AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. Purpose In our rapidly changing society, teachers must constantly review curricular content, teaching methods and materials, educational philosophy and goals, social change and other topics related to education. The Board recognizes that it shares with its professional staff responsibility for the upgrading and updating of teacher performance and attitudes. The Board and the Association support the principle of continuing training of teachers and the improvement of instruction. The parties further agree that each teacher should fulfill the obligation for professional improvement in ways that best serve his/her own problems, functions, interests, and needs.
AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Committee will pay two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00) yearly for annual vocational professional development conference or for tuition or seminar fees for other professional development activities directly related to teaching responsibilities and approved by the Superintendent, Teachers requesting reimbursement will submit to the Superintendent a voucher individually listing the expenses for which reimbursement is sought. Professional development completed for recertification shall also qualify for the requirements of this section; subject to the provisions of this article. Bargaining unit members shall be eligible for reimbursement of the costs of workshops, seminars, conferences and other educational and professional development activities to the same amount as annually established for the purpose of taking graduate courses by the provisions of C below. Such activities, whether employee or employer initiated, must be approved in advance by the Superintendent.
AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. Section 13.01 The Intermediate Unit is interested in the continuing education of professional employees. It agrees to pay each Employee up to $5,250 to pay for tuition each year (July 1 through June 30) for educational improvement. Any portion of the allowance not used in any year shall not be carried into the next year.
AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. 15.1 All licensed members are encouraged to maintain a program of professional training and advancement. The adopted salary schedule provides inducement and reward for such a program.
