Professional Development

Department Responsibilities:

Ritenour is committed to developing all employees to improve the learning of all students.

• Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district.
• Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement.
• Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration.
• Prepares educators to apply research to decision making.
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal.
• Applies knowledge about human learning and change.
• Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate.
• Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement.
• Deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately.
• Provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately.
• (NSDC Standards,2001 rev.)

Plan, coordinate, and communicate on-going Professional Development opportunities throughout school year.

• Plan, coordinate, and support professional development cadres
• Collaborates with the District Professional Development Committee to support the process of facilitating Building Staff Development Days and building level learning opportunities.
• Collaborates with the Assistant Superintendent, curriculum coordinators and instructional facilitators to plan, coordinate, and communicate District Staff Development Days
• Uses data to review, evaluate, and refine the professional development program
• Evaluations, Observations, and coaching
• Management of District Professional Development Budget
• Management of School Business Attendance Authorization Requests
• Management of Professional Development web resources (website, Moodles, blog) & Professional Development Library located in RHS library media center.

Management and Implementation of Mentor/Mentee Program

• New Employee Orientation and Mentor Orientation
• Mentor/Mentee Learning sessions
• Resources (Moodle, Mentor & New Teacher Handbook, BTAP coordination)
• Management & Presentation of Program reports to DESE (CORE DATA) and Ritenour’s Board of Education

Plan, coordinate, and communicate on-going Technology Integration learning opportunities throughout school year

• Plan, coordinate, and support District Technology Integration Committee
• Uses data to review, evaluate, and refine district technology plan
• Evaluations, Observations, and coaching
• Management of Professional Development resources (workshop facilitators, website, Moodles, electronic newsletter)

Coordination of District Recognition & Technology Grant Programs

• Diamond Circle
• Teacher and Support Staff
• State Award Application
• Emerson Electric Award
• Make A Difference Award
• First Class Teacher Award

Local Agency Professional & Technology Integration Membership/Participation

Department Staff

Rena Rockwell
Director of Professional Development
email
(314) 493-6016

Robin L. Kern
Secretary
email
(314) 493-6016