Desert Mountain Charter SELPA Policies and Procedures

Policy – Category 4000 (Personnel) BP 4001 – Personnel Qualifications

3.1.1 Context Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students: • Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and LEA (Learning Communities). • Requires skillful school and Charter LEA leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement (Leadership). • Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration (Resources).

3.1.2 Process Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students: • Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement (Data-Driven). • Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact (Evaluation). • Prepares educators to apply research to decision-making (Research-Based). • Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal (Design). • Applies knowledge about human learning and change (Learning). • Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate (Collaboration).

3.1.3 Content Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students: • Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students; create safe, orderly, and supportive learning environments; and hold high expectations for their academic achievement (Equity). • Deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately (Quality Teaching).

BP 4001 – Personnel Qualifications

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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 09/17)

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