Educator Growth and
Professional Development
Objectives for this session
The SLT will…
 Have a thorough understanding of High Quality
Standard 5: Educator Growth and Development
 Recognize and celebrate areas that exemplify this
standard’s functions.
 Complete the HQ Std 5 Rubric collectively and
demonstrate proficiency in utilizing the tools necessary
to analyze the results.
 Utilize tools to conduct further needs analysis in
specified areas based on their data.
 Develop a plan for conducting the Rubric and specified
needs analysis with the entire faculty when returning
to school.
 Have a data driven HQ Std 5 Plan that full aligns to the
Strategic Plan
HQ Standard 5:
Standard V – Educator Growth & Development
In high quality schools, staff members participate in processes of
self reflection, collaboration and evaluation that lead to
professional growth and development in order to impact student
learning.
Function Category
Function A – Professional Development
 The staff engages in continuous learning opportunities for
professional growth designed to improve school and classroom
practice.
Function B – Teacher Collaboration
 The teachers participate in high functioning professional
learning communities to collaborate on the improvement of
students learning through the study of relevant data, problem
analysis and the implementation of strategies that improve
instructional practice.
Function C – Evaluation, Feedback and Support
 The staff participates in processes of evaluation that facilitate
self-reflection and informs the process of professional growth.
Show and Share
 5.A.1 The staff works with others to elevate the teaching
profession by promoting and supporting continuous
improvement efforts.
 5.A.2 The staff supports instructional improvement through
structured opportunities for ongoing discussions about
instructional practices and the sharing of ideas.
 5.A.3 The staff designs embedded professional development
opportunities to support instructional improvement leading to
increased student achievement and success.
 5.A.4 The administration rewards accomplishments of the
school, staff, and students.
 5.B.1 Teachers participate in collaborative teams that work
interdependently toward common student achievement goals.
 5.B.2 Teachers collaboratively reflect on data and assessment as
they work to plan instruction and assess student progress.
 5.C.1 Principal observes instruction on a regular basis and
provides feedback to support teachers in instructional
improvement.
 5.C.2 Principal develops and implements induction and
orientation structures and processes to support success and
retention of new faculty.
Rubric Rollout
• As a SLT collectively complete the
HQ Std 5 Rubric
• Record your results
• Brainstorm how would you as a
team roll out this Rubric in your
school.
Developing a Plan
Complete the HQ 5 Educator Growth and
Development Plan Template Section “HQ Rubric”:
 When and how will this be administered to the staff
(paper-pencil; electronically, etc)?
 When and how will the leadership team review the
results?
 When and how will the results be conveyed back to
the teachers and staff?
 When and how will the leadership team create a
school-wide goal/goals?
 When and how will the leadership team monitor
and provide feedback on the goal progress?
HQ 5 Rubric:
Analyzing the Results
Using the Multi-Voting tool to analyze
the results and develop a list of
potential professional development
needs that are ranked and prioritized.
Write one goal and two objectives for
your school based on the results. This
goal should be a smart goal that is
measureable.
Other Tools utilized to develop
specified educator growth areas
Based on the results from the HQ5 Educator Growth
and Development Rubric there may need to be more
investigation into particular areas of need:
 Instructional Practices Inventory - Student
Engagement
 Reflective Teaching Practices - Teaching Practices
 Co-Teaching Core Competencies - Co-teaching
practices
 Critical Issues for Team Consideration –
Collaborative Teams
Note these are sampling of the types of tools you may utilize, others are
available based on your schools results.
Select a Specified Tool
Each team member selects a tool they would
like to further investigate.
 Instructional Practices Inventory - Student
Engagement
 Reflective Teaching Practices - Teaching
Practices
 Co-Teaching Core Competencies - Coteaching practices
 Critical Issues for Team Consideration –
Collaborative Teams
Specific Tools
SLT Debrief Questions
1. Was this an effective tool to determine the
need of this area?
2. How could this be used to determine staff
professional development needs based on the
results?
3. How could the SLT create a PD goal from the
results?
4. How could we identify and celebrate quick-wins
based on the data?
5. How could we utilize this tool to monitor
effectiveness?
HQ5 Educator Growth
and PD Plan
Return to your School Leadership Educator Growth
and Development Plan Template Section:
“Specified Tools”:
 Why was the specified tool selected based on our
data?
 Who will utilize this tool?
 When and how often will this tool be
administered?
 When and how will the leadership team review
the results?
 When and how will the results be communicated?
Individually and school wide?
 When and how will the leadership team create a
school-wide goal/goals?
 When and how will the leadership team monitor
and provide feedback on the goal progress?
Create your HQ5 Goal
• Utilizing your Educator Growth and
Development Plan, create a goal that
you will submit on the Strategic Plan.
• Remember it must be a SMART goal
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Realistic and Timeframe).