West Virginia Board of Education Master Plan for Statewide Professional Staff Development 2013-2014 West Virginia Board of Education Master Plan for Statewide Professional Staff Development 2013-2014 Purpose W. Va. Code §18-2I-3 requires the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) to establish goals and an annual master plan for professional development in the public schools of the state. Upon approval of the plan, the WVBE shall submit the master plan to the State Department of Education, the Center for Professional Development, the regional educational service agencies, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability. In 2012 the WVBE approved a definition and standards for professional development. The definition states that professional de includes sustained experiences that lead to the development of knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions educators need to help students perform at higher levels and achieve college and career readiness. The WVBE adopted Standards for Professional Learning serve as a guide for providing high quality professional development. According to the standards, professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students— Occurs within committed to continuous improvement, collective learning communities responsibility, and goal alignment.
West Virginia Board of Education Master Plan for Statewide Professional Staff Development 2013-2014 West Virginia Board of Education Master Plan for Statewide Professional Staff Development 2013-2014 Purpose W. Va. Code §18-2I-3 requires the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) to establish goals and an annual master plan for professional development in the public schools of the state. Upon approval of the plan, the WVBE shall submit the master plan to the State Department of Education, the Center for Professional Development, the regional educational service agencies, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability. In 2012 the WVBE approved a definition and standards for professional development. The definition states that professional de includes sustained experiences that lead to the development of knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions educators need to help students perform at higher levels and achieve college and career readiness. The WVBE adopted Standards for Professional Learning serve as a guide for providing high quality professional development. According to the standards, professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students— Occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal alignment.
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