Common use of DECISIONS REGARDING USE OF TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION MAKING Clause in Contracts

DECISIONS REGARDING USE OF TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION MAKING. 1. SEA-represented staff assigned to buildings/programs will decide by consensus, or at minimum by a 2/3 vote, how to schedule and use: a. The equivalent of two (2) scheduled contractual days (16 hours) designed to provide staff with time for professional development and to collaborate with each other in ways and on topics or in activities designed by staff to support the achievement of their CSIP, the SPS’s Strategic Plan, to improve student learning and academic achievement, to decrease disproportionality. The dates and purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. b. Decisions will be made by the building/program through the building/program decision-making matrix. This time may be used for scheduled activities like training, seminars, working together as collaborative teams in support of the CSIP or to incorporate the focus of training into delivery of instruction or support of students. The parties encourage buildings/programs to use the time in significant blocks, to the extent possible. In the absence of agreement by consensus or 2/3 votes, the SEA-represented staff will resolve the matter as to the use of the days identified above using the building/program decision-making matrix. 2. Two contractual days will be scheduled before the first student day. The purpose of one day is building business and classroom/worksite preparation. The purpose of the second day is for building professional development or to review data and do school-wide planning. The purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. 3. The final contractual day will be a SPS-directed day for professional development. 4. There is an expectation by the parties that all employees, including part-time employees, will fully participate in these mandatory days. An employee who, due to illness or injury, is unable to attend a mandatory day activity shall complete a leave slip for time missed. It is the employee’s responsibility to arrange for and acquire the information or training that was provided on the mandatory time. Curricula or policy decisions made by the staff while an employee is absent will be adhered to by the employee. 5. Staff may substitute an alternative contractual activity if they are unable to attend activities during the scheduled day(s)/hours because of illness or personal emergency or if previous experience in the topic or alternative instructional needs suggest a better use for the contractual hours. A request to substitute because of prior experience or alternative instructional needs requires prior approval by the BLT. Substitutions because of illness or personal emergency will be developed and approved by the BLT on the return of the individual. Absence from professional development or site decision activities on contractual day, waiver or early release days will be charged to paid or unpaid leaves as appropriate, unless an alternative is agreed to between the individual and principal/supervisor. Any alternative must be consistent with the original purpose of the days. 6. ESA staff may choose to attend the building-based professional development where they are assigned or a district-wide professional development activity geared towards their classification. Other employees may also attend district-wide professional development opportunities when site based professional development does not pertain to their classification/job title. Before deciding on a professional development activity, employees will consult with their supervisor or principal about which activity to attend. 7. SPS shall provide $3820 per building and four (4) programs (Nurses, SLP/Audiologists, OT/PTs, and Psychologists) to support stipends for site-based decision making. 8. When referencing building/program/department decision making, principals, program managers and staff are included in the decision-making process.

DECISIONS REGARDING USE OF TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION MAKING. 1. SEA-represented staff assigned to buildings/programs will decide by consensus, or at minimum by a 2/3 vote, how to schedule and use: a. The equivalent of two one (21) scheduled contractual days day (16 8 hours) designed to provide staff with time for professional development and to collaborate with each other in ways and on topics or in activities designed by staff to support the achievement of their CSIP, the SPS’s Strategic Plan, to improve student learning and academic achievement, to decrease disproportionality. The dates and purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. b. Decisions will be made by the building/program through the building/program decision-making matrix. This time may be used for scheduled activities like training, seminars, working together as collaborative teams in support of the CSIP or to incorporate the focus of training into delivery of instruction or support of students. The parties Parties encourage buildings/programs to use the time in significant blocks, to the extent possible. In the absence of agreement by consensus or 2/3 votes, the SEA-represented staff will resolve the matter as to the use of the days identified above using the building/program decision-making matrix. 2. Two contractual days will be scheduled before the first student day. The purpose of one day is building business business, preparing substitute plans as required by Appendix L, and classroom/worksite preparation. The purpose of the second day is for building professional development or to review data and do school-wide planning. The purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. 3. The final Two (2) contractual day days will be a SPS-directed day days for professional development. 4. There is an expectation by the parties Parties that all employees, including part-time employees, will fully participate in these mandatory days. An employee who, due to illness or injury, is unable to attend a mandatory day activity shall complete a leave slip for time missed. It is the employee’s responsibility to arrange for and acquire the information or training that was provided on the mandatory time. Curricula or policy decisions made by the staff while an employee is absent will be adhered to by the employee. 5. Staff may substitute an alternative contractual activity if they are unable to attend activities during the scheduled day(s)/hours because of illness or personal emergency or if previous experience in the topic or alternative instructional needs suggest a better use for the contractual hours. A request to substitute because of prior experience or alternative instructional needs requires prior approval by the BLTsupervisor. These requests will not be unreasonably denied. Substitutions because of illness or personal emergency will be developed and approved by the BLT supervisor on the return of the individual. Absence from professional development or site decision activities on contractual day, waiver or early release days will be charged to paid or unpaid leaves as appropriate, unless an alternative is agreed to between the individual and principal/supervisor. Any alternative must be consistent with the original purpose of the days. 6. ESA staff may choose to attend the building-based professional development where they are assigned or a district-wide professional development activity geared towards their classification. Other employees may also attend district-wide professional development opportunities when site based professional development does not pertain to their classification/job title. Before deciding on a professional development activity, employees will consult with their supervisor or principal about which activity to attend. 7. SPS shall provide $3820 per building and four (4) programs (Nurses, SLP/Audiologists, OT/PTs, and Psychologists) to support stipends for site-based decision making. 8. When referencing building/program/department decision making, principals, program managers and staff are included in the decision-making process.

DECISIONS REGARDING USE OF TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION MAKING. 1. SEA-represented staff assigned to buildings/programs will decide by consensus, or at minimum by a 2/3 vote, how to schedule and use: a. The equivalent of two (2) scheduled contractual days (16 hours) designed to provide staff with time for professional development and to collaborate with each other in ways and on topics or in activities designed by staff to support the achievement of their CSIP, the SPS’s Strategic Plan, to improve student learning and academic achievement, to decrease disproportionality. The dates and purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. b. Decisions will be made by the building/program through the building/program decision-decision- making matrix. This time may be used for scheduled activities like training, seminars, working together as collaborative teams in support of the CSIP or to incorporate the focus of training into delivery of instruction or support of students. The parties encourage buildings/programs to use the time in significant blocks, to the extent possible. In the absence of agreement by consensus or 2/3 votes, the SEA-represented staff will resolve the matter as to the use of the days identified above using the building/program decision-making matrix. 2. Two contractual days will be scheduled before the first student day. The purpose of one day is building business and classroom/worksite preparation. The purpose of the second day is for building professional development or to review data and do school-wide planning. The purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. 3. The final contractual day will be a SPS-directed day for professional development. 4. There is an expectation by the parties that all employees, including part-time employees, will fully participate in these mandatory days. An employee who, due to illness or injury, is unable to attend a mandatory day activity shall complete a leave slip for time missed. It is the employee’s responsibility to arrange for and acquire the information or training that was provided on the mandatory time. Curricula or policy decisions made by the staff while an employee is absent will be adhered to by the employee. 5. Staff may substitute an alternative contractual activity if they are unable to attend activities during the scheduled day(s)/hours because of illness or personal emergency or if previous experience in the topic or alternative instructional needs suggest a better use for the contractual hours. A request to substitute because of prior experience or alternative instructional needs requires prior approval by the BLT. Substitutions because of illness or personal emergency will be developed and approved by the BLT on the return of the individual. Absence from professional development or site decision activities on contractual day, waiver or early release days will be charged to paid or unpaid leaves as appropriate, unless an alternative is agreed to between the individual and principal/supervisor. Any alternative must be consistent with the original purpose of the days. 6. ESA staff may choose to attend the building-based professional development where they are assigned or a district-wide professional development activity geared towards their classification. Other employees may also attend district-wide professional development opportunities when site based professional development does not pertain to their classification/job title. Before deciding on a professional development activity, employees will consult with their supervisor or principal about which activity to attend. 7. The SPS shall provide $3820 per building and four (4) programs (Nurses, SLP/Audiologists, OT/PTs, and Psychologists) to support stipends for site-based decision making. 8. When referencing building/program/department decision making, principals, program managers and staff are included in the decision-making process.

DECISIONS REGARDING USE OF TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECISION MAKING. 1. SEA-represented staff assigned to buildings/programs will decide by consensus, or at minimum by a 2/3 vote, how to schedule and use: a. The equivalent of two (2) scheduled contractual TRI days (16 hours) designed to provide staff with time for professional development and to collaborate with each other in ways and on topics or in activities designed by staff to support the achievement of their CSIP, the SPS’s Strategic Five Year Plan, to improve student learning and academic achievement, to decrease disproportionality. The dates and purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. b. Three (3) calendar waiver days for professional development; c. One (1) Learning Improvement Day for professional development; d. Five (½) half-day early releases, for purposes of school-wide staff development or site- based decision making to support the CSIP; e. Decisions will be made by the building/program through the building/program decision-decision- making matrix. This time may be used for scheduled activities like training, seminars, working together as collaborative teams in support of the CSIP or to incorporate the focus of training into delivery of instruction or support of students. The parties encourage buildings/programs to use the time in significant blocks, to the extent possible. In the absence of agreement by consensus or 2/3 votes, the SEA-represented staff will resolve the matter as to the use of the days identified above using the building/program decision-making matrix. 2. Two contractual days will be A third TRI day is scheduled before the first student day. The day for the purpose of one day is building business and classroom/worksite preparation. The purpose of the second day is for building professional development or to review data and do school-wide planning. The purpose will be decided by the building/program staff. 3. The final contractual day remaining two (2) TRI days will be a SPS-directed day days for professional development. 4. There is an expectation by the parties that all employees, including part-time employees, will fully participate in these mandatory days. An employee who, due to illness or injury, is unable to attend a mandatory day activity shall complete a leave slip for time missed. It is the employee’s responsibility to arrange for and acquire the information or training that was provided on the mandatory time. Curricula or policy decisions made by the staff while an employee is absent will be adhered to by the employee. 5. Staff may substitute an alternative contractual TRI activity if they are unable to attend activities during the scheduled TRI day(s)/hours because of illness or personal emergency or if previous experience in the topic or alternative instructional needs suggest a better use for the contractual TRI hours. A request to substitute because of prior experience or alternative instructional needs requires prior approval by the BLT. Substitutions because of illness or personal emergency will be developed and approved by the BLT on the return of the individual. Absence from professional development or site decision activities on contractual dayTRI, LID, waiver or early release days will be charged to paid or unpaid leaves as appropriate, unless an alternative is agreed to between the individual and principal/supervisor. Any alternative must be consistent with the original purpose of the days. 6. ESA staff may choose to attend the building-based professional development where they are assigned or a district-wide professional development activity geared towards their classification. Other employees may also attend district-wide professional development opportunities when site based professional development does not pertain to their classification/job title. Before deciding on a professional development activity, employees will consult with their supervisor or principal about which activity to attend. 7. Substitutes working in long term substitute positions may also take part and will be paid for professional development while they are assigned to the building. 8. The SPS shall provide $3820 per building and four (4) programs (Nurses, SLP/Audiologists, OT/PTs, and Psychologists) to support stipends for site-site- based decision making. 89. When referencing building/program/department decision making, principals, program managers and staff are included in the decision-making process.