Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each school
leader shall create, implement, and complete an individual professional
development plan (PDP) that:
1. Aligns with
the Professional Standards for School Leaders set forth at
N.J.A.C.
6A:9-3.4 and the standards for professional
learning at
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-3.3;
2. Derives from the results of observations,
evidence, and recommendations included in the annual performance evaluation of
the school leader;
3. Identifies
professional learning goals that address specific individual, school, or school
district goals;
4. Grounds
professional learning in objectives related to improving teaching, learning,
and student achievement, and aligns to the school and/or school district plan
for professional development; and
5. Includes training on: school law, ethics,
and governance pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
18A:26-8.2; and other statutory requirements
related to student safety, bullying and harassment, and well-being.
(b) Each school leader's
individual PDP shall be developed by October 31, except:
1. If the school leader is hired after
October 1, the PDP shall be developed within 25 working days of the school
leader's hire.
(c) Each
chief school administrator shall develop an individual PDP for review by the
district board of education. In developing the individual PDP, the following
process shall be followed:
1. The district
board of education shall review the chief school administrator's individual
PDP, including the individual training needs pursuant to (a)5 above. The
district board of education shall ensure the individual PDP aligns to school
district goals and to the school district's plan for professional
development.
2. The chief school
administrator shall submit annually to the district board of education evidence
of progress toward completion of the individual PDP. The chief school
administrator also shall submit every three to five years, depending on the
length of the chief school administrator's contract with the district board of
education, summative evidence of plan completion.
3. The chief school administrator may appeal
to the executive county superintendent if the chief school administrator
disagrees with the district board of education regarding PDP contents or
progress toward completion. The executive county superintendent shall have
final decision-making authority on all such matters.
(d) Each leader whose position requires a
school administrator, principal, or supervisor endorsement, but who does not
serve as a chief school administrator of a school district shall develop, in
collaboration with the leader's designated supervisor, an individual PDP. The
leader shall provide to the leader's designated supervisor evidence of progress
toward fulfillment of the individual PDP.
1.
Each chief school administrator, or the chief school administrator's designee,
shall:
i. Review each leader's PDP, including
the training needs pursuant to (a)5 above, and ensure the individual PDP aligns
to school and school district goals, and the school district's plan for
professional development;
ii. Meet
with each leader at mid-year to assess progress toward their individual PDP's
completion or modification; and
iii. Review the individual PDP's status as
part of the principal's, supervisor's, or other school leader's annual
performance evaluation.
(e) The school leader's designated
supervisor, or the district board of education in the case of the chief school
administrator, shall:
1. Use the performance
evaluation process and professional development planning process to monitor the
school leader's progress in meeting the professional development requirements.
If a school leader's progress is found to be inadequate, the school leader's
designated supervisor or the district board of education shall take appropriate
remedial action by applying sound and accepted principles of progressive
supervision and other appropriate means; and
2. Maintain accurate records of each school
leader's progress in meeting the individual professional development
requirements, pursuant to this subchapter. Such records shall include a copy of
each school leader's current PDP and timeline, as well as any documentation and
evidence showing the school leader's progress toward meeting the individual
PDP's requirements.
(f)
If a school leader leaves the employ of one New Jersey school district and is
hired by another, the school leader's designated supervisor in the new school
district, or the district board of education in the case of the chief school
administrator, shall ensure a revised individual PDP appropriate to the new
assignment is developed in collaboration with the school leader.
