Our professional development programs are both comprehensive and personalized. They begin with our New Teacher Induction and continue throughout each new teacher's tenure with Douglas Unified Schools. Just a few of the methods of encouraging continued individual growth, as well as assisting new teachers achieve success in our district's various disciplines of focus are:

  • New Teacher Induction
  • Exploring Team Meetings
  • Cognitive Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Grade Level Meetings

Our goal is to assure that each teacher has the necessary skills and training to help the district achieve its specific goals, which are:

  • Balanced Literacy / Shared Reading
  • Elements of Quality Instruction
  • English Language Learners
  • Effective Practices
  • Math Across the Curriculum
  • Six Trait Writing Writer's Workshop
  • Thinking Maps