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From The Director

Standards serve as guideposts for today’s central office

By Learning Forward
Categories: Standards for Professional Learning, System leadership
October 2014
One of my favorite jobs was when I was the free enterprise consulting teacher for the Richardson (Texas) Independent School District. I had a hefty budget to buy resources and plan events for teachers, and a lot of autonomy with little accountability. I introduced teachers to new programs, and we raised funds to build Enterprise City, a hands-on learning experience for all 4th and 7th graders to experience the free enterprise system. Almost 30 years later, it remains a valued part of the social studies curriculum throughout the Dallas area. Then I became director of professional development, another position I loved because of the opportunity to continue to serve teachers. The freedom that I had in both positions would not look the same today —

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