Career Ladder

Excelling Teaching & Learning : Professional Development

Appeals 2008-09	National Board Certification
Application for Participation 2009-10	News and Information
Archives	Observation Schedule
Career Ladder Observation Instrument	Peer Coaching
Career Ladder Plan 2008-09	Program Options
Cognitive Coaching Definition	SPAR Original Documents
Department Directory	SPAR Resubmit Documents
HLTR Documents	Special Project Option 2008-2009 - request for information
Learning Communities	Workshop Schedule and Descriptions

Career Ladder: Lifelines

End of Year Survival Tips

HLTR A Documentation Form

HLTR B/C Documentation Form

HTLR B-C Log

Career Ladder 101/Participants Speak Out

Thoughts on Reflection

What Works in Classroom Instruction, Nine Essential Instructional Strategies ~Robert J. Marzano~

Salary Addenda Issues

SPAR Reader Tips for SPAR Originals

SPAR Reader Tips for SPAR Resubmits

Need HLTR-A hours?

ITS

Professional Development workshops

Learning Community Presentations

2008-2009 Career Ladder Observation Schedule
Peer evaluators will be visiting school complexes to conduct CLI observations as follows:

Desert Mountain Complex	August 25 - October 24, 2008
Anasazi, Aztec, Cheyenne, Desert Canyon ES, Desert Canyon MS, Desert Mountain, Laguna, Mountainside, Zuni
Coronado and Saguaro Complexes	November 3, 2008 - February 13, 2009
Coronado, Coronado PDC, Hohokam, Kiva, Mohave, MDA, Navajo, Pima, Pueblo, Sierra Vista Academy, Saguaro, Supai, Tonalea, Yavapai
Arcadia and Chaparral Complexes	February 23 - May 15, 2009
ANLC, Arcadia, Chaparral, Cherokee, Cochise, Cocopah, Copper Ridge, Hopi, Ingleside, Sequoya, Tavan

CLI Workshops

September 4	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Mountainside MS Media Center
September 9	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Desert Canyon MS Media Center
October 21	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Supai MS Media Center
October 22	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Mohave MS Media Center
February 18	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Ingleside MS Media Center
February 19	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Cocopah MS Media Center

SPAR Workshops

September 11	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Kachina	Original/Resubmit Part I
September 16	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Apache B	Original/Resubmit Part I
December 10	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Kachina	Original Parts 1 - 3
March 3	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Apache B	Resubmit Parts 1 - 3
April 15	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Apache A	Original Parts 1 - 3
May 7	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Kachina	Original/Resubmit Parts 1 - 3

SPAR Reference Library

September 18	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office
December 16	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office
March 3	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office
May 13	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office

SPAR Part I - Original and Resubmit Informational Session for Completing the Planning
Component of the Student Progress Assessment Report

This workshop will provide an overview of the requirements for PART I of the Career Ladder SPAR.* Discussion/Instruction about the SPAR document, descriptors, requirements, and formatting expectations will be included. The workshop will also include SPAR readers' perspectives. Bring your Career Ladder notebook. Samples from the SPAR Library will be on hand to review after the workshop. In order to provide support materials needed for these sessions, please pre-register with Michelle Carscaden via email or phone 480.484.5067.

September 11	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Kachina
September 16	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA Apache B

*Pre-Approval date for submission of the SPAR - Part I to principals is October 1, 2008.

SPAR - Original Workshop: Student Progress Assessment Report

This workshop will provide an overview of the entire Career Ladder SPAR document, descriptor discussions, requirements, and formatting expectations. The workshop will also include a SPAR reader's perspective. Bring your Career Ladder notebook. Samples from the SPAR Library will be on hand to review after the workshop. In order to provide support materials needed for these sessions, please pre-register with Michelle Carscaden via email or phone 480.484.5067

December 10	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA - Kachina
April 15	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA - Apache A
May 7	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA - Kachina

SPAR - Resubmit Workshop: Resubmission of previous SPAR area of focus

This workshop will provide an overview of the new SPAR-Resubmit format and requirements. Teachers considering resubmitting the area of focus from their 2008-09 SPAR are highly encouraged to attend one of these sessions. Bring your Career Ladder notebook. Please pre-register with Michelle Carscaden via email or phone 480.484.5067.

March 3	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA - Apache B
May 7	4:00 - 5:30 pm	MDA - Kachina

SPAR Original and Resubmit Reference Library

Career Ladder teachers are invited to stop by the MDA Career Ladder Office at the following times to review Student Progress Assessment Reports written by participants from previous years. SPARs may not be checked out, but notes may be taken. These SPARs reflect the required format for 2008-09. Registration is not required.

September 18	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office
December 16	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office
March 3	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office
May 13	3:00 - 5:00 pm	MDA 200 Career Ladder Office

CLI Workshops - Teaching Performance Observations with Peer Evaluators

The primary focus of the CLI workshop is to clarify the classroom observation process. This workshop will address specific descriptors of the Career Ladder Instrument and explain the scoring gradient. All new Career Ladder participants and others with questions are encouraged to attend. Be sure to bring you Career Ladder notebook. Please pre-register with Michelle Carscaden via email or phone 480.484.5067.

September 4	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Mountainside MS Media Center
September 9	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Desert Canyon MS Media Center
October 21	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Supai MS Media Center
October 22	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Mohave MS Media Center
February 18	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Ingleside MS Media Center
February 19	4:00 - 5:30 pm	Cocopah MS Media Center

2008-2009 SPAR Original Documents

SPAR Original Handbook of Samples

SPAR Original Guidelines

SPAR Original Template

SPI Original

SPAR Original Checklist

2008-2009 SPAR Resubmit Documents

SPAR Resubmit Handbook of Samples

SPAR Resubmit Guidelines

SPAR Resubmit Template

SPI Resubmit

SPAR Resubmit Checklist

HLTR Documents

HLTR A Documentation

HLTR B/C Documentation

HLTR B/C Log

HLTR B/C Pre-Approval Form

2008-09 Career Ladder Appeal Process

Career Ladder Appeal Form

Career Ladder Appeal Process

2009-10 Career Ladder Application

Application to participate in Career Ladder for 2009-10 school year.

Teachers hired prior to the 2003-04 school year who are NOT currently participating may apply to join Career Ladder for 2009-10 school year. Download and complete the above application (come back in the spring to view the application) and email it to Wendy Allen .

Application deadline is May, 2010.