Professional Development Plan Assignment

EDEC 655
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
As a director of a preschool program one primary responsibility is to plan ongoing professional
development opportunities for your staff. Create a professional development plan by outlining
staff training and a two-year cycle for ongoing professional development. Be sure to include the
following elements in your professional development plan.
1. A staff-needs survey
2. Specific, time-bound, measurable, professional staff development goals that relate
to district or state standards
3. A description of the setting in which training(s) will take place
4. Identification of training methods used throughout the two-year cycle
5. At least 1 staff meeting agenda
6. A description of the role staff meetings will play in the plan
7. A mentor plan including who is a qualified mentor, how often the mentor and
mentee will meet, and how the mentor and mentee will be held accountable
8. A description of the way you will encourage your staff to participate in college
and university classes. Will you provide a monthly brochure of local classes? Will
you offer to pay?
9. Guest speaker plans
10. Professional meetings/conferences your staff will be required to attend and when
these will take place

The final plan must be at least 4 pages with at least 2 references in current APA format.

READING MATERIAL
Read Click, Karkos, & Robertson chapter 9&10
Read: NAEYC Revises Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs ( see upload files)
Read: Chapter 9 – Staff Selection Personnel Policies (see upload files)
Read: Chapter 10 – Staff Supervision and Training (see upload files)
Watch: Staffing – Training and Recruitment(https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2167581/uiconf_id/39959791/entry_id/1_oongdlco/embed/dynamic)

Read: Textbook Figure 9-1, 9-3, 9-6, 9-9, 10-1, 10-2,10-3. 10-4, I have uploaded all images

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