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Professional Development

Professional learning opportunities continue to be valued by Ridgewood Public Schools.  Professional development opportunities, which provide for collaboration and reflection within and across departments and schools, is necessary to improve teacher and school leader effectiveness.  Professional development days, staff development courses and professional learning communities allow educators an opportunity for, "Professional learning aligned with a teacher's needs as a growing professional, using feedback from evaluations, data on learner performance, and school-wide and district-wide priorities."1

To this end, the following professional development goals have been adopted district-wide for the 2022-23 school year:
PD Goal #1: All educators will build capacity for advancing the goals of the RPS Strategic Plan for Teaching and Learning. Specifically, teachers will work toward the development of common shared outcomes through definition and articulation of proficiencies across content areas and grade levels.

PD Goal #2: All educators will build capacity for advancing the goals of the RPS Strategic Plan for Culture and Community. Specifically, practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion will be examined, and efforts to advance our growth in this area will be an area of focus for the district.

PD Goal #3: All educators will continue to build capacity to foster student well-being by focusing on social/emotional learning as an integral component of student health and achievement, including training in how to promote healthy school environments to advance student success in the aftermath of Covid.   

1 "PD Regulations Code N.J.A.C 6A:9C-3.2-State of New Jersey" 2014. 4 Jun 2014