Our Mission

Our Mission

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A great teacher for every classroom

A great principal for every school

A great support staff throughout the District

A great school district for the city of Riverside

What is the Professional Growth System?
  • Systematic, enduring change
  • Intensive, personalized, job embedded professional growth opportunities
  • Provide support from start date through their entire career
  • Improve student learning and achievement
PGS: Essential Components for Success
  • Common language and understanding good teaching for administrators and teachers
  • Observation techniques are calibrated and share between administrators, support teachers and participating teachers
  • Effective coaching techniques that support, engage, and impact teacher performance in the classroom
  • Twice a year the Review Panel meets to review the support provided to the participating teachers by the PGS support teachers