The Salem State Collaborative Project provides member districts and schools with high quality, low cost professional development. Beverly is a Premium member of the CPPD, as as such provides our staff the opportunity to attend many of our workshops at no cost or at a minimal cost. The Collaborative offers Weekday and Saturday Mini-Conferences. Each conference offers up to ten or more 2-hour and 4-hour workshops on a major topic addressing a skill or a strategy in addressing ways of improving classroom instruction and student learning.