that increase educator effectiveness and results for all students.  An effective teacher has been demonstrated to have the highest impact on student learning and so professional learning is an essential category of system support reviews.  The elements of professional learning are learning communities, leadership, resources, data, learning designs, implementation, and outcomes.  (Standards for Professional Learning from Learning Forward) ​​

STRENGTH AREAS
2019-2020 SSR Strength Areas ("Practice" or "Impact")
  • Elementary Level
    • Learning Communities: Professional learning occurs within learning communities.
    • Leadership: Leadership supports professional learning.
    • Resources: Professional learning requires prioritizing and coordinating resources for educator learning.
  • Secondary Level
    • ​Professional Growth Plans: Professional learning takes place within individualized professional growth plans.
    • ​Resources: Professional learning requires prioritizing and coordinating resources for educator learning.

GROWTH AREAS
2019-2020 SSR Strength Areas (“Awareness” or Commitment”)
  • Elementary Level
    • Professional Growth Plans: Professional learning takes place within individualized professional growth plans
    • Data: The district uses a variety of sources and types of student, educator, and system data to plan, assess, and evaluate professional learning.
    • Implementation: Professional learning applies research-based practices.
    • Evaluation: Professional learning is evaluated.
  • Secondary Level
    • Learning Communities: Professional learning occurs within learning communities.​
    • Leadership: Leadership supports professional learning.
    • Data: The district uses a variety of sources and types of student, educator, and system data to plan, assess, and evaluate professional learning.
    • Learning Designs: Professional learning is researched and evidenced-based.
    • Implementation: Professional learning applies research-based practices.
    • ​Evaluation: Professional learning is evaluated.