Professional Learning
About
Mission
Core Beliefs
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All staff must possess and continually improve upon pedagogical techniques that result in higher levels of student achievement.
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High quality, differentiated professional development that engages all staff members will result in staff learning that enhances instruction and assessment practices as evidenced by evaluations, observations, SLO’s, collections of student work, etc.
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CCPS staff development initiatives will be viable, sustainable, align with system resource allocation and be congruent with Vision 2020.
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CCPS and school based staff development initiatives will be articulated, monitored, evaluated, and have clear expectations and purpose.
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Strong teacher and leadership induction programs will result in increased student achievement, increased leadership capacity, and higher rates of teacher and leadership retention within CCPS.
Induction
Leadership development program participants demonstrate and possess an understanding of Carroll County Public School System vision, mission, and goals.
Carroll County Public Schools Leadership Development Programs identify, prepare, support, acknowledge, and provide candidates with leadership opportunities which prepare them to assume the duties and responsibility required to advance the goals of the system and address the needs of students, staff, parents, and community members.
Carroll County Public Schools approach to Leadership Development believes successful leaders are nurtured and grown from within. The Leadership Development Program sponsored by Carroll County Public Schools recognizes and reinforces the innate skill, talent, expertise, and capacity residing within the individual.
Leaders, within this school system, share their expertise and lead by example, thus creating collaborative cooperative learning environments for those aspiring to assume leadership roles within the system and schools.