Professional Learning

It is our mission to ensure every student excels by fostering and sustaining a culture for learning, where we engage all district staff in exemplary professional learning.

Our Professional Learning Department Supports :

• BEST Team (Beginning Educator Support Team): Shelly Bratton, LaRae Marks, and Jeniffer Pitharoulis are instructional coaches supporting our beginning educators with the purpose of building a sense of belonging and efficacy to impact student learning. Monthly learning opportunities provide “just in time support” during their first years in Everett Public Schools.  
   
• Instructional Coach Professional Learning: Our department leads and coordinates training for our instructional coaches monthly.   
   
• New Hire Orientations: In August we designate four days to inducting our new certificated staff. For those hired after the beginning of the school year, we offer a condensed version in late fall. All new classified staff also have induction opportunities monthly.   
   
• Professional Development Council: This group of individuals represents our buildings and departments with the purpose of providing input and feedback to inform our professional learning efforts across the entire Everett Public School system. 
   
• Professional Learning Planning & Scheduling: Our department supports the scheduling of district professional learning, collaborates with other departments, and is available to buildings for support or to be a think partner in their professional learning efforts. 
   
• TPEP (Teacher/Principal Evaluation and Growth Program): Our department provides training in TPEP to our teaching and administrative staff.   
   

 Professional Learning Advisory Council  Frontline Professional Growth