Continuous Improvement Flashcards
(56 cards)
IPDP
Individual Professional Development Plan: all principals must have one for each teacher
Four strands of FL’s Professional Development System Evaluaiton Protocol 2010?
planning; learning; implementing; evaluating
Individual Needs Assessment
Precedes IPDP to make sure teachers are thinking about their students for they PD
Disaggregate
split data up by age range, subject, e.g.
Admin review
after looking over data but before IPDP is formed, talk to principal
Learning community
professional learning community meets on reg reviews student data, talks about how to achieve group goals
Lesson Study Group
PLC talks about lesson planning via the Lesson Study Cycle (plan, teach, observe, debrief, reteach, reflect)
Time resources standard
Teachers must have at least 30 hours of in-school time per year designated for professional learning
Coordinated Record Keeping
How much PD have you done? 1 hour of PD = 1 in-service point; 1 semester hour of college credit = 20 in-service points; 1/4 hour of college credit = 13 1/3 in-service points
Changes in Student Standard
teachesr must show that PD had a postiive impact on student achievement gains via measurements
Professional certificates are valid for XYZ years
5
Teachers must earn the equivalent of a minimum of XYZ in-service points during each renewal period
120
Teachers must earn at least XYZ in-service points in the specialization area
60
At least XYZ % of a teacher’s evaluation must be based on student test scores unless XYZ years of data are not available, at which point the number changes to XYZ %
50%, 3 years, 40%
EP team
group of individuals who make decisions about the ESE services provided to students identified as gifted
IEP team
makes decisions about accommodations or modifications for a student with a disability: parents, regular ed teacher, special ed teacher; rep of school, ind who can interpret eval results, student(if appropriate), and anyone else invited.
504 team
Also for students with disabilities but without the parents?
School Improvement Plan (SIP)
state-mandated goals of school
Child Abuse Report
you shouldn’t investigate before filing, and your name will be anonymous on it
IDEA
In 1990, IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) superseded the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. IDEA has been amended several times, most recently in 2004. IDEA lays out several provisions for special education services that all teachers must be aware of, regardless of whether they teach special education themselves.
No Child Left Behind 2001
“Stronger accountability for results, more freedom for states and communities, proven education methods, and more choices for parents”
McKinney-Vento Act
Districts must ensure that homeless children are not segregated or stigmatized due to their homelessness
Nabonzny vs Podlesny
In this case, the court found that such harassment is a precursor to more severe forms of violence. As such, schools must take reasonable steps to prevent such harassment.
Due Process
Due process can be found in both the 5th and 14th amendment. Due process guarantees that any and all legal proceedings must be fair. Due process guarantees a person the right to be heard before the government takes action. It has TWO subcategories. They are substantive due process and procedural due process.
