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CONCEPT
STATEMENT
The Irving
Independent
School District is committed to providing quality and effective
professional development, fueled by knowledge, communication and dynamic
leadership, in a way that:
■ Principle 1 - reflects the district
mission statement and Board goals
■ Principle 2 - aligns individual,
campus, and district goals to promote student success
■ Principle 3 - supports and invests
in principals as catalysts for professional development
with the assistance of central administration
■ Principle 4 - recognizes the
individual as the primary unit of change and empowers the
campus to support and invest in each individual’s professional growth
■ Principle 5 - acknowledges that
time is a critical attribute in professional development
■ Principle 6 - promotes multiple
forms of on-going professional development
■ Principle 7 - provides for the
integration and implementation of research-based practices
■ Principle 8 - emphasizes that
sustained individual growth is a professional responsibility for all
district personnel so that professional development drives exemplary
student achievement and promotes a community of life-long learners. |
