The purpose of the academy is to identify and prepare the District's future building level administrators. Robert G. Vidal, Assistant Chief Operating Officer. The Leadership Academy, along with other district departments and personnel, identifies areas of need and provides inservice training addressing those needs. Dr. Mary E. Murphy. The Center for Professional Growth is responsible for coordinating and facilitating districtwide professional development and assisting with building-based staff development programs.
Individual schools determine staff development needs.
Karen Payne, Director, Center for Professional Growth. Teachers, site administrators, and district office personnel all benefit from these activities. The district has a Training Resource Center which houses the Mentor Office, the Curriculum Leaders for Literacy, Math, Science, and History and Social Studies, the Instructional Materials Workshop, the Science Resource Center, a Technology Lab, and workshop facilities. The New Teacher Project Office provides new teachers with support. Pat Kishi, Program Specialist.