by Debbie Yonke, Coordinator, Quality Assurance in Learning
We are excited to announce the newest members of the Professional Learning Advisory, who will begin their three-year term with the 2014-15 school year.
-Barbara Wormington (Field Elementary)
-Cassie Downs (Robberson Community School)
-Thomas Maerke (Pleasant View Middle School)
-Tabitha Eutsler (Jeffries Elementary)
Please join us in welcoming these new members. This Advisory joins with the Department of Professional Learning to empower educators and ensure student success.
The primary focus of the Professional Learning (PL) Advisory is to…
-review the yearly Professional Learning Needs Assessment.
-use the Needs Assessment data to develop a Professional Learning Plan which is submitted to the School Board on a yearly basis.
-use the Professional Learning Plan to guide setting Professional Learning priorities for expenditures.
In compliance with Missouri mandates and regulations, PL Advisory members are teachers who are employed full-time by the district and serve staggered three-year terms. The PL Advisory also includes appointed representatives from teacher organizations and administration as well as facilitators from the PL Department.
We would also like to recognize the following teachers who just completed their three-year terms:
-Dr. Melissa Albright (Wilson’s Creek)
-Dr. Gwyn Burns (Twain Elementary)
-Nicole Bueno (Cherokee Middle School)
-Laurie Sullivan (Hillcrest High School)
We appreciate the professionalism and service of these individuals, and we look forward to working with our new team to support Springfield’s educators and students.