Professional Development at PS 64
Coaches/Support Staff
PS 64 has a
coach, early childhood instructional specialist, SFA coach, SFA facilitators
& IEP specialist. They conduct
professional development workshops, co-teach, present model lessons and develop
lessons plans with teachers. They also
assist in the implementation of school wide initiatives, write curriculum and
review assessment results of students to inform teaching. Their role is supportive in nature and not
supervisory.
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Ms. Stone Instructional Coach
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Ms. Leone RTI
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Ms. Karen MIlls SFA
Coach
The Principal’s Instructional Cabinet
The
Principal’s Instructional Cabinet consists of the following members: the principal, the assistant principal, the
literacy coach and early childhood instructional specialist, and the RTI/IEP
teacher. The team meets weekly to
discuss issues around teaching and learning that need to be examined, review
and assess programs, plan professional development, and make adjustments, if
necessary. These meetings provide an
important forum for looking at what areas need to be addressed by the whole
school as well as those issues particular to a grade or certain teacher. Teachers are welcome to raise issues of
concern with the principal’s cabinet for follow-up, either through
conversations at grade-level meetings or an email.
In-Class Professional Development
Administrators, Literacy Coach, and
Instructional Specialists work directly in the classrooms with teachers and children
throughout the school day. This
modeling, co-teaching, coaching, conferring, planning and assessing have been
very effective in providing teachers with the support necessary to learn new
programs, develop expertise in teaching them, individualize instruction and
develop and use assessment effectively.
The relationships that develop between the professional development
staff and the teachers enable ongoing conversations about issues that are of
concern.