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The Center for Professional Development is pleased to announce its Fall 2008 In-Service and activity schedule  (please click course/seminar schedule).  The Center has served the needs of approximately 1000 staff participants during the 2007-2008 school year.  Listed below are the objectives for the 2008-2009 school year.

Year Four (2008-2009) Objectives

Develop website for Collaborative Professional Development Center

• Publicize full description of courses offered at district level
• Publicize full description of  courses offered by Collaborative
• Publicize full description of credit, PDP, and contact hour arrangements
• Develop on-line registration for district and Collaborative
• Develop credit card arrangement for billing/payment for professional development 

Communicate regularly with Curriculum Administrators

• Obtain input on professional development located in each district
• Develop annual survey instrument to determine professional development needs
• Develop instrument for evaluating Collaborative offerings and providing feedback to colleges
• Meet regularly for sharing and presentation 

Establish multiple formal relationships with colleges for purposes of granting college credit

• Establish credit arrangements with colleges-Bridgewater State College, Fitchburg State, Salem State, UMASS-Boston
• Establish reasonable fee structure for payment to colleges
• Develop instrument for evaluating credit offerings and providing feedback to colleges

Establish formal relationships with proprietary course owners

• Obtain approval to offer proprietary courses i.e., Wilson Reading, R.B.T. Courses, Orton-Gillingham, Linda Mood Bell Courses
• Offer proprietary courses with college credit

Develop and offer wide range of courses, seminars, institutes

• Utilize needs assessment
• Compile list of high quality presenters
• Develop, seminar outlines in conjunction with presenters
• Utilize facilities of member districts to offer courses and seminars whenever possible

Develop and offer Superintendent/Curriculum Administrator approved collaborative sharing opportunities for member districts

• Develop a model for collaborative sharing among job-a-like personnel
• Meet regularly with Cape and Island Principals Group
• Establish communication link between Curriculum Administrators and Administrators of Special Education
• Provide support for Cape and Island Superintendent Group

Provide Licensure and Certification Programs where needed 

• Implement In-District Elementary Professional Licensure Program
• Coordinate Salem State CAGS Degree/Licensure Program in conjunction with Graduate Ctr.
• Provide training for Paraprofessional leading to NCLB approval
• Implement Paraprofessional test site at Collaborative Central Office

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