Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The State Professional Learning Committee
(Committee) shall advise the Commissioner on the professional development
requirements for teachers and school leaders. Specifically, the Committee may:
1. Develop and recommend a periodic review
process for school district plans for professional development to ensure that
professional learning opportunities: address the NJSLS; are aligned to the
professional standards at
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-3.3; and target teacher and school
leader professional learning needs as identified in the school district
performance report;
2. Develop and
recommend updated Professional Standards for Teachers and Professional
Standards for School Leaders;
3.
Develop and recommend support and resources related to the standards for
professional learning;
4. Review
the implementation of professional development requirements for teachers and
school leaders, and provide recommendations;
5. Develop and recommend a periodic audit
process for school district mentoring plans to assure mentoring plans
requirements at
N.J.A.C.
6A:9C-5 are met;
6. Review research, best practices, and
practitioner feedback, and provide ongoing recommendations to ensure
professional development requirements continue to support teachers and school
leaders in improving their practice to enable students to achieve high academic
standards;
7. Recommend and
develop guidance for the implementation of teachers' and school leaders'
individual PDPs to assure plans address the NJSLS, align to the Professional
Standards for Teachers and the Professional Standards for School Leaders, and
reflect State, school district, and individual educator needs;
8. Recommend criteria for school district use
in the selection of professional development providers;
9. Develop and recommend support and
resources for implementation of professional development related to equity,
pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
6A:7-1.6; and
10. Advise on other matters related to
professional learning as requested by the Commissioner.
(b) The Committee shall consist of at least
16 members appointed by the Commissioner.
1.
Each member shall serve a term of three years, renewable for one additional
term.
2. When a membership vacancy
or change in a member's representation status occurs, the Commissioner shall
appoint a new representative from the appropriate constituency to fill the
vacancy in accordance with (c) below. The Committee may continue to carry out
its responsibilities while vacancies are being filled.
(c) The Commissioner shall ensure all major
organizations representing teachers and school leaders have representation on
the Committee. The Commissioner may invite nominations from professional
associations and other interested parties. At a minimum, Committee membership
shall be as follows:
1. Six teachers, with at
least one from a charter school and at least one from each of the following
levels: high school, middle school, and elementary school;
2. Six school leaders, including three
principals and three school district administrators, with at least one of the
six from a charter school;
3. One
member of a district board of education;
4. Two representatives from educator
preparation programs, with at least one member representing an alternate-route
educator preparation provider;
5.
One parent or community member; and
6. The Commissioner, or the Commissioner's
designee, serving as an ex-officio member.
(d) The Committee shall replace the
Professional Teaching Standards Board and the State Advisory Committee on
Professional Development for School Leaders for the purpose of meeting the
statutory requirements at
N.J.S.A.
18A:26-2.9 and
18A:26-8.2,
respectively.
