The focus group conducted at Bailey Bridge Middle School by Thomas Ferrell Jr. and myself was very eye opening. We had a chance to speak with teachers abut the PGPP-T. The Professional Growth Performance Plan for teachers. The teachers were very candid on how the felt and it was very impressive to see how passionate they were about process. Most people in Chesterfield County Public Schools are afraid to participate in the program as they are to well versed on how to use it. The teachers at Bailey Bridge Middle School were fortunate to pilot the program. They say when they first started, they were frightened. The acronym, PGPP-T or as the eloquently call it the "P-Diddy" was frightening. They were not sure of what to do and the name just made them want to run. Once they started working with the program and really shared information with their fellow colleagues as they all are going through the process was comforting. Now they see how valuable of a tool it is and how it makes school administrators and personnel accountable. All are held to a high standard. Thomas and myself enjoyed being able to learn more about this program as we will introduce the same program to our faculty this year. None of the participants were afraid to speak and they really wanted to be heard on issues concerning their schools.
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Good to read your thoughtful reflection on this exercise. I appreciate that it was motivated by your desire to get some insiders' perspectives on a new arrangement that will impact the lives of faculty. This was a good implementation of the Focus Group approach.
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