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Professional Development Network

What are Professional Development Schools?

Professional Development Schools (PDS) are schools that have joined with universities to accomplish common educational goals that include developing exemplary practice to maximize student outcomes, providing optimum sites for preservice teacher training, offering connected inservice teacher professional development and implementing reflective inquiry to enhance teacher and student learning and development.

Partnerships are collaborative relationships built upon mutual trust, respect and a shared belief that together they may better prepare students for the world of tomorrow.

Partnership Goals

  • Increase student achievement
  • Implement research-based best practices in teaching
  • Provide on-going support for preservice and inservice activities to enhance professionalism
  • Develop strong professional development partnerships

 

PDS Network Schools. Click on any of the links to go to their web site.

Affiliate Schools

Deland Middle School
Southwester Middle School

 

District Web Sites
Volusia County Schools