5. Planning for Success Training Opportunities:
The Department is offering several free training opportunities about Planning for Success, DESE’s recommended strategic planning process:
- Facilitation Training, February 19-22: This training prepares participants to facilitate the full strategic planning process in their own district or for others. Participants can earn 24 professional development points (PDPs).
- Action Planning Network (series), April 24, May 14, and June 5: Districts interested in building an annual action plan from an existing multi-year strategic plan are invited to participate in an Action Plan Network. Participants can earn 12 PDPs.
- One-Day Workshops on Applying Planning for Success to Your District: Registration is open online for
- Creating a Plan for Your District: February 7
- Improving Your Existing District Plan: March 14
- Implementing and Aligning Resources to Support Your Plan: May 2
Contact Planning for Success Consultant Lori Likis (lorilikis@ccoaching.com) or Kathy Cross (kcross@doe.mass.edu) for an application or additional information.
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- League of Innovative Schools – Massachusetts Network: The League of Innovative Schools is a regional professional learning network for middle schools and high schools. Membership is open to any New England secondary school — including charter schools, career/vocational technical education schools, and private schools — committed to educational equity, student-centered learning, and ongoing improvement. Massachusetts schools might join the LIS to advance priorities such as pioneering innovative learning and leadership practices in secondary schools, designing language acquisition programs that best fit the needs of English learners, and utilizing competency-based approaches to expand student access to appropriately rigorous, standards-aligned computer science courses. More information is available at https://www.newenglandssc.org/league/about-the-league/ or by contacting Aaron Townsend, senior associate for the Great Schools Partnership, the Maine-based nonprofit that convenes the League.
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