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District praises interactive professional development; instructional priorities outlined
Summary
District staff described hands-on professional development led by Kevin Feldman and partner HD, highlighting four instructional priorities—student engagement, vocabulary development, checks for understanding, and language targets—and plans for follow-up classroom coaching.
S3 summarized a recent district professional development series led by presenter Kevin Feldman and a partner organization (HD). S3 described the sessions as lively and hands-on, praising the presenter's energy and noting administrators and teachers participated across grade levels. "He did a a great job of making it lively," S3 said.
Staff said the training identified four instructional focus areas—student engagement, vocabulary development, checks for understanding and learning language targets—and that HD and Feldman will return to work in classrooms throughout the year. S3 said the approach emphasizes peer observation and video review to support teacher growth; staff plan to discuss the initiative in more depth at the November board meeting.
