N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9C-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 6A:9C-3.2 - Components of professional development

(a) Professional development shall align with the Professional Standards for Teachers and the Professional Standards for School Leaders in N.J.A.C. 6A:9-3, the standards for professional learning in N.J.A.C. 6A:9C-3.3, student learning and educator development needs, and school, school district, and/or State improvement goals.

(b) Professional development shall encompass a broad range of professional learning that contributes to improved practice, including, but not limited to:

1. Participation in the work of established collaborative teams of teachers, school leaders, and other administrative, instructional, and educational services staff members who commit to working together to accomplish common goals and who are engaged in a continuous cycle of professional improvement focused on:

i. Evaluating student learning needs through ongoing review of data on student performance; and

ii. Defining a clear set of educator learning goals based on the rigorous analysis of data on student performance.

(c) Professional learning shall incorporate coherent, sustained, and evidence-based strategies that improve educator effectiveness and student achievement, such as job-embedded coaching or other forms of assistance to support educators' transfer of new knowledge and skills to their work.

(d) Professional learning may be supported by external expert assistance or additional experiences that:

1. Address defined student and educator learning goals;

2. Advance primarily ongoing school-based professional learning; and

3. Include, but are not limited to, in-person, virtual, and/or remote courses, workshops, institutes, networks, and conferences provided by for-profit and nonprofit entities outside the school such as universities, educational service agencies, technical assistance providers, networks of content specialists, and other education organizations and associations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9C-3.2

Amended by R.2008 d.7, effective 1/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3441(a), 40 N.J.R. 113(b).
Rewrote (a); in (b), substituted "PDP" for "PIP" and updated the N.J.A.C. references; rewrote (d); and in (f), substituted "as well as collaborative learning experiences in school or district level teams" for "registered on the Professional Development Provider Registration System".
Repeal and New Rule, R.2013 d.091, effective 7/1/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 152(a), 45 N.J.R. 1605(a).
Section was "Amount, duration and content of required continuing professional development".

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 3021(a), effective 12/7/2015

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 901(a), effective 5/1/2023