Demonstrator+1+PD

//Professional development opportunities are planned with teacher learning needs in mind, and in response to data available about teacher practice and student learning.//
 * Demonstrator 1. Planning**

a) Leadership works with teachers of the arts to custom design professional development training focused on individual teacher needs. The professional development is heavily focused in their arts content area and teaching strategies and skills connected to their art discipline and teaching assignments.

b) Leadership works with arts teachers to custom design professional development training focused on individual teacher needs. The professional development is heavily focues in their arts content area and teaching strategies and skills connected to their art discipline and teaching assignments. Professional development includes attending content specific state conferences (KyAEA, KAHPERD, KMEA, KTA) and/or national conferences related to the teacher's teaching assigments.

c) There is full connection between professional development activities in the arts identified in the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP), Individual Professional Growth Plans (IGP), the school's learning goals for students, and the school and district staff development priorities.

d) School arts educators routinely plan and collaborate with guest artists to strengthen and enhance the existing arts curriculum.