FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
June 1, 2004
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District Staff Development Professionals
FROM:
Ava G. Byrne
SUBJECT:
Solicitation of Reviewers for
Florida’s Professional Development System Evaluation
Protocol
As we continue our efforts to implement the Professional Development Protocol,
we are seeking
additional qualified individuals interested in serving as reviewers to conduct the on-site district
professional development system reviews.
Each year approximately 20-25 districts will be reviewed.
In 2004-05 we are planning to visit 25 districts. Each review lasts approximately 1-3 days. To train
reviewers, we will conduct two-day training sessions in August, 2004. The first session will be held
August 23-24, 2004, in North Florida (location TBA). The second reviewer training session will be held
on August 30-31, 2004 in Central Florida (location TBA).
The Department is soliciting experts in professional development to serve as reviewers for the onsite
reviews to be conducted in school districts. Reviewers for the new Protocol System will be drawn from
two sources: Department staff (including affiliate offices such as FDLRS), and district professional
development staff both active and retired. Additional reviewers will be drawn from the regional consortia
of the Panhandle Area Education Consortium (PAEC), Heartland Education Consortium (HEC), and
Northeast Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC). The Department also is soliciting professional
development directors and coordinators located in local school districts that will be willing to participate
in the reviews. Qualifications for reviewers are:
AVA G. BYRNE, CHIEF
BUREAU OF EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND RETENTION
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 124 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0435
Memorandum
June 1, 2004
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Department of Education, regional consortium, or school district staff member
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5 years or more in administrative positions in Florida education systems
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2 years or more experience planning, conducting, and/or administering professional development
programs
Reviewers must make a commitment to conducting at least two reviews during a school year for a total
commitment of 5-7 person days over the course of the year and to participating in a two day training
session to prepare for the role of reviewer.
We welcome your participation in this rewarding professional effort. The Reviewer Application is
available online at http://www.floridaleaders.net/reviewerapp.php. Please have applicants complete and
submit the online form no later than July 31, 2004. Selected reviewer applicants will be notified by email
of their acceptance the first week of August. Also, please disseminate this notice to others whom you
believe meet the criteria and would provide valuable contributions to improving the quality of
professional development programs in Florida.
For further information contact Henry Pollock, Program Director, Educator Retention by email at
henry.pollock@fldoe.org. We look forward to our continued work together in providing exemplary
professional development programs statewide.
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