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Cheverus - Burke
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Thread:
Professional
Subgroup:
Individual/Group
Foci:
Faculty and Sta
Program Title:
No Child Left Behind Equitable Share
Contact Person/Oce:
Bill Burke, AVP
Program Description:
The Portland (ME) Public Schools provide Cheverus High School with an
equitable share of its NCLB Title IIA Grant money which is then used for professional development purposes.
Rationale:
The money received from the grant for the 2011-2012 scal year is being used to support
professional development in the following areas: aligning curriculum in core content areas, ensuring that
all sta members are highly qualied (supporting advanced degrees) and establishing a framework for a
collaborative approach to professional development.
Leadership:
The decision to support professional development in the areas listed above was determined
by the academic administration and then submitted by the Academic Vice-Principal to the NCLB coordinator
for the Portland Public Schools for approval.
Implementation:
The program is implemented by the Academic Vice-Principal with the support of
the NCLB coordinator. The AVP and the coordinator determined that the equitable share would be di-
vided amongst the following projects: support for advance degrees, attendance at Symposium 2012 and
compensation for curriculum development.
Processes and Resources:
The AVP initiates all access to the available funding and coordinates all
paperwork associated with each dened project.
Finances:
The formula used to calculate the equitable share made it possible for the school to receive
approximately $20000 during the 2011-2012 scal year.
Rewards:
Two faculty members pursued, and one completed, graduate study for an advanced degree,
attendance at Symposium 2012 was covered completely and faculty members engaged in curriculum devel-
opment were paid an hourly rate of $26.96 per hour.
Time (When/Length):
Graduate course work was completed during the summer of 2011.
The rst phase of curriculum development has been ongoing since June 2011 and will conclude in May
of 2012.
The Symposium, well you know.
Location (Space):
There was no specic location/space provided to implement these initiatives.
Accountability/Assessment:
Teachers pursuing coursework were required to submit goal statements and course reection documents.
Performance reports submitted to Portland Public Schools.
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