PD Plan

Week Five Assignment, Part 1 & Part E of the Three Year Professional Development Plan

Please review and examine a variety of assessments (e.g., Post SBEC Assessment, Superintendent/Supervisor Internship Summative Evaluation), intern plan progress, and develop a comprehensive three year professional development plan that includes each of the following for Year One, Year Two and Year Three:

Goals – at least two for each year 2 points for each goal times 3 years = 12 Points possible);

Identification of TExES Superintendent Domain and Competency addressed in each goal (1 point for each identified Competency – 6 goals with at least 6 Competencies);

Objectives – describe at least one objective for each goal (at least 6 points);

Resources such as Courses/books/workshops/webinars that will help achieve each goal;

Identification of mentor(s) and other professional support staff to help achieve each goal (1 points for each identified resource = at least 6 points for resources)

Timeline(s) for each goal (6 points possible – 1 point for each timeline);

Evaluations – identify at least one evaluation recommendation for each goal (at least 6 points possible)

Name: Christopher Granger

Goal	TExES Competency and Domain	Objective (What do you want to improve?)	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?)	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?)	Date of Completion	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?)
1	All Domains and Competencies	I want to become familiar with the day-to-day responsibilities of a Superintendent	I will serve as a resource to the Superintendent in my school district.	Alan Oakley	June 2014	When I secure an Asst Superintendent or Superintendent  position, how do I perform my job?
2	Domain III Administrative Leadership   Competency 8/9	I will become familiar with issues facing administrators in Texas	I will join TASSP and review journal articles of issues administrators face in Texas schools.	Chris Granger	Ongoing (June 2016)	Am I a resource for colleagues when issues come up? Are my decisions aligned with legally acceptable policies.
3	Domain II Instructional Leadership   Competency 3	I will become more familiar with school media/ public relations programs	I will study legal issues regarding the release of information, and serve on the district bond preparation committee.	Dona Smith	June 2015	When developing the materials to release to the community, are they factual and unbiased?
4	Domain II  Instructional Leadership   Competency 6	I will become more familiar with special programs and ensure we are providing adequate  resources and services for all students.	I will serve on the committee to review our identification, selection and placement of students in our special programs.	Rina Ramos   Rita Condron	June 2014	Independent review of our student classifications in special programs to ensure students are correctly identified.  Does our budget provide adequate funding to meet the needs of our students in special populations.
5	Domain III Administrative Leadership   Competency 8	I will become more aware of district level issues involving the audit and funding and staffing patterns to project enrollment and district needs.	I will serve on the district leadership council and committee.	Ray Jaksa	June 2016	As we grow as a district we are working to develop plans to meet the needs of our students.  We need to develop staffing and budgetary policies to ensure we are financially responsible and have the resources needed to adequately educate all students.
6	Domain II Instructional Leadership   Competency 4	I will access and analyze political, social, economic and cultural factors affecting education.	I will attend city council meetings, as well as Johnson County tax hearings, and review legislations on the docket that impact education.	Ray Jaksa	June 2015	Is my district prepared in budgeting to meet the needs of our students based on the funding and demographic challenges we face in our district?

 

RELFECTION:

            In order for a professional development plan to be truly effective it must be clearly thought out and address areas of deficiency.  I am hoping that over the next three years of this professional development plan that I can address my areas of need in an effort to turn these areas of weakness into areas of strength.  First, there is the issue of not having experience as a Superintendent.  Often when we have not done a specific job before we do not know all the things a job entails.  Therefore, I want to be a resource to my Superintendent and continue to have regular conversations and interactions with him in an effort to gain a better understanding of the day to day responsibilities of a Superintendent.  This will provide a small glimpse into what I have ahead of me.  Next, I want to investigate the issue facing Superintendents across the state by studying cases causing problems using resources from organizations such as TASSP.  This will help me become more familiar with common issues that come up so I can avoid some common pitfalls of new Superintendents.  The next area of my professional development plan involves dealing with the media as in today’s society news travels face and if I am in fact a Superintendent for a lengthy time I will need to be competent in addressing the media.  In addition to these items I wanted to learn more about special population students.  These students have unique needs and there are specific legal requirements in dealing with them.  As the leader of a district I want to ensure that we are in compliance with all requirements to protect the district from dropping the ball on implementing programs addressed at meeting the needs of these students.  Another item I am deficient in involves the audit, funding and staffing patterns required to efficiently run a district.  Having these items in place allow for honest and transparent leadership.  I feel having these items adequately addressed and presented to the community helps build trust that is needed in bringing about meaningful change.  The final thing I would like to learn about in my three year professional development plan are the political, social, economic and cultural factors impacting education.  The one certainty about all of these factors and that is that there are in a constant state of flux and can vary from district to district.  By beginning to study trends in this area I will increase my knowledge base when making decisions as a district leader.  Overall these experiences over the next three years are all aimed at helping prepare me to lead a school district effectively and efficiently.