Professional Learning

Professional Learning

The School District of Indian River County (SDIRC) has identified “Transforming education to inspire & empower ALL students to maximize their full potential” as our Unified Mission. The underlying rationale for establishing a unifying mission is to clearly communicate the overarching educational priority in our District, while connecting all those supporting the work of the Strategic Plan to a common and meaningful purpose.  

  • Invest in collaborative cultures that promote the growth of all.
  • Communicate with transparency & integrity with all stakeholders.
  • Empower problem solvers at every level of the organization.
  • Engage in innovative practices to optimize outcomes.
  • Provide high-quality, rigorous, and accessible instruction for all students.

Vision Statement: Provide data-driven professional learning and technical support to build knowledge and skills in effectively utilizing the B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies to provide high-quality instruction.

Mission Statement: Empowering stakeholders with job-embedded professional learning to ensure high-quality, standards-based instruction for all students.

  • Teacher efficacy is a powerful driver of student success;
  • All educators have an obligation to continually improve classroom practice;
  • Professional and job embedded learning opportunities strengthen instructional capacity; and
  • The system of professional learning must allow for individualized growth.

Clinical Education Training (CET)

The Clinical Education Training course aims to provide a Florida State Statute-required professional learning that effectively prepares teacher leaders to supervise, support, and provide feedback during preservice teachers’ field experiences. The district recognizes that preparing preservice candidates to be effective teachers who contribute significantly to the school system allows all students to obtain a high-quality education.

Florida’s Professional Learning Standards

Florida’s Professional Learning Standards define the core expectations for high-quality professional learning systems and opportunities and form the foundation for district professional learning systems and catalogs. Visit the following website for additional information: https://www.fldoe.org/teaching/professional-dev/professional-dev-stards.stml

How can District staff search and register for professional learning offerings?

The Frontline Professional Growth platform can be accessed through ClassLink.  This is the solution used for professional learning registration and the repository for storing professional learning points.

Supporting Student Teachers

The School District of Indian River County (SDIRC) values creating experiences in which high quality teaching and learning can be observed in support of preservice education. We are committed to providing an effective learning environment for the student teacher as well as our own students. Therefore, the placement of student teachers, observers, and interns is a careful and thoughtful process. Visit the following website additional details regarding Observation Requests and Internship Placements: https://www.indianriverschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=1549525&pageId=86535164

Thrive

Thrive – District Professional Learning Day is an annual professional learning event that occurs in the first week back during preplanning in August.  Instructional personnel have choice when selecting the sessions that they feel will best benefit their personalized learning. 

Transfer of Inservice Points Between Florida School Districts

The teacher must initiate contact with both the school district where the inservice points were earned and the current district of employment to facilitate this process. To submit your request, please email [email protected] or [email protected] with the information below:

  • First Name, Last Name (include Maiden Name if applicable);
  • Destination County for the transfer;
  • Your Employee ID number; and
  • Your contact telephone number.