PDP Portfolios | Faculty & Staff

The Professional Development Project (PDP)

The Professional Development Project (PDP) for both faculty and staff (see model descriptions below) was created with the goal of enriching both the employee experience and the dynamic culture of the Eastside Prep Community. The PDP creates a team framework in which employees reflect on their own work and contributions to the community and set goals for improving both. To date, over seventy-five EPS employees have participated in the PDP as candidates or team members.

 

Faculty PDP
The PDP emerged from a recognition that teaching is like few other professions—there isn’t a career ladder or a ‘next step’ without leaving the classroom. EPS created the PDP to stimulate the professional ethos of our community through hiring and developing great teachers—and to keep their practice evolving by identifying clear targets for advancement. The program works on two planes—building capacity among existing teachers and those new to teaching in an independent school. The model encourages personal and professional growth and sets high yet achievable standards while creating a sense of professional belonging. This is done by providing clear measures for high-quality teaching, recognizing professional growth as teachers advance to one of five levels on a professional ladder, and providing a compensation increase as each level is achieved. PDP Handbook

Staff PDP

The goals of the Staff Professional Development Project are:
To enrich an individual’s skill set while elevating the greater school community and culture in the process.

To help all employees feel the power of the mission and the vision in action.

Through a team framework, to provide a wider view of the school community beyond day-to-day responsibilities.