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Professional Development

Beatrice Public Schools offers high quality relevant, and timely professional development for every educator in our district. We consider these experiences necessary to help all staff members continue to grow professionally. One of the most important ways we deliver professional development is through the use of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).

In Beatrice Public Schools, educators engage in professional learning to continue to learn, grow, and reflect on their practice to help students meet the expectations of the state and national standards.

A professional development schedule is found on the following page.

Objectives of Professional Development:

  • Clear goals and objectives relevant to student learning

  • Aligns with goals and priorities

  • Designed based on the analysis of data

  • Assessed to ensure we have met goals

  • Promotes collaboration among educators

  • Advances an educator's ability to apply learning

  • Models best-practices

  • Utilizes relevant resources

  • Connects and builds upon prior learning

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PD Schedule

Timeframe

Focus Areas

August

- Marzano’s Framework & Instructional Elements: Instructional Model
- High Reliability Schools: Clear Vision of Instruction
- School Improvement Goals - MTSS / PBIS
- Block Scheduling
- Teacher Created Goals: Reflection and Growth
- Safe & Secure Environment: School Safety Training
- Professional Learning Community: Executive Leadership Training

January

- Health, Body, & Spirit: Wellness Training
- School Improvement
- Marzano’s Framework & Instructional Elements: Instructional Model
- High Reliability Schools: Clear Vision of Instruction
- School Improvement Goals - MTSS / PBIS
- Teacher Created Goals: Reflection and Growth
- Professional Learning Community: Executive Leadership Training

February

- School Improvement
- Marzano’s Framework & Instructional Elements: Instructional Model
- High Reliability Schools: Clear Vision of Instruction
- School Improvement Goals - MTSS / PBIS
- Teacher Created Goals: Reflection and Growth
- Professional Learning Community: Executive Leadership Training

Throughout the Year

- Marzano’s Framework for Instruction
- Curriculum Development
- Administration: Effective Instruction in Every Classroom - Building Leadership Efficacy