Strategy 3: Provide Agency and Opportunity for Individualized Professional Growth

CJUSD will have a comprehensive PLP that allows for growth opportunities outside of specific roles.  Employees will have options within the offerings to allow for their experiences to support their professional growth interests.  Creating a professional learning environment that cultivates a growth mindset will support employees in the continuous pursuit of skills to enhance their effectiveness.

Action Steps:

• CJUSD will develop career ladders with increased levels of responsibility and leadership.

• The district will collaborate with HR to define job descriptions and pay for subject leads, and department chairs (classified and certificated).

• The district will recruit and Identify certificated and classified employees who are willing to serve as mentors to help others grow professionally.

• The district will develop processes and structures for employees to gain experiences outside of specific roles for possible interests in career advancement.

• The district will develop procedures to document steps to explain needs and follow up to professional learning.

• The district will implement processes that are focused on professional growth. 

• The district will develop procedures and implement processes that focus on professional growth and follow up to professional learning. 

Obstacles:

• The district will need to develop schedules that allow employees time to participate in professional learning.  This will need to be balanced with job requirements and having the employee feel safe that they can step away from their regular duties. 

• The district will need to provide funding to support costs associated with participating in professional learning.

• District staff will need to be connected to district/site goals and vision.  This includes helping district staff see what opportunities are available within this district goal that are meaningful to them.

• There will need to be collective bargaining agreements.

• Some job descriptions may be too rigidly defined to allow for growth.

• There will need to be evaluation processes.

• There are various levels of willingness to participate.

• There are extrinsic and intrinsic motivators.