{ "_metadata": { "source": "https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Policy/ViewPolicy.aspx?S=36030397&revid=wlcIDTCr1qZ4XsEmHNvVQA==", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-24T20:11:49.868Z", "method": "Playwright + Simbli ViewPolicy API scraper" }, "code": "4331", "title": "Staff Development", "type": "BP", "section": "4000", "lastRevised": "03/14/2018", "lastReviewed": "03/14/2018", "hasAttachment": false, "revid": "wlcIDTCr1qZ4XsEmHNvVQA==", "contentHtml": "\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n

The Board of Education recognizes that professional development opportunities enhance employee effectiveness and contribute to personal growth. Staff development for administrative and supervisory personnel shall be designed to guide instructional improvement, build leadership skills, and enhance overall management efficiency.

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The Superintendent or designee shall develop a plan for administrator support and development activities based on a systematic assessment of the needs of district students and staff and aligned to the district's vision, goals, local control and accountability plan, and other comprehensive plans.

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The district's staff development program for district and school administrators may include, but is not limited to, the following topics:

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  1. Personnel management, including best practices on hiring, recruitment, assignment, and retention of staff
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  2. Effective fiscal management and accountability practices
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  3. Academic standards and standards-aligned curriculum and instructional materials
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  4. Leadership training to improve the academic achievement of all students, including capacity building in pedagogies of learning, instructional strategies that meet the varied learning needs of students, and student motivation
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  5. The use of student assessments, including analysis of disaggregated assessment results to identify needs and progress of student subgroups
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  6. The use of technology to improve student performance and district operations
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  7. Creation of safe and inclusive school environments
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  8. Parental involvement and community collaboration
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  9. Employee relations
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  10. Effective school and district planning processes
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The district's staff evaluation process may be used to recommend additional staff development for individual employees.

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The Superintendent or designee shall evaluate the benefit to staff and students of professional development activities.

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Staff development for administrative and supervisory personnel shall be designed to guide instructional improvement, build leadership skills, and enhance overall management efficiency.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall develop a plan for administrator support and development activities based on a systematic assessment of the needs of district students and staff and aligned to the district's vision, goals, local control and accountability plan, and other comprehensive plans.\n\nThe district's staff development program for district and school administrators may include, but is not limited to, the following topics:\n\n- Personnel management, including best practices on hiring, recruitment, assignment, and retention of staff\n\n- Effective fiscal management and accountability practices\n\n- Academic standards and standards-aligned curriculum and instructional materials\n\n- Leadership training to improve the academic achievement of all students, including capacity building in pedagogies of learning, instructional strategies that meet the varied learning needs of students, and student motivation\n\n- The use of student assessments, including analysis of disaggregated assessment results to identify needs and progress of student subgroups\n\n- The use of technology to improve student performance and district operations\n\n- Creation of safe and inclusive school environments\n\n- Parental involvement and community collaboration\n\n- Employee relations\n\n- Effective school and district planning processes\n\nThe district's staff evaluation process may be used to recommend additional staff development for individual employees.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall evaluate the benefit to staff and students of professional development activities.", "footnotes": [ { "type": "State", "references": [ { "code": "Ed. 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Code 52060-52077", "description": "Local control and accountability plan", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&division=4.&title=2.&part=28.&chapter=6.1.&article=4.5." } ] }, { "type": "Management Resources", "references": [ { "code": "Website", "description": "CSBA District and County Office of Education Legal Services", "url": "https://legalservices.csba.org/" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "Association of California School Administrators", "url": "http://www.acsa.org" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "Commission on Teacher Credentialing", "url": "http://www.ctc.ca.gov" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "WestEd", "url": "http://www.wested.org" }, { "code": "Website", "description": "California Department of Education", "url": "http://www.cde.ca.gov" }, { "code": "WestEd Publication", "description": "California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders, 2001", "url": 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