Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Based Training Professional development training aimed at building the capacity of teachers and teacher-leaders to analyze the STAAR data and improve student performance. 2.Professional Development for teachers in various curricular areas including, but not limited to: English Language Arts, Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies, ELL services, Special populations (dyslexia, gifted and talented, autism, learning disabled, etc.), cultural responsiveness and awareness, digital learning technologies, applications and online learning for the classroom, critical thinking, early childhood curricular topics, response to intervention, restorative discipline, classroom management, Social Emotional Learning, Equity, implicit bias, cultural & climate, professional learning communities, gender identity development and inclusion, working with underserved and other challenging populations, art. 3.Professional development for administrators (all levels) in various areas including, but not limited to: test and data analysis, data teams, cultural climates, team building and development, achievement equity, leadership, coaching, response to intervention, flexible grouping, closing achievement gaps, improving parental involvement, turnaround school leadership, deconstructing the TEKS, working with multilingual populations, systems based leadership, technology based leadership, assessing school climates. Ethical legal compliance (handling contracts non-renewals) etc. Legal and Legislative best practices for schools. Budget practices for School Administrator Federal and local Budget.
