Kimberly A. Mearman
Learning Plan for 2004-2005
Goal
Short Term Benchmarks
Long Range Goal
1. Examine the
components of
program
evaluation in order
to assess the
professional
development
impact on LRE
 Develop a reflective team process
for the PPT process
 Participate in the development of
program evaluation for LRE
 Study the components and
elements of program evaluation
I have participated in FM and PD on
California’s FM. I have piloted an
IEP reflection process with
Bridgeport, which has been refined
with use. I have also participated in
the development of IC maps, which
have focused on assessing LRE and
accommodations. I have a clearer
understanding of the content and the
way the content should be delivered
and feel ready to begin more
formally developing this.
 Identify the policies and legal
aspects that effect LRE
 Provide training on School Based
Practices Profile (SBPP)
 Participate in the scope and
sequence of content and process
for professional development on
LRE
 Develop skills to provide effective
oversight of professional
development for districts targeted
to focus on LRE
Thanks to my teammates I have had
 Use the reflective
process as part of
professional
development on
integrity of IEP
development and
implementation
 Use as part of program
evaluation of SERC’s
professional
development
 Use as action research
on implementation of
professional
development
 Provide a prototype of a
reflective process for
PPT/IEP teams
 Samples of program
evaluation of LRE
 Develop connections
between policies, legal
issues and leadership
of instructional practice
 Develop skills in
marketing and human
relations in terms of
professional
development for
various stakeholders
 Evaluate and report on
the various research
studies regarding LRE
 Demonstration of using
and evaluating the
policies and legal
guidelines in training and
project coordination
 Training materials and
agendas for SBPP
 An outline of the scope
and sequence of
professional
development for LRE
 Demonstration of project
coordination for LRE for
2. Develop a working
knowledge of the
LRE project
Outcome Product(s)
Connection to
IDP
Facilitating
Reflective Team
Process
Reflection
Process for IEP
Leading and
Coordinating
LRE-SchoolBased
Goal
Short Term Benchmarks
Long Range Goal
great experience learning about the
project. I currently feel that this goal
has been successfully met.
Outcome Product(s)
Connection to
IDP
specifically targeted
districts
Goal
3. Develop a
proposal for
refining the
effective
supervision of
SERC staff
Short Term Benchmarks
 Facilitate a work group designed
to reflect upon the current
process of supervision and to
propose changes in the
supervision process
This has been hold currently.
There may not be a further need
for this.
Long Range Goal
 Participate and provide
effective supervision within
a leadership capacity
Outcome Product(s)
 Proposal of a
supervision format for
SERC
4. Utilize
technology to
more effectively
design, provide,
and evaluate
professional
development
 Design a user-friendly process
to use technology to align
consultant time sheets, technical
assistance narratives of
outcomes, reporting of
participant statistics, and
program evaluation that is
simplistic and time efficient.
I have been continuously
enhancing my use of technology.
Currently I have learning more
about how to organize and
manage data via technology. I
would like to become more
involved in a SERC-wide use of
technology working towards
improving the use of technology.
 Organize commonly used
 Minutes of meetings
content/handouts, such as
focused on
PowerPoint slides in a
collaboratively
format which can be readily
revising the current
utilized by consultants
systems to meet the
goal
 Organize and align the
formats/programs used for  Prototype of the
budget, proposal, allocation
format
of resources, and annual
reports on professional
development
 Mentor colleague on the
use of programs needed to
assist project coordination
and providing professional
development, such as
excel and PowerPoint
Connection to IDP
Examining and
Enhancing SERC’s
Effective
Supervision
Use of Technology
in Professional
Development
Use of Technology
in Project
Coordination