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.