All staff members at Big Horn County School District #2 participate in professional development. Professional development topics are selected primarily through the district and school improvement processes. The intent of professional development is for staff to deeper their understanding of the teaching and learning process in order to increase student achievement.

Ten professional development days are offered to staff throughout the year. In addition, students are released early on Friday afternoons to allow additional time for teachers to continue to learn and implement professional development topics.

Website PD Resources:

• PD Plan: The 2011-12 PD Plan lists the various topics of focus for the school year.
• PD Log: Staff members document their PD work during the year.  
• PD Calendar: Please refer to the calendar in this section for professional development days for the 2011-12 school year. Unless otherwise noted, staff members work independently or collaboratively to learn and implement PD topics related to their curriculum area.