Developmental Guidelines for Maryland Professional Development Schools

Standard III: Accountability

Continuing Professional Development Developmental Guidelines

The PDS accepts the responsibility of and is accountable for upholding professional standards

for preparing and renewing teachers in accordance with the Redesign of Teacher Education.

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A. IHE and school faculty design assessments of the collaborative professional development provided in the PDS.	A. IHE and school faculty assess the collaborative professional development provided in the PDS.	A. PDS partners assess the collaborative professional development provided in the PDS.
B1. IHE supervisors and pre-service mentors participate in training sessions to prepare for mentoring, coaching, and supervising interns.	B1. IHE and school faculty participate in training sessions to prepare for mentoring, coaching, and supervising interns.	B1. IHE and school faculty participate in ongoing training sessions to prepare for mentoring, coaching, and supervising.
B2. A structure exists to facilitate communication between pre-service mentors and IHE supervisors.	B2. Pre-service mentors and IHE supervisors communicate regularly with one another.	B2. Pre-service mentors and IHE supervisors provide mutual and reciprocal feedback to one another.
C. Procedures exist for PDS partners to determine one another's professional development needs.	C. PDS partners collaborate to determine one another's professional development needs.	C. PDS partners work together to meet one another’s professional development needs.
D. PDS structure offers an opportunity for PDS partners to recognize one another’s accomplishments.	D. IHE and school faculty recognize the accomplishments of interns.	D. PDS partners recognize one another’s accomplishments.