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2013-14ProfessionalDevelopmentCatalog

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Lessons from the Field: Tips for Streamlining Your APPR Process<br />

What are some practical strategies to make the APPR process<br />

more meaningful and manageable?<br />

Schools that have implemented a new APPR process want to know if there are ways to reduce the<br />

amount of time it takes to complete a teacher evaluation. In this half-day session, participants will learn<br />

specific strategies that can streamline the process, making it more efficient, and at the same time, more<br />

effective. Bring your district’s APPR document, along with the team of educators responsible for its design,<br />

and be ready to learn some lessons from the field!<br />

PARTICIPANTS: Building and District Administrators<br />

DATE/TIME: Oct 29 <strong>2013</strong> 8:30AM - 11:30AM<br />

COST: $123 for Curriculum Center Members; $142 Curriculum Center Non Members<br />

LOCATION: Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES; Yorktown Heights, NY; School Services Building<br />

FACILITATOR: Candi McKay is a national consultant and President of McKay Consulting, LLC, which<br />

provides customized consultation and training related to teacher quality and professional learning to<br />

school districts and state service agencies around the country. She is the author of You Don’t Have to<br />

Be Bad to Get Better, A Leader’s Guide to Improving Teacher Quality (Corwin, <strong>2013</strong>) and co-author of<br />

Implementing the Framework for Teaching in Enhancing Professional Practice: An ASCD Action Tool<br />

(ASCD, 2009). Ms. McKay facilitates the design and implementation of teacher evaluation systems and<br />

professional learning plans that are customized to the needs of teachers at every stage of their careers.<br />

She works extensively with school leadership teams to enhance their skills in classroom observation,<br />

collegial conversation, and professional learning.<br />

Race to the Top: APPR<br />

REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY: 10/15/<strong>2013</strong><br />

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