PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT OF BELIEF
We believe:
Ø Quality teaching = quality learning
Ø Teachers are professionals
Ø Effective teaching combines a complex body of knowledge and skill
Ø Teachers should be held to high standards of performance
Ø Teachers need to have clearly defined standards by which they will be evaluated and accountable to meeting
Ø Individuals have different styles of demonstrating their competencies
Ø Teachers should model the types of behaviors they are teaching and expecting of their students
Ø A performance evaluation tool should not be punitive in nature but should promote professional growth and skill improvement
Ø Good teachers should have the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills with their colleagues
This statement of belief was created by the Professional Development Committee and the Best Schools Initiative Group
that developed Option I in the district.
Professional Development Representatives are listed below.
Please contact these individuals if you have any questions regarding professional development.
School Representatives
Bakie School Memorial School Middle School High School
Cindy Matthews Deb DeBay Ann Hadwen Tonya Lebel
Kim Conant Carrie Daigle Jessica Bartling Ruth Reczek
Karen Ericson Brian Buckley Lorraine Bilodeau Diane Anderson
Portfolio Support
Bakie School Memorial School Middle School High School
Tracy Barnard Betsy Anderson Alice Getchell Diane Anderson
Donna Johnson Michelle Schwenger Donna Harvey