Virginia District Builds A Path To Standards-aligned Learning

DISTRICT MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Virginia district builds a path to standards-aligned learning

By Melvina Crawl

Categories: Learning communities, Learning systems/planning, Standards for Professional Learning, System leadership

Melvina Crawl knows the importance of making a districtwide commitment to educator learning that aligns to the Standards for Professional Learning. As executive director of professional learning and federal programs for Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia, Crawl is nurturing a systemic approach to build all educators’ capacity in the service of student learning. A Learning Forward district membership is a central part of that approach. Crawl began in her current role in September 2023. She saw the benefits of district membership when she was director of professional learning in Griffin-Spalding County Schools, Georgia. That district became proficient in the Standards for Professional Learning, used the Standards Assessment Inventory (SAI) to evaluate and improve professional learning, and leveraged publications, webinars, and other resources to build

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