Brockton Public Schools

School Committee Policy

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS - GCIAA

The Professional Development Plan of the Brockton Public Schools provides a wide variety of opportunities for professional growth that will:

• promote excellence in teaching and learning in all areas of the curriculum
• provide access for all students to challenging, engaging educational experiences that prepare them for the future
• create a learning environment that reflects understanding, acceptance and appreciation of all cultures and learning styles
• enhance an individual’s ability to perform as an educator
• reflect the Common Core of Learning and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

High quality professional development shall include:

• integration of the Common Core of Learning
• opportunities for reflection and processing
• collegiality and collaboration across and within professional roles and responsibilities
• discipline-specific and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that reflect high expectations for all students
• incorporation of research-based teaching and learning strategies
• participant involvement in the design, implementation and evaluation of professional development programs and activities
• encouragement of and support for experimentation and risk taking
• follow-up that focuses on the application of professional development to the improvement of student learning
• strategies for reaching out to and involving families and the community
• support of School Improvement Plans.