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Professional Development (PD) and Other Activities aimed at improving student achievement and closing the achievement gap *PD must be aligned with State Professional Development Standards Examples of Allowable Expenditures Providing tiered interventions strategically designed to address the needs of the students, for example, periodic screening of those students and a customized implementation of intervention; or, a thorough diagnostic assessment of those students, and a more customized implementation of intervention and support for these students. Salaries of interventionists Purchase of screening instruments if not provided to other schools (Please note: If the LEA provides a screening instrument to other schools, using these funds to purchase the same instrument may be supplanting) Creating and implementing multiple, collaborative structures for the ongoing collection and analysis of data, and providing professional development around the use of data. Substitutes Consultants, if needed Stipends for teachers after school Facilitating collaborative planning combined with an extensive teaming structure that bring together teachers of students with disabilities and English Learners with regular education teachers with a focus on the specific academic need of the lowest- performing students through ongoing analysis of data and the provision of instructional strategies in direct response to these needs. Consultant, if needed Materials Adopting Web-based tool, such as INDISTAR, for use with school improvement teams to inform, coach, sustain, track, and report improvement activities. Consultants Stipends- Teachers Substitutes Cost of INDISTAR or other web-based tool Enhancing the technology of the school to support students with disabilities, English Learners, or the lowest-achieving students. Technology with professional development also provided Providing ongoing differentiated coaching about meeting the needs of the students, to individual teachers which is informed by classroom observations, student assessments, and teacher need. Salary of coach or consultant Substitutes if needed Facilitating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that discuss/research meeting the needs of the lowest-achieving students. Consultants Stipends- Teachers Substitutes Books or materials Providing professional development for teachers on interpreting and analyzing trend data to guide decision making when planning reform efforts for school improvement. Consultants, if needed Stipends- Teachers Substitutes
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