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Westwood outlines continuing professional learning: early release, educator‑led courses funded by Title II
Summary
District professional development lead detailed early‑release Wednesdays, an educator‑led after‑school course catalog (about 14 courses expected) and PD partnerships; Title II funding (approx. $22,000 after required allocations) supports the after‑school catalog.
Caitlin, the district's professional learning lead, briefed the School Committee on March 20 about the district's ongoing professional learning program, which she described as three strands: early‑release Wednesdays, an after‑school educator‑led course catalog and PD partnerships.
Caitlin said early‑release Wednesdays occur about every other week; roughly 20–21 such days happen in the school year. Of those, 8–10 are contractual set‑asides for conferences, report writing and other WTA contract obligations. When not contractually set aside, early‑release time is used for…
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