Professional Development Units (PDUs) are an optional component of the AISD REACH program. The following report summarizes the effects of PDU participation on instructional practice and student growth during 2011-2012.

Educators in AISD REACH schools participated in focus groups and surveys about their experiences during 2010-2011. Attitudes regarding the program and its elements were largely favorable, despite some challenges.

The 2008-2009 school year marked the second year of the 4-year pilot of the AISD REACH program. This report is the second in a series of reports documenting the progress of AISD REACH toward key program goals. [For the first report, see ED628201.]

The factors that best differentiated among 1,167 AISD teachers who left the district, transferred within the district, or remained on the same campus were attachment to teaching, attachment to school, and satisfaction with the work environment. [For report I, see ED628047.]

The present report documents the pilot's influence on teachers' job satisfaction; attachment to the teaching profession, their school, and the district; data use practices; teaching efficacy; collegial experiences; and requests for transfer.

In Fall 2007, AISD conducted a survey of four general topics: attachment to teaching, compensation, mentoring for new teachers, and professional development. Results are presented regarding the importance of these factors to teacher retention. [For report II, see ED628048.]