Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Professional Development July 2005 DRAFT REVISION June 2009 Regulatory Authority 1.01 These Rules shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Rules Governing Professional Development. 1.02 The State Board of Education (SBE) promulgated these Rules pursuant to Act 1185 of 2005, Act 2095 of 2005, Act 2318 of 2005, Act 2007 of 2005, Act 1183 of 2005, §28 of Act 2131 of 2005, Act 496 of 2009, Act 605 of 2009, Act 1309 of 2009, Code Ann. §6-17-704, and Code Ann. §6-15-201 et seq. Purposes 2.01 To develop a high quality professional development system for all administrators, teachers, and certified instructional support personnel. 2.02 Professional development is to improve knowledge and skills in to facilitate individual, school-wide, and district-wide improvements for the purpose of increasing student achievement. 3.0 Definitions 3.01 Professional Development—a coordinated set of planned learning activities that are based on research, are standards-based and continuous. 3.02 Certified Instructional Support Personnel—individuals than classroom teachers or administrators who support teaching and learning through direct contact with students, such as media specialists and counselors. 3.03 Arkansas On-line Professional Development Initiative—is a partnership between the ADE and the Educational Television Network to provide on-line programs, courses, and workshops through the AETN. 3.04 Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (ACSIP)—a plan developed by a local school team based on an analysis of student performance data and other relevant data that provides a plan of action to address deficiencies in student performance as evidenced on the gradelevel benchmark assessments, end-of-course exams, high school literacy exam, and other appropriate assessment data. 3.05 Learning group of educators who meet regularly as a team to identify essential and valued student learning, develop common formative
Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Professional Development July 2005 DRAFT REVISION June 2009 Regulatory Authority 1.01 These Rules shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Rules Governing Professional Development. 1.02 The State Board of Education (SBE) promulgated these Rules pursuant to Act 1185 of 2005, Act 2095 of 2005, Act 2318 of 2005, Act 2007 of 2005, Act 1183 of 2005, §28 of Act 2131 of 2005, Act 496 of 2009, Act 605 of 2009, Act 1309 of 2009, Code Ann. §6-17-704, and Code Ann. §6-15-201 et seq. Purposes 2.01 To develop a high quality professional development system for all administrators, teachers, and certified instructional support personnel. 2.02 Professional development is to improve knowledge and skills in to facilitate individual, school-wide, and district-wide improvements for the purpose of increasing student achievement. 3.0 Definitions 3.01 Professional Development—a coordinated set of planned learning activities that are based on research, are standards-based and continuous. 3.02 Certified Instructional Support Personnel—individuals than classroom teachers or administrators who support teaching and learning through direct contact with students, such as media specialists and counselors. 3.03 Arkansas On-line Professional Development Initiative—is a partnership between the ADE and the Educational Television Network to provide on-line programs, courses, and workshops through the AETN. 3.04 Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (ACSIP)—a plan developed by a local school team based on an analysis of student performance data and other relevant data that provides a plan of action to address deficiencies in student performance as evidenced on the gradelevel benchmark assessments, end-of-course exams, high school literacy exam, and other appropriate assessment data. 3.05 Learning group of educators who meet regularly as a team to identify essential and valued student learning, develop common formative
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