School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education

Resources
Standard
Level 4
No Application
of Standard
In this school/district:
Level 3
Minor Application
of Standard
In this school/district:
Level 2
Substantial (Not Total)
Application of Standard
In this school/district:
Level 1
Total Application
of Standard
In this school district:
EVIDENCE
Documentation
For Recommended
Level
Staff development that
improves the learning of
all students requires
resources to support adult
learning and collaboration.
a. Staff members
believe staff
development should
occur outside the
regular work day,
preferably off‐site so
as not to interfere
with teaching.
b. Few, if any, resources
are set aside for
professional
development.
c. School staff never set
aside time within the
workday for their
own staff
development.
a. Staff members
believe professional
development should
primarily occur within
the school day, but
have yet to
implement strategies
for doing so.
b. Up to five percent of
resources have been
set aside for staff
development.
c. Staff members
understand they
should set aside time
within their workday
for staff
development, but do
so only occasionally.
a. Many staff
development
activities occur during
the school day.
b. At least five percent
of the budget is
dedicated to
professional
development.
Moreover, staff
members are
implementing
strategies to increase
staff development
funding to 10 percent
of budget.
c. Many staff set aside
time during their
workday for staff
development, with
some setting aside as
much as 25 percent
of their day for
professional growth.
a. Time is routinely set
aside during the
school day for staff
development.
b. Ten percent of the
budget is dedicated
to professional
development.
c. Twenty‐five percent
of an educator’s work
time is used for staff
development.
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