Staff Development Plan

21.451 Staff Development Requirements
a. The staff development provided by a school district must be;
1. Conducted in accordance with standards developed by the district; and
2. Designed to improve education in the district.
b. The staff development must be predominantly campus-based, related to achieving campus performance objectives established under Section 11.253, and developed and approved by the campus-level committee established under Section 11.251.
c. A school district may use district-wide staff development developed and approved through the district-level decision process under Section 11.251.
d. The staff development may:
1. include training in:
A. Technology;
B. Conflict Resolution; and
C. Discipline strategies, including classroom management, district discipline policies,
and the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 and Chapter 37;
2. Include training that;
A. Relates to instruction of students with disabilities; and
B. Is designed for educators who work primarily outside the area of special education;
and
3. Include instruction as to what is permissible under law, including opinions of the United
States Supreme Court, regarding prayer in public school.


Throughout the Year (after school, Saturdays)
1. Content specific training to address TAKS weaknesses led by Curriculum staff and/or Master teachers in their fields.

August

New Teacher Training—2-3 day training:
1. PDAS
2. Payroll, fringe benefits
3. Overview of district procedures
4. Curriculum overview

District level training
1. 1-2 day training on new textbook adoption and/or other curriculum/instructional updates

Campus level training
1. Discipline procedures
2. Special Education/Response to Intervention updates
3. Campus procedures
4. Additional campus updates
5. Analysis of testing data to determine changes in campus instructional plans

October
1. District wide technology training
Multiple sessions available for teachers to choose technology that is relevant to their field.

April
1. Campus based planning for the next year based on need, campus plan produced that will correlate to District plan.

Summer
1. Content specific training to address district needs led by Curriculum Department and/or Master Teachers.
2. Content specific adjustments to curriculum/ scope and sequence led by Curriculum Department.