Professional Standards and Learning

Professional Development for Teachers Initiative

Authorization (N.J.A.C. 6A:9-15)

Professional Learning Communities Resources Go to this page for videos, webinars, and powerpoints on PLC implementation.

Professional Development Planning

NewAt this time the PD planning documents for 2012-2013 are undergoing minor revisions.  The plan format will not change, but the questions in each section will be streamlined to help district and school committees to maintain the focus on the identified learning needs of students.  Our timeframe is to have the planning documents to you in early December with a due date for the plans in early May.  Please continue the implementation of your current professional development plan and the collection of evidence of impact identified in your program evaluation section.  The School Professional Development Committee and the Local Professional Development Committee can use the current template questions below to guide the discussions now until the new document is ready.  If you have further questions you may e-mail us at teachpd@doe.state.nj.us.  

Memos and Guidance for 2011-2012 Professional Development Plans

A Guidance Document for the School Professional Development Plan

The following documents are to be used by schools in writing the school plan which will be submitted to the County Professional Development Board:

UPDATED School Professional Development Profile Sheet
25 KB PDF File
(Please note:  Please type your information into the sheet and save on your computer.  This will be sent to the district with the plan and plan summary.  If you are a one school district, please complete the district profile sheet to send the county.)

UPDATED School Professional Development Plan Template
3.7 MB Microsoft Word File. The downloading of the templates may take several minutes.  Once the template is downloaded please save it to your computer.
(Please note: This document allows you to type all the planning team’s responses to the questions in the school plan in narrative or bulleted form.  Please put your cursor at the end of the row by the last question and hit enter/return in order to begin typing. Save the document to your computer.  The entire plan, including the summary sheet will be sent to the district committee.  A one school district will submit the school level plan with the district profile sheet to the county.  There is no need for the one school district to do the summary sheet.) 

A Guidance Document for the District Professional Development Plan

The following documents are to be used by districts in writing the district plan which will be submitted to the County Professional Development Board :

Revised 2/28/2011 District Professional Development Profile Sheet
45 KB PDF File | 71 kb Microsoft Word File (NEW)
(Please note: Please type your information into the sheet and save on your computer for submission with the plan to the County Board).

UPDATED District Professional Development Plan Template
3.7 MB Microsoft Word File. The downloading of the templates may take several minutes.  Once the template is downloaded please save it to your computer.
(Please note: This document allows you to type all the planning team’s responses to the questions in the school plan in narrative or bulleted form.  Please put your cursor at the end of the row by the last question and hit enter/return in order to begin typing.  Save the document to your computer for submission to the County Board. When submitting the district plan, please attach only school summary sheets for all schools.) 

Timeline for Submission of Plans

County Professional Development Board Rubric

County Board Feedback Template for District Professional Development Plans

Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Prevention

Teacher and Educational Leader Professional Development on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Guidance

Accompanying Memo to Chief School Administrators and Charter School Lead Persons

Resources for Teachers and Administrators

Professional Learning for Teachers - A Guidance Package for PDP Planning (formerly “What Counts”)

NSDC Definition of Professional Development (adapted by NJ Professional Teaching Standards Board and New Jersey Education Association Delegate Assembly)

NJ Professional Development Standards
(rationales may be accessed at http://www.nsdc.org/standards/index.cfm)

Guidance for Moving into the Five-year Cycle
Please scroll down to the memo dated August 18, 2010: End of the Five-year Cycle of Professional Development for Teachers.

A Common Language for Professional Learning Communities (308 kb PDF PDF)

Professional Standards for Teachers and School Leaders (429 kb PDF PDF)

Professional Teaching Standards Board

Memoranda

Resources

Partner Organizations

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