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5 Questions to Ask Yourself on Back to School PD Success

Summer professional development is done, but the real work is just beginning—turning those training sessions into sustainable classroom practices that actually improve student learning. The next few weeks are make-or-break time for your PD investments, and these five questions will help you ensure your summer efforts translate into lasting impact.

Teacher Mentorship & Induction

Instructional Leadership

Teacher Retention

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Teacher Evaluation

Instructional Coaching

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Fort Osage R-1 School District

How one Missouri district uses KickUp to track coaches’ time and feedback so that they, in turn, can better support the district’s teachers in keeping up with students’ evolving needs.

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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

“Our ultimate goal is program improvement. We are here to solve problems and serve people.” By understanding when, how and where new-teacher mentors are spending their time, this Texas school district is creating an environment for both retention and growth.

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Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Learn how Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools is using KickUp for "rich conversations around teacher effectiveness and school improvement" by triangulating what teachers are learning, how they're growing in skill, and what the observations say about classroom practice.

Instructional Coaching

Teacher Mentorship & Induction

Research to Practice: 3 principles for new-teacher mentoring programs

As education leaders, how do we retain our experienced teachers and leverage their support for new teachers? With the prospect of a “great resignation” — and the associated costs to replace them — well documented, that question has never been more important.

Teacher Evaluation

Evaluations and Educator Growth: Four critical questions for supporting teachers

Performance assessment systems have a reputation for being rigid and intimidating, largely because of a focus on compliance over growth. But as the pandemic upended teaching and learning environments, many states have hit the pause button on performance reviews and begun to rethink their role.

Teacher Retention

PL Strategy

Instructional Leadership

Driving Toward Educator Growth and Retention: The Four Quadrants of Staff Culture in K-12 Schools

This is the first post in a series exploring a framework for creating school district staff cultures that increase educator growth and retention. We’ll share an overview of the framework and provide some practical tips for how you can move your district toward a path of both high performance and high support.

PL Data

Teacher Mentorship & Induction

Teacher Retention

New Teacher Induction: Data for supporting early-career teachers

Taking charge of a classroom for the first time is no small task. So how to ensure new teacher induction programs are working across the district? Good data practices that keep administrators informed, coaches aligned, and educators clear on their next steps.

Teacher Retention

Instructional Leadership

Driving Toward Educator Growth and Retention: Culture-Building for Support and Performance

This is the second post in a series on a framework for creating a school district culture that increases educator growth and retention. In this post, we’ll share specific strategies to help you create a roadmap to increased educator growth and career satisfaction in your district.

News & Announcements

K-12 Federal Funding Update: ESSER provides funds to combat learning loss

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 is set to provide significant boosts to available K-12 federal funds. Find out what the new funding means for K-12 districts and professional learning teams.