y each Goal (AACTE, 1992, p. 13): GOAL 1: Readiness for School Strategy--All schools will be ready for children. GOAL 2: High School Completion Strategy--Schools and teachers will receive necessary support to engage all children in learning, including development of special programs for those most at risk. GOAL 3: Student Achievement and Citizenship Strategy--Teachers will be proficient in the subjects they teach and the pedagogies to teach them. They will be skilled in the use of assessment to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of individual learners. GOAL 4: Science and Mathematics Strategy--U.S. citizens will be first in the world in thinking skills and problem solving. GOAL 5: Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning Strategy--Schools and businesses will join together to enhance workers' abilities, both in the classroom and beyond. GOAL 6: Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-free Schools Strategy--All children will be guaranteed a safe learning environment. To that end, every child in America will be taught by a fully qualified, licensed, professional teacher.How do school districts make more time for professional development?In a study of regional and national innovative school groups, Cross (1991) found three broad approaches to finding time for teachers to collaborate: (1) adding time by extending the school day or year, (2) extracting time from the existing schedule, and (3) altering staff utilization patterns. Given below are examples of the five types of time created for teacher development that Taylor (2000) identified in a survey of schools involved in National Education Association initiatives. Freed up time using teaching assistants, college interns, parents, and administrators to cover classes; regularly scheduled early release days. Restructured or rescheduled time lengthening school day on four days, with early release on day five. Better-used time using regular staff or district meetings for planning and professional growth rat...
