With these funds, our department will work with Dr. Jennifer Adams in a Six Session Professional Development Series over the course of 5 months. We are a group of teachers, general educators and teachers licensed to teach students with disabilities teaching a project-based and placed-based interdisciplinary program called Exploration. This professional development series that we seek aims to engage us in a collaborative process to define and articulate our school's identity, vision, and mission. This visioning work is to support a five-year plan to overhaul the Exploration department and improve our impact with our student body. 

The outcome of the PD facilitated by Dr. Adams will benefit 550 students each school year, beginning this year and for many years to come; leaving an exponential impact on a large population of middle school students and subsequently their communities. In the evolving landscape of education, it is paramount for educational programs to have a clearly articulated identity, vision, and mission. These elements serve as guiding principles for all participants, ensuring a unified direction and fostering a sense of purpose. We believe that from this collaborative learning process and focused guidance from Dr. Adams that we will guide, teach, and empower our students with better clarity and instructional and social vision.  

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