Professional Development

Holly Barber
Executive Director of Curriculum and Staff Development
972-968-6140

Philosophy
Staff Development is committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.  Our goal is that all teachers in all schools will experience high-quality professional development as part of their daily work.

Guiding Principles

  1. Staff development offers services that are consistent with high standards.
  2. Staff development provides accurate, up-to-date information related to the district goal and supporting objectives.
  3. Staff development selects content and adult learning based on student learning goals and a systemic assessment of participants’ learning needs.
  4. Staff development is organized around context/process/content.