PD structucture for the future part 1: Yearly goals for the supply of PD.

Hello everyone!


In a "behind the scenes" way the changes to the DEECD's CRT Professional Learning Support Initiative have been soaking up a lot of our free time.  The funding we receive from the DEECD to provide PD for CRTs in our area forms one of the 3 major pillars of how we operate and it is important that we get it all right and make it work smoothly or others suffer as well!  Unlike last time we were in need of a serious restructure, we chose to continue many operations in the meantime and were much more selective about what we put on hold.

This means a few areas got quiet but allowed us to continue to be beneficial in the local CRT community.  We are now ready to be announcing the results with some solidity!

Important goals for the supply of PD:

We are pleased to say that we have not had to change any of our major yearly goals.  This is to supply:

• 11 network meetings of 2.5 hours each (total 27.5 hours).
• 3 full-day, 6.5 hour PD workshops (total 19.5 hours)
• 2 evening 2.5 hour PD workshops (total 5 hours).

This keeps us above our desired goal of a total of 50 hours of PD per year (total 52 hours).  This goal of 50 hours has some major ideals behind it and we are supremely happy that it doesn't have to change.

These goals were set so that CRTs could:

• Attend one third of the opportunities we offer and receive a total of their full 20 hours required for registration.
• Attend presenter-based opportunities only and receive their total 20 hours of PD required for registration.
• Attend Collegial opportunities only and receive their total of 20 hours of PD required for registration.
• Maintain a "modular" approach that also allowed CRTs to "mix and match" the collegial and presenter-based for their total of 20 hours of the required PD for registration.
• Provide a number of opportunities that allows CRTs to exceed the required 20 hours of PD to maintain registration at minimal out-of-pocket costs.

Please note that these are reliably achievable minimums.   The framework also had to realistically reflect budgetary concerns as well as offer avenues to the expansion of the opportunities on offer provided the budget allowed for these expansions.

Some of the reasons behind these decisions will be explained in more detail in an upcoming blog post.

Regards,

Mel.