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Welcome to the PDS Website

This NCATE website is designed to help you learn about the PDS Standards and assessment process. It also provides resources for more information about PDS partnerships.

This opening section answers some basic questions about PDSs:

What Is A Professional Development School?

Why Are PDSs Important?

Why Did NCATE Develop Standards For PDSs?
 
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