Three Year Professional Development Plan

Developing a three year Professional Development Plan is an important step in becoming a superintendent in the future. Developing a plan for how I am going to improve areas I need to gain knowledge in to become the most effective and knowledgeable superintendent and district employee I can become is especially important for my growth. I developed my plan by reviewing and examining a variety of assessments, especially the SBEC Superintendent Competencies Post Self-Assessment and Supervisor Internship Summative Evaluation. According the SBEC Superintendent Competencies Post Self- Assessment and my Supervisor Internship Summative Evaluation it was evident I needed to focus my professional development plan on Competency Areas 4, 5, 8 and 9.

Competency areas 4 and 5 are all areas that are need of improved knowledge and skills for me to become an effective superintendent. I put this competency as an area of needing knowledge and skills because at this time I have had little exposure to working with a board of trustees. I have attended several school board meetings this school year and I will continue to attend these meetings. By attending these meetings I have gained much more knowledge of the working relationship of the superintendent and the board. 

Competencies 8 and 9 are areas I consider fields of need. In both of these areas, I had the highest number of need to gain knowledge and skills to be a strong superintendent. Competency 8 is an area where I do not have a lot of experience. As an assistant principal and in my current position, I have only had a small exposure to leadership and management in relation to district budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financial management and technology application. As an assistant principal, I did aide my principal in hiring and doing the campus budget. However, I do not believe I have enough knowledge to apply procedures for effective budget planning and management or how to facilitate and evaluate effective account auditing and monitoring that complies with legal requirements and local district policy. I would like to gain more knowledge on the whole process on developing a budget.

Another area I need to gain more knowledge and skills is applying procedures for planning, funding, renovating and/or constructing school facilities to support the district’s mission and goals.  Also, I would like to learn how to apply procedures for ensuring the effective operation and maintenance of district facilities. It is extremely important for students and staff to be safe to ensure effective learning environment for all. Lastly, in Competency Area 9 I would like to learn how to implement an evaluation process for appropriate procedures to ensure efficient, effective district transportation, food and health services. This competency is extremely important. Students cannot learn if the facilities are not safe, transportation is not running efficiently or not receiving proper nutrition. The superintendent needs to provide a safe and effective learning environment for all.

By completing my professional development plan it will allow me improve my knowledge and skills in areas I do not consider myself competent yet. From analyzing the data, I needed to focus my professional plan on competencies 4, 5, 8 and 9. Area 9 is where I wanted to especially focus my plan. I believe by completing my three year professional development plan it will allow for me to become the most effective and knowledgeable superintendent and district employee I can become.

Year One

Goal Increase the use of technology	TExES Competency and Domain Competency 5 Domain 2	Objective (What do you want to improve?) Improve my integration of technology into my current position and to learn of technology to improve student learning.	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?) Workshops on technology applications such as Google Docs, IPads and apps for student learning. -Seeking Education Blogs on the use of technology in schools	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?) -Director of Technology Learning. -Lead of Assistive Technology	Date of Completion May, 2013	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?) -Certification of Attendance - Being able to suggest use of technology for special education students -Joining Education Blogs - Developing a Google Docs site for my team.
Goal Increase my knowledge of the health service program in schools	TExES Competency and Domain Competency 9 Domain 3	Objective (What do you want to improve?) Improve my understanding of how to implement and evaluate appropriate procedures to ensure an efficient, effective district health services.	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?) -Texas Education Code -Texas Administrative Code -Workshops on health services	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?) -Lead Nurse	Date of Completion May, 2013	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?) Self Report Certification of Attendance Completed report (binder) of codes related to school health

Year Two

Goal Increase my knowledge in the area of school facilities and school bonds.	TExES Competency and Domain Competency 9 Domain 3	Objective (What do you want to improve?) Be able to apply procedures for planning, funding, renovating and/or constructing school facilities to support the district’s mission and goals.	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?) Texas Education Code Texas Administrative Code Bond Workshops Community Input Sessions	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?) Facilities Manager Deputy Superintendent of Business & Support Services	Date of Completion May, 2014	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?) Self-Report and Reflection Certification of Attendance Reference Binder of Codes that relate to bonds.
Goal Increase my knowledge in the area of the school food service programs.	TExES Competency and Domain Competency 9 Domain 3	Objective (What do you want to improve?) Increase my knowledge in the area of regulations and codes to be able to implement and evaluate appropriate procedures to ensure effective and efficient food service program	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?) Texas Education Code Texas Administrative Code Child Nutrition Workshops Observation of food service and director of child nutrition.	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?) Director of Child Nutrition	Date of Completion January, 2014	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?) Self-Reflection and Report Certification of Attendance of workshops

Year Three

Goal Increase my knowledge of building and maintaining board relations.	TExES Competency and Domain Competency 4 Domain 1	Objective (What do you want to improve?) Improve my skills with communicating and working effectively with board members in a variety of contexts, including problem solving and decision making.	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?) -Continue to attend monthly school board meetings -Attend the TASA/TASB Annual Convention -Attend Board workshops in my district	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?) Superintendent of Schools	Date of Completion September, 2015	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?) -Self-Report -Certifications of attendance -Reflection after activities
Goal Increase my knowledge in the area of developing a district budget.	TExES Competency and Domain Competency 8 Domain 3	Objective (What do you want to improve?) Be able to apply procedures for effective budget planning and management and work with board to develop district budget.	Course Work/Book/ Workshops (How do you want to improve?) Garner, C. William (2003). Education finance for school leaders: Strategic planning and administration. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Texas Association of School Boards, ( 2010). A Guide to Texas School Finance. Austin, Texas. Local Board Workshop on Budget	Mentor Professional Support (Who will help you improve?) Deputy Superintendent of Business & Support Services Director of Financial Services	Date of Completion May, 2015	Evaluations (How will you know you have improved?) Completion of Report (binder) of codes related to school budgets Attendance of board workshops Self-reflection of books read