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8. Results from clear, coherent, strategic planning that is embraced and supported by the district's governing body and by all levels of the school system.

Professional Development Standard	NJPEP/NJDOE Support	Examples of Additional Support
8.1 delineates what students are expected to know and be able to do.	NJPEP: • Assessment: test specifications. • Standards: standards matrix (new standards, by content area); standards resource (linking New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS) to framework and Internet activities). • Organizations	• Parents Ask About Standards
8.2 supports a clearly delineated vision and is aligned with the district and school goals.	NJPEP: • Ed Research: Professional Development Planning; and Achievement Gap (see especially the section on solutions).	• Political Landscape: Professional Development in Public Policy Spotlight, from Ohio's Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
8.3 focuses on sound, research-based theories in school management.	NJPEP: • Ed Research: Professional Development Planning; and Achievement Gap (see especially the sections factors, strategies and research/resources).	• Understanding School Reform, from SERVE. • Becoming a Research-Based Profession, from the United Kingdom.
8.4 focuses on individual, collegial, school and district improvement.	NJPEP: • Content: NJ Activities • Ed Research: Early Reading and Literacy • Workshops	• Online tools, such as TaskStream, Concert and others.
8.5 is perceived by the professional staff and the community as a critical part of the district’s quest for excellence.	NJPEP: • Ed Research: Professional Development Planning NJDOE's Professional Development NJDOE's No Child Left Behind in New Jersey	• Setting Professional Development (PD) Goals from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL).
8.6 fosters the use of reflection and self-assessment in professional and intellectual growth.	NJPEP: • Ed Research: Professional Development Planning • Online Courses NJDOE's Professional Development, especially Draft Teaching Standards, Standards for Professional Development, and A New Vision for Professional Development.	• Teacher Portfolio Assessment from Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) Digests. • Creating the Ultimate Teacher Portfolio
8.7 allows educators to pursue personal educational opportunities that reflect the district’s strategic plan.	Requests for NJPEP workshops, by districts and county offices, indicate plan in action. NJDOE's Strategic Plan for Improvement in Public Education in New Jersey.	• NSDC Strategic Plan: Work-in-Progress
8.8 encourages careful experimentation with new practice and creative use of best practice.	NJPEP: • Ed Research: Professional Development Planning; • Content: NJ Activities	• Systems Indicator: Professional Development - What Does it Look Like in Practice? from NCREL's enGauge.
8.9 reflects the educational outcomes the district seeks to achieve.	NJPEP: • Ed Research: Professional Development Planning; Achievement Gap (see especially the sections factors, strategies and research/resources), Early Reading and Literacy, and Reading Research.	• State Policy on Professional Development: Rethinking the Linkages to Student Outcomes, from NCREL.
8.10 assists educators in analyzing desegregated student data (i.e., gender, socioeconomic, ethnicity, and language) and in making decisions based on that data.	NJPEP: • Achievement Gap NJDOE's Title I - School Improvement Categories & Accountability (check out all the links).	• Toolbox for Accountability from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.