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Who's doing best practice? What schools or professional development
leaders are out there on which to model your school's professional learning
efforts? How can implementation of staff development activities impact
student performance? We have a state full of schools and educators in the
trenches who are making a difference in student performance.
KSDC recognized district, building, and individual award winners over
the last two years. Please congratulate the following educators
for their accomplishments; use them as resources; and spread the word so
that more schools and educators apply for these awards so we can increase
our resource base.
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2009 Award Winners:
Systemic Learning Award:
Buhler USD 313
Olathe USD 233
Professional Learning
Community Award:
Manchester Park Elementary, USD 233
Staff Developer of the Year:
Vicki Bechard, USD 342
Mary Jo Fox, USD 233
Darla Smith, Smoky Hill ESC
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2008 Award Winners:
Impact Award:
Tom Hinrichs
Staff Developer of the Year Award:
Barb Engler, USD 454 Burlingame
2007 Award Winners:
Systemic Learning Award
USD 229 Blue Valley Public Schools
Walter Carter,
Director of Professional Development
The district is dedicated to the DuFour Professional Learning Community
(PLC) model and has continually worked to increase collaboration time over
the past three years. Not content to be just a consistently high-achieving
district, new "SMART Goals" have been established to increase the percent
of students scoring in the Exemplary Performance Level on State Assessments
at all building levels. PLCs work to analyze student data and translate
that into meaningful classroom instruction. The results have had an
immediate effect with students making significant gains into the highest
performance level.
Professional Learning
Community Schools
Northview Elementary,
USD 233 Olathe
Debbie Stivers, Resource Teacher
and
Tescott Elementary,
USD 240 Twin Valley
Dr. Becky Cheney, Principal
These schools were recognized for implementing staff development that
links to improved student performance. Both schools are implementing the
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) model and were selected based on
the strength of evidence of creating a culture of learning.
Staff Developer of the Year Award
Barbara Engler,
Teacher/Curriculum Director,
USD 454 Burlingame
First Year for this KSDC Award
This award is given to someone that has made a difference or has shown
leadership in Staff Development for the local district. Don Blome, USD 454
Superintendent, notes that Engler has been a leader on the School
Improvement Team for years. Recently she has helped coordinate professional
development activities geared toward the district's Results-Based Staff
Development Plan. This school year, Engler has assumed the Curriculum
Coordinator duties for the the district.
Impact Award
No Impact Awards were awarded this year.
Congratulations to these award winners who are making the necessary
changes and are implementing staff development in meaningful ways to
improve student performance.
APPLY! APPLY! APPLY!
Don't forget to apply for the KSDC Staff Development Awards for 2008! We
need more applicants because we know that many good things are going on in
the State of Kansas that need to be recognized and shared! Application
information will be made available beginning in July, with follow-up
reminders sent out in the fall. The application process includes rubrics to
determine your level of implementation and impact. Even if you don't apply,
use the rubrics to assess the quality of your own staff development process!
Awards Applications >
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