San Antonio USP Project Commitment: Professional Learning Communities Contact Person: Joe Lazor PRIORITY AREAS SAUSP campus coaches will work with campus learning communities to inform and guide professional development. ACTION STEPS On Monday 12/17/01 this plan will be explained to USP campus coaches. Meet with internal evaluator to design data-gathering questions on professional development needs.   Project Commitment: Systemic Alignment Contact Person: Joe Lazor PRIORITY AREAS Aligning professional development to standards and student achievement. ACTION STEPS Clarify and revise theoretical construct for alignment to focus on professional development and student achievement. Identify groups to participate in alignment activities. Provide professional development for identified groups on the use of the alignment instrument (coordinate with evaluation effort). Develop goals and timeline for completing alignment activities. Develop feedback strategies to school districts on results of alignment. Support districts in revising and redesigning professional development.   Project Commitment: Tracking Student Performance Contact Person: Joe Lazor PRIORITY AREAS Measuring professional development in terms of student achievement. ACTION STEPS Meet with evaluators to devise a plan for collecting data. Identify successful learning communities and evaluate/review their professional development plans. Identify multiple strategies for gathering information concerning the evaluation of professional development. Provide feedback to alignment committee. Revise strategies based on information provided by the alignment committee.   Back to Commitments>>

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