Staff Development

Vision Statement

The vision of staff development is to deliver quality services, resources and programs which support and promote the professional growth of the Irving ISD staff.

Mission Statement

The mission of staff development is to develop all staff and improve the effectiveness of the school organization to ensure high achievement for every student. We are committed to helping every school and staff member develop the skills and knowledge they need in order to ensure success for all students and close the achievement gap.

Professional Development 2010-2011

**Staff Development Dates and Guidelines for Professional Staff for 2010-11.pdf

• District Exchange Days
  • Check for workshops in Eduphoria
  • 12 Credit needed to be off on Nov. 22-23
• Distributed Learning Credits
  • 18 credits needed for 2010-2011 school year
  • 9 may be obtained in the summer
• New Teachers
  • New Teacher Orientation for zero year teachers Aug. 13 from 8-12 at MacArthur HS
  • Technology Training for all teachers new to Irving Aug. 13 from 1-4pm @ Home campus
  • New Teacher Orientation for all teachers new to Irving Aug. 16-17 @ MacArthur HS (This will be for District Exchange Credit for New Teachers)
  • Chamber of Commerce Luncheon for New Teachers Aug. 17 @ MacArthur High School 11:30-1:00pm
• Campus Exchange Days Aug. 18-19 on Campus (these will be exchanged to be off on Oct. 11 and Feb. 21)
• District Exchange Make-Up Days
  • Elementary October 9 & 16 @ Administration Building
  • Secondary October 23 & 30 @ Administration Building
• INSTRUCTIONAL PARAPROFESSIONALS
  • 12 credits of District Exchange to be off on Nov. 22-23
    • 3 of those should be Diversity training unless your campus is providing that training on campus
  • All other dates are built into your scheduled work days
• NON-INSTRUCTIONAL PARAPROFESSIONALS
  • All dates are built into your scheduled work days

Register, register , register !!!

It is very important for you to pre-register for all courses.  Limits on room size, handouts, etc. are involved.  There are also instances where we cannot read the signature of those who did not pre-register and we therefore cannot give staff development credit to the individual.  If you do attend without pre-registering it is very important to include your employee number as well as your name and location on the sign-in sheet.