PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ensure that there will be funds for professional development for teachers and administrators as it relates to the dual language immersion (DLI) program.
- Encumber funds to cover annual DLI conference attendance
- For district and site administration
- For teachers and instructional aides in program
- Secure funds to bring consultants to provide professional development on DLI education
- For district and site administration
- For teachers and instructional aides in program
- For classified staff at program site
- Consider release time and/or stipends for teachers to attend DLI professional development
- May necessitate a conversation and memorandum of understanding with the teachers’ union
- Release time for DLI professional development during school year; stipends for time beyond contract for DLI teachers
Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education: Strand 5, Staff Quality and Professional Development, Principle 2; Strand 7, Support and Resources, Principle 2