Policy Review

I thought the policy review assignment was a good one to have us do. It really allowed me to dig into the policies of our district. I realized that we are following some policies and not others, which is a bad deal. We are a new district and the policies are only 2 years old, at most. I wonder how other districts are doing following their policies?
Regard professional development, our district has been hit and miss ever since I began teaching. This year is the first year we've ever had PD that wasn't piece meal. I also see how the staff reacts to this.
The presentations were interesting also. I've tried student led conferences before and the parents really enjoy them, although the students very very nervous. We need to practice more before hand. Being in a small district, we never have to deal with interpreters, but that could be changing if the hog confinement goes through, which everone says will cause an influx of hispanics. We'll see.