Teachers and administrators who hold administrative certification are required to achieve a minimum of 5 Professional Learning Units (PLUs) in 5 years in order to renew that certification. At least two of those PLUs must be State PLUs; the others may be local PLUs. Jaime Giangrosso, Cahaba physical education teacher, approached me last fall with a request for a PLU that would support her growth and learning and help prepare her to one day be an administrator. Together, Coach Giangrosso, Dr. Jennifer Cardwell, and I wrote a PLU and submitted it to the State for approval as a State PLU. In addition to Coach Giangrosso, four other teachers with administrative certification completed the course and were awarded a State PLU: Monica Bramlett, Maggie Burns, Rhonda Loveless, and Amy Meredith. We congratulate these teachers for their continuous learning and hard work.
Requirements of the Course included
- Read and discuss Leading
for Instructional Improvement by Fink and Markholt through an
online classroom.
- Work with academic
coaches, school administrators, and central office staff to complete
classroom walkthroughs and observations followed by debriefing sessions.
- Develop expertise in the
Trussville City Schools Educator Effectiveness Nine Indicators and
recognize them when presented during an observation or walkthrough.
The professional learning occurred through one after school meeting at Trussville City Schools Board of Education, in TCS classrooms, and through online classroom discussions. The course will be available for the next two years for other teachers with administrative certification.
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