Professional

Development Plan
Evaluation
Joseph DiBello
Pelham Memorial High School

14-1 student teacher ratio

Approx. 850 students

33% Minority Enrollment

Strategic Plan for Professional Learning

Plan is well aligned with all 4 pillars of

the district strategic plan
 Goals for professional Learning

What’s Addressed? Suggested Changes:

- Lays out general goals for PD - Focus on Diverse

at Pelham population of Pelham is
- Focus on a sustained and needed
intensive approach for all - Indicators (5a, 5b, 5c)
educators and administrators
- Relies on student performance
data
 Needs Analysis and Planning Professional
Learning
What’s Addressed?
- Strong focus on raising
student achievement on
standardized tests (indicator
8a)
- Understanding of Needed
Organizational Support
Suggested Changes:
- Greater focus on student
and community data
(standard 7)
- Survey of parents
- Survey of students
- Analysis of perception
is needed to find areas
that the community
feels we, as a district,
need to develop
 Action Steps

What’s Addressed? Suggested Changes:

- Fully developed plan of action - Section 4

for each of the previously - Feedback loops should
mentioned areas of focus include feedback from
students and parents
- Section 9
- Employ a system to
bring new appropriate
technology to teachers
(ind. 9b)
 Professional Learning Advisory Council
What’s Addressed?
- Outline of different parties
involved in the council
- Outline of sub committees
Suggested Changes:
- An additional committee to
better serve diverse
community is needed
- Additional support
from elementary
teachers to help
middle/high school
teachers with transition
 New Teacher Mentoring Program

What’s Addressed? Suggested Changes:

- New teachers are well - A way of selecting and

supported and go through a
rigorous and helpful
mentoring process
training mentor teachers
needs to be outlined in
detail
- Mentor selection
should be based on
collaborative abilities
of teachers
 Consultant Support

What’s Addressed? Suggested Changes:

- When Necessary the district - Establish a committee for

will seek consultant support determining the need of
consultant support and
selecting consultants based
on teacher initiatives
Conclusions

- Inclusive and well structured plan

- Needs more focus on diverse community

- Requires more feedback from community

- Less focus on standardized testing