Fiscal Agent Name: Date:
IV. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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DIRECTIONS: Perkins Legislation requires local sites to provide professional development that is high quality, sustained, research based, and related to instruction. This can be accomplished through activities such as but not limited to comprehensive professional development (including initial teacher preparation) for career and technical, academic, guidance, and administrative personnel:
national, regional and/or state conferences for career and technical education that promote leadership;
in-service training focusing on the integration of academic and career and technical education courses;
in-service training focusing on career development;
· internships for career and technical education teachers and/or counselors; local provision of professional development;
and related to instruction and student achievement.
Your FY08 Perkins Transition Plan described your current and planned professional development; including planned in-service training when appropriate. If you completed an application for FY08, describe any amendments or modifications you will make during FY09. Each FY09 applicant who did not complete an FY08 application must complete all items below.
Local Plan Requirement
a. Describe how professional development will be used to strengthen effective teaching skills and the research that supports promising practices.
Strategies:
b. What practices will you emphasize through professional development that improve parent and community involvement?
c. Describe how academic instructors will be included in professional development activities with CTE instructors.
d. How will instructors and related staff improve the effective use and application of technology?
e. Describe the internship / mentorship experiences offered to instructors and related staff that that are current and relevant to career and technical education and all aspects of an industry, which may include work-based learning.
f. SECONDARY ONLY: How will professional development activities be combined with activities provided by secondary funds from NCLB Title II? How will you avoid duplication of these services and activities?
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