RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICT/SCHOOL GOAL: District Instructional Leadership Team Goal: DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO ATTAIN RE-CERTIFICATION WHILE ACCOMPLISHING DISTRICT GOALS.

WHAT?

RESULTS?

TIMEFRAME?

WHO?

Resources?

What actions need to be taken to complete the task?

What data or documents will indicate closure or success for each action?

When will each action be conducted?

Who needs to be involved with each action?

What tools/strategies need to be collected, developed or organized to complete the task?

Confirm the Superintendent’s 00-01 "CHARGE" to the District Staff Development Committee. (9/26/00)

Three subcommittees will address the following issues:

• Re-certification

Provide orientation related to re-certification legal mandates, procedures, and assistance in developing Certificate Renewal Plans.

• CEU/CPDU Credit Design

Design CEU and CPDU offerings as part of the District Academy for both tenured and non-tenured staff.

• Incentives

Review, refine and communicate processes related to incentives available for re-certification efforts to include tuition reimbursement, tuition waivers, course approvals, CPDU approvals, etc.

Confirm and convene the LPDC (Local Professional Development Committee).

Membership: 3 classroom teachers and 2 administrative representatives & alternates per ISBE requirements.

Attain ISBE "Provider" status to award CPDUs – Continuing Professional Developmnet Units.

Statement of Charge and explanation presented to respective members of the District Staff

Development Comm.

(9/26/00)

ISBE Certificate Renewal Manual, legally mandated timelines for approval, communications to/from LPDC and certified employees.

ISBE approval for district to be an official "provider" of CPDUs.

Re-certification: November – April 30, 2001.

CEU/CPDU:

November – June 1, 2001

Incentives:

November – April 1, 2001

On-going timelines as prescribed by ISBE guidelines.

Application & ISBE approval –

December, 2000

DSDC representatives from each school site to serve on respective committees.

1 member of the LPDC (Local Prof. Dev. Comm.) to be advisory to each committee.

LPDC members

District level submission: on-line application.

Re-certification:

ISBE mandatory guidelines for Certificate Renewal Plan.

CEU/CPDU:

Evaluate, redesign the district’s current Teacher Academy to address both tenure and non-tenure staff professional development needs for initial and re-certification purposes.

Incentives:

Review, refine current practices related to incentives available to staff.

ISBE Certificate Renewal Manual.

ISBE guidelines/procedures & legal protocols.

ISBE on-line application.

Consultation w/ Mid-Illini Educational Cooperative.