D96 Early Release Proposals

District 96 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2014-‐2015 PROPOSAL

Riverside School District 96

Professional Development Planning Team l  Focus: Research, Cost-‐Analysis, Problem Solving, Survey and Collect Informa=on Staff/Community

l  Hauser: Pa@y Gill, Chris=na Betancourt, Derek Harvey, Stacy Wes=n

l  Central: Steve Elgeness, Bill Howes, Pete Gatz

l  Blythe Park: Judy Sayre, Bob Chleboun

l  Hollywood: Dani Mrazek, Mindy Keller

l  Ames: Jen Ohlman, Caity Collins, Todd Gierman

l  District Office: Brian Ganan, Bhavna Sharma-‐Lewis


Increases educator effec=veness and op=mizes student learning and success. This occurs when professional learning is current, consistent and con=nuous. This can come in the forms of: grade level/team staff mee=ngs, consultant/administrator trainings, peer collabora=on and observa=on, mentoring.

DefiniSon: Professional Development (PD)


District 96 staff and administra=on are proposing more consistent and con=nuous opportuni=es for professional learning and development through addi=onal collabora=ve mee=ngs, trainings and peer observa=ons within the district for all staff in order to achieve the “great!”

Proposal: Good to Great!


•  Common Core Alignment (≈24 hours aYer first two ins=tute days)

•  Professional Evalua=on Reform Act (PERA) (≈ 6 hours)

•  Least Restric=ve Environment and Inclusive Prac=ces (≈8 hours, but also incorporated into all PD sessions)

•  Response to Interven=on (RTI), Student Assessment and Growth, Data Analysis, Instruc=onal Planning (≈12 hours)

•  21st Century Teaching and Learning (incorporated into all PD sessions)

•  English Language Learners (≈4 hours, but also incorporated into all PD sessions)

Areas not addressed within the 54 Hour Time Limita=on

•  Co-‐Teaching

•  Behavior Management Program

•  Next Genera=on of Science Standards

Purpose: Develop and implement state mandated instrucSonal programs and current research pracSces to improve student learning, achievement and success. Based on a conserva=ve es=mate of 54 Hours of professional development.


OpSon 1: ConSnue “as is” with Commi\ee and Team MeeSngs-‐Teachers/SubsStutes


TIME: Professional Development during school day with subs=tutes.

WHO: All staff-‐54 hours

COST: $100,000 l  4 Ins=tute Days (2 Before School Begins and 10/10/14 and 2/13/14) = 24 Hours at no cost

l  Approximately 5 days (30 hours) of professional development with all staff (based on 200)

PROS: Guaranteed a@endance

CONS: Due to sub availability, only training in smaller groups, s=ll need =me to set and sustain the greater context (vision) with whole staff together, disrupts instruc=on, highest cost, difficult to stay current with best prac=ces, fragmented, not consistent

OpSon 1: ConSnue “as is” with Commi\ee and Team MeeSngs-‐Teachers/SubsStutes


TIME: Staff stay un=l 4:00 pm (40 minutes student early release and 45 minutes per contract=85 minutes of PDC) 1 MeeSng per Month= 12.75hours/year

WHO: All Staff-‐54 hours

COST: Total Cost: $60,000 without childcare. $70,800 with childcare.

l  4 Ins=tute Days (2 Before School Begins and 10/10/14 and 2/13/14) = 24 Hours at no cost

l  Early dismissal=12.75 professional development hours for cer=fied staff at no addi=onal cost; hourly rate for paraprofessionals/needed.

l  Approximately 3 days (17 hours) of professional development with subs=tute=$60,000

l  Op=onal childcare ($300/day/site x 9 days x 4 sites= $10,800) Parent Survey Results: 50% need/50% take advantage

PROS -‐ enables all staff to par=cipate, no cost for cer=fied staff, uninterrupted and minimal loss of instruc=onal =me, monthly district-‐wide collabora=on

CONS -‐ K adjustments, cost to district (paraprofessionals & childcare), loss of instruc=onal =me (40 minutes at elementary=360 min and 10 minutes at Hauser due to advisory=90 min), inconvenience for 50% families

OpSon 2: Monthly Early Release Students (Elementary Dismissed-‐ 2:25pm and Hauser Dismissed-‐ 2:40pm)


Time: Elementary 3:15-‐4:00pm (required) and 4:00-‐5:00 pm (op=onal w/pay); Hauser 3:30-‐4:15pm (required) 4:15-‐5:15 pm (op=onal w/ pay) 1 MeeSng per Month=15.75 hours/year •  Who: All staff-‐54 hours

•  Cost: $124,000 •  4 Ins=tute Days (2 Before School Begins and 10/10/14 and 2/13/14) = 24 Hours at no cost

•  9 hours of monthly mee=ng= 200 staff X $36 curriculum rate=$64,800

•  Approximately 3 days (17 hours) of professional development with subs=tute=$60,000

•  Pros: School day remains same, instruc=onal =me not interrupted

•  Cons: Not 100% Par=cipa=on aYer 4:00/4:15 pm (54% yes/46% no), inequity student experiences based on PDC, cost, how/when will everyone get trained (see op=on #1)

OpSon 3: Monthly Extended Staff for Day


•  Time: Elementary 8:00-‐9:00 am and Hauser 8:15-‐9:15 am (60 minutes of PDC) Students start at 9:15 am and 9:30 am

•  Time: Elementary 2:15-‐3:15 pm and Hauser 2:30-‐3:30 pm (60 minutes of PDC) Students dismissed at 2:00 pm and 2:15 pm

1 MeeSng Weekly for 36 weeks= 36 hours/year

•  Who: All Staff-‐54 Hours

•  Cost: $20,000 without child care. $63,200 with childcare. •  4 Ins=tute Days (2 Before School Begins and 10/10/14 and 2/13/14) = 24 Hours at no cost

•  Weekly late start/early release=36 hours of professional development at no cost.

•  1 day of professional development with subs=tutes=$20,000

•  Op=onal Childcare 300/day/site x 36 days x 4 sites= $43,200 Parent Survey Results: 50% need/50% take advantage •  Pros: All Staff, most 36 hours of PD, cost-‐effec=ve, con=nuous and consistent district-‐wide collabora=on, on-‐going, equitable,

current trainings, address all PD topics/needs

•  Cons: Inconvenience for 50% families, adjustments to Kindergarten schedule

OPTION 4: Weekly Late Start/Early Release for Students


NEED: PD to implement best prac=ce and research based instruc=on in order to meet the more rigorous standards: •  Common Core Alignment •  Professional Evalua=on Reform Act (PERA) •  Response to Interven=on (RTI) •  21st Century Teaching and Learning •  English Language Learners •  Least Restric=ve Environment (LRE) •  Student Assessment and Growth, Data Analysis, Instruc=onal Planning •  Not addressed via this plan:

•  Behavior Management Program •  Next Genera=on of Science Standards

•  Co-‐Teaching, Inclusive Prac=ces

Summary and RecommendaSons

Summary and RecommendaSons l  D96 is behind other high performing districts: we want to LEAD/be in the LEAD

l  D96 curriculum and assessments are not aligned as a district with the state

l  Teachers receive inconsistent professional development

l  Students are not prepared for new rigor/global expecta=ons

Summary and RecommendaSons RaSonale: In order for ALL of us to con=nue to grow, learn and achieve as a district we need con=nuous and consistent district-‐wide collabora=on, on-‐going, equitable, current professional development.

RecommendaSon: We encourage the BOE to consider ins=tu=ng professional development opportuni=es to unite five schools to be one district which opSmizes teaching and learning in D96!

D96 Early Release Proposals

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