NYS Professional Development Standards

1. NYS Professional Development Standards Based on National Staff Development Council Standards and goal: Every educator engages in effective professional development every day so every student achieves.

2. Why Professional Development Standards? • To ensure consistent, high quality, ongoing professional development that has a positive impact on student learning and achievement • Already in place in NYS: regulation and guidance (PDP, APPR, Code of Ethics, Part 80, etc.) • Regulation always accommodates some local control – hence anecdotal evidence of large differences in local implementation • The development of NYS PD Standards was intended to be a resource and a tool – not additional regulation - to support greater coherence with, and across, local differences and needs

3. The Process • PD subcommittee of PSPB (also subcom’s on mentoring and professional teaching standards) • Research and review of NSDC, other state standards • 3-day small-group writing retreat - summer 2007 • Public input and feedback - spring 2008 • Revise with stakeholder input/feedback – summer/fall 2008 • PSPB approval – winter 2008 • Board of Regents approval - February 2009

4. Implementation Recommendations (approved by Bd. of Regents) • Use PD Standards as a guidance document in planning and implementing effective professional development • Disseminate PD Standards through a multitude of providers of state-supported professional development • Reference/ incorporate PD Standards within regulations and SED planning documents • Support the use of PD Standards through the future development of rubrics

5. Guidance document - underway • Describe possible uses and applications for standards • (PDP planning, self-assessment, eval of PD, etc.) • Describe possible roles of multiple stakeholders • (teachers, principals, district administrators, staff developers, consultants, IHEs, etc.) • Invite local construction and sharing of tools and resources for Statewide publication and dissemination • Process – call together a field-based group to review and select ‘best-of’? • PPT’s for local facilitation of aligning various efforts with standards • at multiple levels –awareness, understanding, teacher reflection and use • not proprietary, can be adapted for local use

6. [possible ‘understanding’]Hallmarks of effective professional development • Supports a culture of continuous improvement • Improves the learning of all students • Based on research-based expectations for teachers/students • Supported by professional learning communities • Uses collaborative leadership and shared responsibility to improve instruction and learning • Is job-embedded, sustained, provides practice and reflection • Includes adequate resources Do we meet these criteria in our professional development? How? Where do we need to improve?

7. [ possible ‘reflection and practice’ ]Standard Six: Student Learning Environments 6. Professional development ensures that educators have the knowledge and skill to create safe, secure, supportive, and equitable learning environments for all students. • How does our professional development provide opportunities to create this community and climate of caring, respect, and high achievement? • How does our professional development aid us in analyzing data on student behavior/climate to inform our instruction and promote supportive learning environments?

8. Proposed timeline for roll-out • Draft guidance document to PSPB - June 2009 • Finalize and publish guidance – summer/fall 2009 • Bring to stakeholder groups (SCDN, TCs, SETRC, BETAC, RSSCs, etc.) – SY 2009-2010 • Solicit tools/rubrics developed in field – late spring 2010 • Vet tools/rubrics – summer 2010 • Publish tools/rubrics – initial fall 2010, ongoing

9. SCDN role(s) • Collaborate in development of guidance document • Facilitate roll-out of Standards to NYS schools and districts, PD provider networks, etc. • Facilitate ‘awareness’ through ‘deep understanding’ of standards at multiple levels (Board of Ed, buildings, teachers…) • Ensure vendor/consultant awareness of, and alignment to, Standards • Contribute to development of tools and resources for Statewide dissemination (rubrics, evaluation formats, practices …) • Serve on ‘vetting’ group for above • Align your own PD work with Standards • And/or …. ??

10. Your input, questions, ideas are welcomed email emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov 518-473-7155