Professional Development Committee


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Name	Position/School	Phone	Email
Thomas Haley	Superintendent, SAU 53	485-5187	thaley@sau53.org
Peter Warburton	Assistant Superintendent, SAU 53	485-5187	pwarburton@sau53.org
Julie Heon, Chairperson	Administrative Representative, Pembroke Academy	485-7881	jheon@sau53.org
Kathy Cruson	Allenstown Elementary, Allenstown	485-9574	kcruson@sau53.org
Bernie Ouellette	Armand R. Dupont, Allenstown	485-4474	bouellette@sau53.org
Denise Keeler	Central School, Chichester	798-5651	dkeeler@sau53.org
Jane Miller	Deerfield Community, Deerfield	463-7422	jmiller@sau53.org
Fran Rowe	Epsom Central, Epsom	736-9331	frowe@sau53.org
Sheena Lesniewski	Pembroke Hill, Pembroke	485-9000	slesniewski@sau53.org
Linda Manolis	Village School, Pembroke	485-1807	lmanolis@sau53.org
Deb Bulkley, Lisa Johnson	Three Rivers School, Pembroke	485-9539	dbulkley@sau53.org, ljohnson@sau53.org
Beckie Hanson	Pembroke Academy, Pembroke	485-7881	rhanson@sau53.org
Jeannie Johnson - Webmaster	Pembroke Academy, Pembroke	485-7881	jjohnson@sau53.org

Professional Development Committee Procedures

	1. The Professional Development Committee (PDC) will meet a minimum of ten times annually to evaluate the master plan system.
	2. Special sub-committees will meet as often as necessary.
	3. Minutes of all regular meetings will be kept as appropriate.
	4. Regular attendance shall be required by each member. The PDC is empowered to request the resignation, substitution or replacement of member who misses three or more consecutive meetings to ensure a quorum of the committee.
	5. A quorum will consist of a simple majority of the active membership.
	6. The voting membership will consist of thirteen (13) to fourteen (14) members chosen according to the New Hampshire Professional development guidelines:
	eight teachers - one per school one administrator the superintendent or his/her representative a school board member and community member on a consulting basis 2 para-professionals
	7. As of July 1, 2003 all new members, with the exception of the paraprofessional representatives who will serve terms of 2 years and the Superintendent who shall be a permanent member of the committee, shall serve for a term of three years.
	8. The paraprofessional representatives will be selected from the districts on a rotational basis (Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, and Pembroke in that order). The paraprofessional representatives will be selected in alternate years. For the 2003/04 school year only, the Allenstown paraprofessional representative will selected for a one-year term so that the alternate year selection procedure can begin during 2004/05.
	9. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
	10. In the event of a resignation a new member shall be selected to complete the term. This selection shall take place before the next scheduled meeting of the PDC.
	11. The PDC shall select a chairperson during the September meeting for a term of one year.

In accordance with Ed. 512.02, SAU #53 maintains a Professional Development Committee established by the Superintendent of Schools to operate by the procedures outlined in Appendix III (listed above). The Professional Development Committee will develop and monitor the Professional Development Master Plan based upon state requirements and SAU #53 School Board and local school board policies.

Members of the Professional Development Committee will present the Professional Development Master Plan to all new certified staff and those renewing their three-year plan by September 30th of the current school year. The central office will annually provide the Professional Development Committee Chairperson with a list of new certified staff and those renewing their three-year plan. The Professional Development Committee Chairperson will distribute the lists to respective building representatives. Building representatives will provide support to all preparing or revising a three-year plan.

The Professional Development Committee will annually conduct an evaluation of the Professional Development Master Plan to assure compliance with the NH State Department of Education regulations.

Committee members will be responsible for keeping staff informed of the Committee's work and of professional development opportunities available within the SAU.

The Professional Development Committee, as needed, will act as an information clearing house, a brokerage for academic activities and a means of communication regarding professional development. Ideas for professional development activities are encouraged and solicited by the Committee.

Communication of professional development opportunities is facilitated by the use of the Professional Development Opportunity form (Appendix V) that is completed for any building-level in-service opportunities open to all SAU staff. The form is forwarded to the chairperson of the SAU Professional Committee. He/she will make copies and send them to individual building administrators and/or committee representatives for posting. The chairperson also forwards a copy to the Webmaster of the SAU #53 web site, so the information may be included in the Professional Development Calendar of upcoming events.

A survey will be completed each spring and collected through building Professional Development Committee representatives to gather feedback relative to staff needs for professional development activities. Under the direction of the superintendent, the Committee will analyze data for future decision making.

The Professional Development Committee will serve as needed, as an organizational resource for collaborative professional development activities jointly sponsored by SAU #53 districts.