hudson falls central school district professional development

HUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS
OVERVIEW
I. Professional Development Planning Requirements:
• As per commissioner’s regulations, each professional development plan must include the
following: A needs assessment; a statement of goals; objectives; strategies, activities, and
evaluation standards that the district will adopt and utilize as part of its professional
development plan.
• The Board of Education must convene the professional development team on or before
October 1 st each year. Thereafter, the team must have at least 180 days to develop its
recommended professional development plan.
• The team must submit its recommended professional development plan to the Board of
Education on or before June 1 st and the Board must act on the plan by June 30 th .
• Commissioner’s regulations require that by September 1 st each year, every school district
must adopt a professional development plan designed to improve the quality of teaching by
helping teachers stay current and meet the learning needs of their students.
• A majority of the team must be teachers. The team must include the Superintendent or his
designee, school administrators (designated by the administrative unit), teachers (designated
by the teaching unit), at least one parent, and one or more curriculum specialist.
• The Board of Education may adopt an annual plan or a multi-year plan. In either case, the
plan must be evaluated annually to determine its effectiveness and to make
recommendations for revisions to the Board for approval.
II. Recommended Planning Schedule & Process:
1. A multi-year is recommended with annual evaluation & monitoring. Potential topics
recommended are the following: Addressing Poverty Needs, Differentiated Instruction,
Data Analysis, and Healthy Schools.
2. September - Team Members finalized and sent to the Board of Education. Planning process
discussed at the building level, BL/PT.
3. October & November – District SDM Team meeting topic. The focus of the discussion will
be to share initial ideas, gather feedback and discuss themes & major initiatives. Additional
topics for consideration include the following: 175 hrs of professional development
required for teachers, certification requirements, technology integration, special education
inclusion, and teaching assistants training to maintain their highly qualified status.

4. December & January - Organize ideas into the multi-year plan cycle (3-4 years
recommended). Included in this process will be the following: district goals, building goals,
a process to gather and organize input, clarification of topics, and monitoring the district &
building levels for feedback and improvements.
5. February & March – Draft plan and gather input through committee reviews at each level.
Organize input and topics, plan cycle to include monitoring, evaluation and adjustments as
needed. Finalize draft of plan.
6. April – Send draft plan of the PDP to the Board of Education. Review and make
adjustments as necessary with support, feedback and presentation from members.
7. May – 1 st reading of the multi-year Professional Development Plan.
8. June – 2 nd reading and adoption of the Professional Development Plan.

HUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TEAM
2005-2006
DESCRIPTION OF TEAMS
DISTRICT SHARED DECISION-MAKING TEAM & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TEAM:
Higher Education Administrators Teachers Other Staff Parents
Dr. Mark Davey Mark Doody Suzanne Buell Carol Wirfel Stacy Johnson
Robert Cook Lynnette Dougher Lori Kiernan
C. J. Hebert William Frederick Mary Jean Miles
Greg Partch Wendy Grieser Charity Salis
Tracy Jameson
Marcia Krantz
Maureen Niesz
Tara Sano
Sally Tatko
Judy Barton
Adam Bogdan
Please note: All schools in the district are represented on the District Team. School level teams will be used
to help develop plans for their respective buildings.
BUILDING LEVEL/SCHOOL TEAMS:
Primary School Building Leadership/Performance Team
Administrator Teachers Other Staff Parents
Michael Freebern Dan Mannix Carol Wirfel Kim Elms
Judy Barton
Charity Salis
Michelle Brodt
Laurie Ecker
Leslie Elliott
Lisa Keenan
Debra LaPan
Kevin Russell
Intermediate School Building Leadership/Performance Team
Administrator Teachers Other Staff Parents
Robert Cook Suzanne Buell Marjorie McDougall
Heather Craner Lorraine Taft
Melissa Minnick
Mary Mitchell
Betty-Lou O’Neil

Middle School Building Leadership/Performance Team
Administrator Teachers Other Staff Parents
Todd Gonyeau Chris Bowen Stacey Fusco
Jim Bennefield Jane Forando
Marion Jones
Matt Heath
April MacLean
Tammy Viele
Courtney Wendell
Kelly Heath
Marcia Krantz
High School Building Leadership/Performance Team
Administrator Teachers Students Parents
CJ Hebert Eric Huntington Shea Kolar (Student Council Rep)
Burgess Ovitt Justine Miles Jade Flewelling (NHS Rep)
Tara Sano
Jim Shaw
Sally Tatko
April Teer
Bonnie Warren