Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The school
district plan shall:
1. Provide information
on school-level and districtwide professional learning opportunities, the
resources being allocated toward their support, and a justification for the
expenditures; and
2. Include any
professional development required by statute or regulation.
(b) The chief school
administrator, or the chief school administrator's designee, shall oversee the
development and implementation of the school district plan to address school
districts' professional development needs. The chief school administrator, or
the chief school administrator's designee, shall review on an annual basis, the
school district plan to assess its effectiveness and revise it, as necessary,
to meet the school district's learning goals for students, teachers, and school
leaders. When overseeing and reviewing the school district plan, the chief
school administrator, or the chief school administrator's designee, shall:
1. Review school-level professional
development plans;
2. Assess the
learning needs of students, teachers, and school leaders based on educator
evaluation data, school-level plans, and data from school- and district-level
performances;
3. Plan, support, and
implement professional learning that addresses the NJSLS, and that align with
the standards for professional learning at
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-3.3 and the Professional Standards for
Teachers and the Professional Standards for School Leaders at
N.J.A.C.
6A:9-3;
4. Develop and update, as necessary, the
district mentoring plan for nontenured teachers, including novice provisional
teachers who hold a CE or CEAS, in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-5.3;
5. Present the plan to the district board of
education to review for fiscal impact;
6. Certify that the school district is
meeting the requirements for the school district plan as set forth in this
section and that it includes requirements of the district mentoring plan
pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-5.3. The chief school administrator, or
the chief school administrator's designee, shall submit the certification
annually to the Department through a statement of assurance; and
7. School districts sending to the same
middle and/or high school may form a regional consortium to develop one
districtwide plan that incorporates the sending schools' plans.
(c) The principal shall
oversee the development and implementation of a plan for school-level
professional development. The principal shall ensure:
1. The school-level plan:
i. Includes a description of school-level and
team-based professional learning aligned with identified school goals;
and
ii. Includes teacher and
student learning needs; and
2. All teachers receive the necessary
opportunities, support, and resources to complete individual professional
development requirements pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-4.4(a).
(d) The school-level
plans shall become part of the school district plan for professional
development overseen and reviewed by the chief school
administrator.
