Does the Teacher Quality Committee approve the professional development plans? (District, attendance center, individual plans?)
No.
The Teacher Quality Committee does NOT have the authority to develop nor approve any of these plans. The committee does have the responsibility to determine the use and distribution of professional development funds provided through Senate File 277 to support the various types of plans. The use of the funds should be "balanced" with the three overall levels of professional development plans: district, attendance center, and individual plans. The committee allocates funds to these three general areas of professional development but does NOT make individual decisions about funding individual teacher professional development plans.