Developmental Guidelines for Maryland Professional Development Schools

Standard IV: Organization, Roles and Resources

Continuing Professional Development Developmental Guidelines

Partner institutions allocate resources to support the
continuous improvement of teaching and learning.

Beginning	Developing	At Standard
A. IHE faculty and administrators identify changes in organizational structures to promote PDS work.	A. IHE faculty and administrators provide adjustments to teaching load and/or addition of personnel to accommodate and support PDS work.	A. IHEs recognize and reward the PDS work of IHE faculty and staff through organizational structures and incentives that fully integrate PDS work with the mission of the teacher education program.
B. IHE and school faculty and administrators develop an understanding of the importance of the contributions of the pre-service mentor in the PDS.	B. IHE faculty and administrators and school administrators publicly recognize contributions by pre-service mentors and identify possible rewards and incentives.	B. PDS stakeholders institutionalize recognition and rewards for pre-service mentors.
C1. School and/or school system administrators recognize the value of interns as potential staff members.	C1. . IHE and school faculty and administrators inform local school system personnel about their PDS intern cohort.	C1. IHE and school faculty and administrators work collaboratively to facilitate recruitment.
C2. IHE and school faculty plan to develop a support system for interns and school staff.	C2. IHE and school faculty develop a support system for interns and school staff.	C2. The PDS partnership employs strategies aimed at the retention of new and experienced teachers.
D. PDS partners explore possible organizational configurations and resource sharing opportunities.	D. PDS partners develop a Memorandum of Understanding to delineate the organization of the PDS and the resources to be provided.	D. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by PDS partners delineates the organization of the PDS and the resources to be provided.