April 4, 2017 at 3:00 PM - Professional Development Committee Meeting

Discussion: 

Call to order at 3:11 PM

Staff:  David Ludwig, Deb Hericks

Visitors:  Russ Masco, Janine Theiler, and Aimee Muehling

Discussion:  Russ Masco, Janine Theiler were present to discuss the NDE Strategic Plan and ESSA.  They just finished up the stakeholder meeting last week.  AQuESTT there will be session on the findings from the stakeholder meetings.  Final draft done by mid-May.  State Strategic Plan will align with AQuESTT and ESSA.  Advancing Equity:  Continuous School Improvement, Effective Educators and well Rounded Educators.  Discussed the additional indicators for the AQuESTT classification.  English Language Proficiency will be included into the classification system. Effective Educators - what does it mean and how do we support those educator.  How do we focus state level funds.  (State level funds)  Well rounded Education - What's in place and what is still needed?  Strongly feel that high quality principal make for high quality teachers.  Principals are multipliers of effective teaching.  Protect student privacy.  Induction and mentoring are what you provide to new teachers.  Well developed instructional strategies training is needed and would incorporate into the induction and mentoring program.  All areas of funding support each other.  ESSA is more aligned that students are capable of the work.  Certified teachers doing the dual enrollment courses.  Narrow focus - need to include career paths beyond dual credit courses.  Create expectations for dual credit instructors.  Nebraska has a best practices framework for principals.  The evaluation model includes effective practice ratings and impact on school performance rating.  How should we use the state level Title II funds to address areas of need?  How do we the activities/resources connect to the NE Teacher Principal Performance Factor (NTPPF) or the NE model for evaluation?  What is the roles for the ESUs? and What would be the roles for NDE?

Discussion:  Aimee Muhling gave an VST update.  She shared the goals of this committee.  She shared the milestones and challenges.