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Table of Contents

"School improvement is an effort to determine and provide, from without and within, conditions under which the adults and youngsters who inhabit school will promote and sustain learning among themselves."

Roland Barth Improving Schools from Within, 1990

• Professional Development Policy Advisory Committee
• Letter from the Commissioner
• Letter from the Committee Chair
• Maine's Quality Standards for Training and Development
• Quality Standard #1 - Continuous Improvement
  • Profile #1: Building Mathematics Instructional Skills
• Quality Standard #2 - Focus on Results
  • Profile #2: Finding Time and Fostering Leadership
• Quality Standard #3 - Organizational Alignment
  • Profile #3: Using the Power of Data
• Quality Standard #4 - Use of Research Data
  • Profile #4: Creating a Marketplace of Idea
• Quality Standard #5 - Participation
  • Profile #5: Using Writing Prompt Scoring to Improve Instruction
  • Profile #6: Personalizing How Teachers Connect with Outside Resources

Conclusion

References

Professional Development Resources in Maine

 

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