2013-14+Goals

= 2013-14 Goals =

__1. Expand and diversify our current offerings __
• Offer 500 PD courses Jan-Dec 2014 • Have 75% of offered courses run • Target areas of needs for offerings • Expand our e-curriculum catalog and usage of the e-curriculum • Increase the number of seminar offerings • Increase the number of functioning online communities in the Agora, including the amount of participation of Iowa teachers • Develop 15 new online trainings to reach 50 total by August 2014 • Increase the number of Live! events and the amount of participation

__2. Implement quality assurance procedures __
• Implement supports for new instructors (mentoring, communities of practice) • Collect data demonstrating effect of professional development at different Guskey levels • Analyze data to make recommendations for program improvement • Develop and implement a plan for course updates and improvements • Analyze the end user experience for involvement in the system

==__3. Determine and foster relationship to other groups and initiatives in Iowa __== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Explore partnership with IACTE, including AEA PD Online offerings (courses and trainings) for undergrad candidates, or for their faculty <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Determine partnerships with IASB, SAI, ISEA, STEM, and other providers <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Explore national partnerships with other groups (including other states)

==__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Continue implementing a systemic plan of marketing and communication __== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Re-define communication plan, including identifying key audiences, determining tools for communication, targeting a common message <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Create and deliver “high-end” advertisements overviewing services <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Continue to distribute communication through our chosen methods, including centralized website, web 2.0 technology, and digital newsletters

==__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Monitor and manage the system to assure productivity and sustainability __== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Create business plan for selling services out of state <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Operationalize and formalize a spectrum of onsite services to help districts transition to use our online services. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• Develop a growth model for the addition of staff, including technical support positions