The Desert/Mountain SELPA provides a comprehensive system of development for LEA personnel and parents. Opportunities for professional development include: workshops, intensive subject specific training, participation on workgroups, job specific councils, coaching, follow-up support, demonstrations, and one-to-one support. Parent support occurs through parent training services, parent meetings and councils, school site presentations, and individual meetings. Services are delivered at the local schools, regionally, and through state-sponsored activities. To provide a complete array of appropriate and current topics the Desert/Mountain SELPA participates on the Region 10 Coordinating Council. Through membership and participation, SELPA services are able to reflect the areas of focus from the large region of San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, and Mono counties. Additionally, the Regional Coordinating Council follows a specific plan that reflects the California State Improvement Plan. The Desert/Mountain SELPA personnel development plan covers a continuum of supports, reflects the needs of the local schools, responds to regional topics of importance, and provides training in areas identified by the CDE Special Education Division. Section B – Desert/Mountain SELPA Personnel Standards In 1995 the National Staff Development Council developed Standards for Staff Development. These standards were revised in 2001, and that revision incorporated what educators have learned about staff development that improves the learning of all students. These standards focus on staff development that is standards-based, results-driven, and job-embedded. The NSDC Standards for Staff Development are divided into context, process, and content standards, and focuses on improvement in learning for all students. The revised NSDC Standards for Staff Development are: 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 LEA leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement (Leadership). • Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration (Resources). 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).
Chapter 22 – Personnel Development, Desert/Mountain SELPA As of 09/22/2017 CAHELP Governance Approval
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