From the ECS State Policy Database Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary NH Adopted 12/2012 P-12 Principal, Associate Principal, District Administrator Educational Interpreter and Professional Development NH ADC Ed 506.04, 06, 08; NH ADC Ed 507.35; NH ADC Ed 512.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; NH ADC Ed 614.04 These rules describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as either a Principal, Associate Principal, District Administrato... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Professional Learning Rules Task Force S.B. 184 - Professional Learning Rules Task Force Section 1: Directs the department of education to establish the Professional Learning Rules Task Force to review state board professional le... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Professional Development S.B. 404 Directs the state board of education, in consultation with the professional standards commission, to establish category-level expenditure co... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Repealing Various Teacher and Leader Provisions H.B. 706 - Repealing Various Teacher and Leader Provisions Repeals: (1) Section 20-2-212.3, relating to increasing teachers' salaries in areas of shortage; (2) Section 20-2-212.4, relating to an addi... More... AR Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Professional Development; Attendance at Instructional Professional Development Sessions; Distribution of Student Special Needs Funding AR ADC 005.22.7-1.0 to AR ADC 005.22.7-9.00; AR ADC 005.22.1-1.00 to AR ADC 005.22.1-5.00; AR ADC 005.01.11-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.11-9.00 Provides guidelines for developing a high quality professional development system for all educators in order to facilitate individual, team,... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Using Data to Improve Student Achievement H.B. 153 - Using Data to Improve Student Achievement Provides that of a specified department of education appropriation, a portion in each fiscal year may be used to train district and regional... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Principal Appraisal and Performance Development S.B. 1383 Requires districts to appraise each principal annually. Directs the commissioner to establish by rule and administer a comprehensive princip... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 197 Removes the provisions creating the 10-member elected State Board of Education and provides for the election and appointment of members whos... More...