FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
Contact Information
Name:
Henry Pollock
Phone:
850/245-0546, SC 205-0546
Email:
henry.pollock@fldoe.org
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District Professional Development Contacts
FROM:
Kathryn S. Hebda, Chief
DATE:
July 20, 2006
SUBJECT: UPCOMING PROTOCOL REVIEWER TRAINING
As we continue our efforts to implement the Professional Development Protocol,
we are
offering the opportunity for additional qualified individuals interested in serving as
reviewers to be trained to help conduct the on-site district professional development system
reviews.
We are beginning our second three-year cycle of reviews in Fall 2006. Each year
approximately 23 districts are reviewed. Each review lasts approximately 3-5 days. To train
reviewers, we will conduct two-day training sessions in Orlando on August 22-23, 2006, and in
Tallahassee on August 30-31, 2006.
The Department is soliciting experts in professional development to serve as reviewers for the
on-site reviews to be conducted in school districts. Reviewers for the Protocol System will be
drawn from the following sources:
•
Department of Education staff (including affiliate offices such as FDLRS)
•
District professional development staff
•
Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) with approved programs for teacher education
•
Regional consortia such as the Crown Consortium, Heartland Educational Consortium
(HEC), Northeast Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC), and Panhandle Area
Educational Consortium (PAEC)
KATHRYN S. HEBDA, CHIEF
BUREAU OF EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 124 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0435
Upcoming Protocol Reviewer Training
July 20, 2006
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Qualifications for reviewers are:
•
Active or retired staff member of one of the organizations listed above
•
5 years or more in administrative positions in Florida education systems
•
2 years or more experience in planning, conducting, and/or administering professional
development programs at a district or regional level
Reviewers must make a commitment to conduct at least two reviews a year for a total
commitment of 6-10 days over the course of the year and to participating in a two-day training
session to prepare for the role of reviewer. Reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses for
attending the training and serving as a reviewer will be provided through the Department at
approved rates.
We welcome your participation to improve professional development in our state. The reviewer
application is available online at http://data.fldoe.org/profdev_reviewertraining. Please have
reviewer applicants complete and submit the online form
no later than August 4, 2006 for the
Orlando training and August 11, 2006 for the Tallahassee training.
Selected reviewer
applicants will be notified by email of their acceptance shortly after the deadline date.
Please disseminate this notice to others whom you believe meet the reviewer’s criteria and would
provide valuable contributions to improving the quality of professional development programs in
Florida. For further information contact Henry Pollock, Program Director for Educator
Retention, by email at henry.pollock@fldoe.org. We look forward to our continued work
together in providing exemplary professional development programs statewide.
KH:al
