Needs+Statement

District 51 needs to develop a professional learning plan with a three year outlook that provides relevant, high quality, professional learning for all staff. This should include collaboration among departments to identify common needs and cross-departmental professional development teams working together to plan and deliver professional learning.

In conjunction with the development of a district professional learning plan, three additional professional learning needs should be addressed: implementing curriculum with fidelity, using assessment to drive instruction, and providing high quality, differentiated instruction for all student