WPS Professional Development Services

The Town of Westerly/Westerly Public Schools is seeking a qualified vendor to provide professional development services for district leaders, building leaders, coordinators, teacher leaders, and teachers. The purpose of this professional learning is to build the skills and knowledge necessary to support continuous improvement and sustain high-quality implementation of the district’s ELA HQIM aligned to the district’s strategic plan. The selected vendor will deliver between five and ten learning sessions through a combination of in-person and virtual formats to meet the needs of diverse educator roles. Key aspects of the project include: • Building leader and teacher understanding of continuous improvement practices that support effective ELA HQIM implementation • Strengthening the use of data to monitor implementation, inform instructional adjustments, and improve student outcomes • Developing leadership capacity to align instructional priorities, professional learning, and coaching to district ELA goals • Developing shared expectations for high-quality literacy instruction, particularly writing instruction, and assessment aligned to the strategic plan • Increasing leader and teacher capacity to identify, scale, and sustain effective instructional practices that improve student literacy outcomes