dhood and child development activities for professional educators whose area of assignment includes kindergarten through third grade; special education activities for professional educators whose area of assignment includes students with special needs; or other continuing professional education courses, programs, activities or learning experiences sponsored by the Department of Education. If a school entity has enrolled students with limited English proficiency and/or students who are English language learners, the Professional Education Plan must include programs, activities or learning experiences for professional staff to assure that programs offered to the students are based on sound educational theory; are effectively implemented; and produce the successful result of removing language barriers. This is the same for students who have learning disabilities. The professional education offerings must be available to all teachers. Professional education plans that are focused, measurable and specific are most likely to achieve their goals. These goals should be specific to the direction that the committees should look toward and not towards specific language as to policy and practice. This leaves open options for growth throughout the years of the plan. Therefore, action plans to achieve the professional education goals over three years should be developed and included in the plan. Specific competencies to be achieved by the end of each professional education activity should also be developed and assessed as part of the evaluation of each activity but do not need to be included in the plan.Evaluation and Revision Professional education plans must be reviewed annually and revised as needed. The review should include evaluation of the goals, activities, and delivery system, and attainment of the competencies for each activity. Use of the five levels of evaluation of professional development is also recommended. These include: 1) particip...
