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5. Professional Development 5. Professional Development The administration and faculty of St. Clement School are dedicated to ongoing professional development. The faculty is devoted to nurturing the spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth of each child, to enable them to reach their full potential and assist them in directing their gifts and talents toward building a better world. Professional goal setting takes place yearly between the teacher and the principal. Teachers individually target a specific area(s) and a Professional Development Plan is created to meet the expectations. Growth opportunities as stated in the school’s Self Improvement Plan also provide direction for professional development. Monthly faculty meetings provide opportunities for teacher in-service in areas such as: SMARTBoard technology, media literacy, differentiation, curriculum development and CARE Team procedures. Through the use of Title IIA funding, designated for Professional Development, the teachers are able to attend graduate classes, seminars, and workshops throughout the year. Typically a summer project is assigned which might consist of an educational book read, a conference, technology training or classes. All faculty members hold a bachelor’s degree and ____% have received their masters.

The administration and staff are committed to our professional development. At monthly faculty meetings staff members learn about SMARTBoard training, video streaming, CPR, blood borne pathogens, differentiating instruction, and curriculum development. The Fall of 2007 kicked off a four-year process of gaining knowledge and techniques of media literacy and media literacy education. Each Fall, faculty members share their Summer professional development experiences with the staff. The staff participates yearly in the Archdiocesan Regional In-Service Workshop.
 * Teacher conferences: METC, NECC, NAMLE, Interface for math and science teachers
 * summer opportunities such as SmartBoard in-service
 * Paul VI (can/should we say this?)
 * RIT classes
 * teachers invited to participate in LIVE webinars such as June 3rd "Student Participation in Building the Learning Environment"
 * teachers encouraged to develop Personal Learning Network (PLN) using social networking tools such as: Twitter, Ning, wikis, blogs, etc.
 * Teacher in-house workshops on Media Literacy (now in its third year).