The MDP incorporates a professional component and a spiritual component.
Professional Component
(Multi-Year Cycle: Research – Implement – Assess)
A goal statement that address
● the teacher’s professional growth
● the anticipated effect on student learning
A rationale that
● connects the goal to at least two of the WELS Teaching Standards
● considers school goals
An assessment process that
● documents implementation
● shows effect of implementation on student learning
Spiritual Component
(Multi-Year Cycle: Personal – Formal - Professional)
A goal statement that address
● an area of emphasis for study
● the anticipated effect on the teacher’s ministry
A rationale that
● connects the goal to the teacher’s ministry
● connects the goal to the school’s mission
Summary data that includes
● personal growth
● effect on the teacher’s ministry