Building an

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Building an Accountability System for
Professional Development

• Is there true, effective accountability for
  professional
• development in your district?
• How does a true accountability system affect
  the
• professional development practices in the
  district?
• What can your local do to promote the
  development and
• use of an effective accountability system for
• professional development?

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• accountability a loosely used term - what
  does it mean
• to be accountable for PD?
• Webster - defines accountable to furnish a
  justifying
• analysis or explanation
• accountability for PD participation often
  based on
• attendance, not performance or results
• effective accountability system for PD is based
  on 2
• components
• clear criteria for accountability measurement
  means
• buy-in of system by users
• without any one of these components,
  accountability
• system is not effective

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2 components of accountability system for PD
program..
4

• district should develop a Practice Profile
  for
• accountability system
• profile includes all components
• describes what each component looks like when
  put
• into action
• descriptions on a continuum - ideal, worst
  case scenario,
• and variations in between
• Practice Profile can be used to monitor
  implementation
• see progress district makes as they work
  toward
• ideal practice

5

• advocating for an effective accountability system
  for PD - what your local can do
• work with district administration to pilot
  accountability system
• assure that PD team will be responsible for
  designing, monitoring,
• evaluating pilot full accountability system
• encourage members to volunteer to participate
  in pilot contribute
• constructively to improve it

for more information support in developing
using a PD accountability system in your
district, contact Linette Branham, CEA Education
Issues Specialist [phone] /
linetteb_at_cea.org