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District Professional Development Plan for the 2023-24 school year:
As educators within the Verona Public Schools, our overarching goal is to continue to refine our classroom instruction and our professional practice in order to keep pace with the evolving expectations of the 21st century. Toward that end, we have established a framework for professional development that fosters the growth of professional learning communities within our schools.A snapshot of our professional development for the 2023-24 school year is below:Date
Topic
August 31
Faculty Meetings, Prepare classrooms for students!
September 22
(full day)
Unpacking New Jersey Student Learning Standards by departments/grade level, Introduction to Atlas Curricula, FTEM Professional Development, Review MAP Growth Data, Review NJSLA Data, Mathematics Japanese Lesson Study, CPI Training, GCN Online Training, and more ...
October 9
(full day)
Unpacking New Jersey Student Learning Standards by departments/grade level, Introduction to Atlas Curricula, FTEM Professional Development, Review MAP Growth Data, Review NJSLA Data, Mathematics Japanese Lesson Study, CPI Training, GCN Online Training, and more ...
October 31
(two hours)
Unpacking New Jersey Student Learning Standards by departments/grade level
November 7
Ed Camp Professional Development
February 8
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshops
March 7
Unpacking New Jersey Student Learning Standards by departments/grade level
April 25
NJSLA Training @ Elementary & HBW, Unpacking NJSLS by departments @ VHS
The district has also established a framework for monthly grade level and department meetings to foster collaboration across buildings. The focus of these meetings will include such topics as:- Student test data analysis
- Professional Book Clubs
- Developing Student Growth Objectives
- Reviewing, developing, and creating rigorous common assessments
- Vertical alignment of curriculum
- Development of collaborative units of study utilizing the UbD framework
The goal of all of the aforementioned professional development initiatives is to enhance teaching and learning within the Verona Public Schools.