How is the district going to ensure that teachers are adequately trained in and are practicing standards based instruction and assessment?
A. Teachers will have ongoing professional development and coaching at their schools and in their classrooms to support them as the use the standards for instruction and assessment. A key part of the Blueprint is the development of principals as instructional leaders at their schools. The principals will be responsible for monitoring the teaching practices and the implementation of the standards in their schools. Teachers have too many meetings; there is not enough time for staff development. A. Principals are being taught ways to organize their schools so that teachers have the time they need to do their jobs well, including professional development. Much of the professional development will be job-embedded which means that it will happen in the classroom during the school day and will reduce non-contract time commitments.
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- How is the district going to ensure that teachers are adequately trained in and are practicing standards based instruction and assessment?
- Is the instruction textbook based or are teachers expected to create their own lesson plans?
