Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8FGbVG12512; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:37:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:37:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <433C53E7@webmail.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2263] More on PD Policies X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Infinite Mobile Delivery (Hydra) SMTP v3.62.01 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 2499 Lines: 56 Hello Everyone: Thanks for your comments thus far on the policies! I offer a few more policies below for your thoughts and feedback regarding the following questions: A. Do you have questions or concerns that you feel should be addressed about the policies below or about the content of the policy matrix? B. What examples from practice regarding these policies do *you* suggest we add to the matrix? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Policies http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PDPolicyUpdate7-29-05 http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PDPolicyMatrix 3. Professional Development Plans: Each program should be funded a minimum of 1% of its annual staff hours to support teachers in developing an annual professional development plan that begins with a practitioner needs assessment and dovetails with its program improvement process. All teachers should have PD plans, and programs should be monitored to see that these are real and meaningful to teachers and to the program. 4. Paid Professional Development Release Time: All practitioners should have a minimum of 2.5% of their annual working time as paid professional development. Paid professional development includes any professional learning activity (group or individual) that advances practitioners towards achieving the goals outlined in their professional development plans. 5. Participation in Program Improvement: A minimum of 2% of each program's budget should be set aside for teachers to participate in program improvement [such as designing a new curriculum (not just lesson planning), improving recruiting, designing a new student orientation, using data for program improvement, etc.]. 6. Participation in the Field of Adult Education: All full-time practitioners should be funded for at least 1% of their annual working time to participate in activities as a member of the field, including: - providing professional development to other teachers inside or outside of the program, - working towards addressing students’ needs (transportation, child care, health services, job assistance, etc.) that may prevent students from participating in the program, and - building community partnerships (with the health care system, K-12 system, libraries, local businesses, career centers, etc.) to improve services to adult learners. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please email feedback to jataylor@utk.edu or post your feedback to the list. Thanks so much ~ Jackie Taylor
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