Knob Noster Schools is scaling a personalized professional learning program where teachers, paras, and administrators design independent study PD using online and other professional resources. Staff submit proposals via Google Forms, document learning in shared Google Docs, and are evaluated by the assistant superintendent, building admin, and the PDC committee for day credit. While there is no PD money now and free resources are encouraged, this structure signals a growing, ongoing need for research-based digital PD content, coaching tools, and tracking systems aligned to their rubric process.

Program explicitly cites platforms like Edutopia, ASCD, Google Apps, Stanford online PD, IRIS as acceptable resources and excludes Pinterest, Teachers Pay Teachers, etc. Current guidance says there is no PD money for these resources, but process design is in place and could justify future paid tools.