Common use of Employee Professional Development Fund Clause in Contracts

Employee Professional Development Fund. 1. At the beginning of each school year $250.00 will be made available to each employee (regardless of FTE) for the purpose of continued personal professional development. 2. Professional development funds may be used on a reimbursement basis for professional development expenses, or may be taken as salary or stipend for work related to professional development that occurs outside of the regular student day. Appropriate professional development expenses for this purpose are limited to: books, journals, or subscriptions to support professional development; clock hours, tuition, registration fees, pre-approved travel*, pre-approved lodging*, and meals* associated with the attendance at state or national conferences or recognized professional development courses/trainings; and the cost of a substitute teacher for release time. Salary or stipends will be paid at the curriculum rate for actual hours worked (in quarter-hour intervals). For all salary or stipends paid, the employee’s professional development account will be charged the associated benefits cost. *These expenses are subject to applicable School Board policies and procedures. The intent of this requirement is that travel expenses comply with School Board policies and procedures and not to judge the relevance of the professional development offering. 3. Employees working on group/collaborative projects, at their option, may combine all or portions of their collectively available professional development funds for mutually beneficial activities as described above. Proposals to combine these resources must be made in writing and include a clear accounting procedure for expenditures and balances of the “teamed” professional funds, signed by participating employees, and approved in advance by the building administrator or program supervisor. 4. An individual may carry-over unused professional development funds from year to year, up to a value of $1,250.00 (five years x $250.00). Including the allotment for the current year, no employee will have more than $1,500.00 in his/her account at a time. 5. A Professional Development Fund Carry-Over Pool shall be funded from unused professional development funds that exceed each employee’s $1,500.00 maximum amount, and from unused professional development funds occurring because of an employee’s separation of employment. These funds will be available each year to help defray expenses incurred by employees who are required to complete Washington State Professional Certification (Pro Cert), or employees renewing their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. These pooled funds will be distributed equally among all eligible candidates who make application by November 25th of the current school year provided: a. Employees renewing NBPTS certification may receive no more than $750.00 plus coverage of the cost of two (2) substitute days from this pool for NBPTS related expenses. Employees seeking NBPTS certification for the first time will be provided two (2) substitute days at District expense. b. Proof of enrollment will be required for an employee to be eligible for a share of the “pool.” c. Unused funds will stay in the pool for future use.

Employee Professional Development Fund. 1. At the beginning of each school year $250.00 will be made available to each employee (regardless of FTE) for the purpose of continued personal professional development. 2. Professional development funds may be used on a reimbursement basis for professional development expenses, or may be taken as salary or stipend for work related to professional development that occurs outside of the regular student day. Appropriate professional development expenses for this purpose are limited to: books, journals, or subscriptions to support professional development; clock hours, tuition, registration fees, pre-approved travel*, pre-approved lodging*, and meals* associated with the attendance at state or national conferences or recognized professional development courses/trainings; professional licensure fees relevant to District employment; and the cost of a substitute teacher for release time. Salary or stipends will be paid at the curriculum rate for actual hours worked (in quarter-hour intervals). For all salary or stipends paid, the employee’s professional development account will be charged the associated benefits cost. *These expenses are subject to applicable School Board policies and procedures. The intent of this requirement is that travel expenses comply with School Board policies and procedures and not to judge the relevance of the professional development offering. 3. Employees working on group/collaborative projects, at their option, may combine all or portions of their collectively available professional development funds for mutually beneficial activities as described above. Proposals to combine these resources must be made in writing and include a clear accounting procedure for expenditures and balances of the “teamed” professional funds, signed by participating employees, and approved in advance by the building administrator or program supervisor. 4. An individual may carry-over unused professional development funds from year to year, up to a value of $1,250.00 (five years x $250.00). Including the allotment for the current year, no employee will have more than $1,500.00 in his/her account at a time. 5. A Professional Development Fund Carry-Over Pool shall be funded from unused professional development funds that exceed each employee’s $1,500.00 maximum amount, and from unused professional development funds occurring because of an employee’s separation of employment. These funds will be available each year to help defray expenses incurred by employees who are required to complete Washington State Professional Certification (Pro Cert), or employees renewing their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. These pooled funds will be distributed equally among all eligible candidates who make application by November 25th of the current school year provided: a. Employees renewing NBPTS certification may receive no more than $750.00 plus coverage of the cost of two (2) substitute days from this pool for NBPTS related expenses. Employees seeking NBPTS certification for the first time will be provided two (2) substitute days at District expense. b. Proof of enrollment will be required for an employee to be eligible for a share of the “pool.” c. Unused funds up to $10,000 will stay in the pool for future use.

Employee Professional Development Fund. 1. At the beginning of each school year $250.00 will be made available to each employee (regardless of FTE) for the purpose of continued personal professional development. 2. Professional development funds may be used on a reimbursement basis for professional development expenses, or may be taken as salary or stipend for work related to professional development that occurs outside of the regular student day. Appropriate professional development expenses for this purpose are limited to: books, journals, or subscriptions to support professional development; clock hours, tuition, registration fees, pre-approved travel*, pre-approved lodging*, and meals* associated with the attendance at state or national conferences or recognized professional development courses/trainings; and the cost of a substitute teacher for release time. Salary or stipends stipend will be paid in whole or half day increments at the curriculum rate for actual hours worked (in quarter-hour intervals)of $200.00 per day or $100.00 per half day. For all salary or stipends paid, the employee’s professional development account will be charged the associated benefits cost. *These expenses are subject to applicable School Board school board policies and procedures. The intent of this requirement is that travel expenses comply with School Board school board policies and procedures and not to judge the relevance of the professional development offering. 3. Employees working on group/collaborative projects, at their option, may combine all or portions of their collectively available professional development funds for mutually beneficial activities as described above. Proposals to combine these resources must be made in writing and include a clear accounting procedure for expenditures and balances of the “teamed” professional funds, signed by participating employees, and approved in advance by the building administrator or program supervisor. 4. An individual may carry-over unused professional development funds from year to year, up to a value of $1,250.00 (five years x $250.00). Including the allotment for the current year, no employee will have more than $1,500.00 in his/her account at a time. 5. A Professional Development Fund Carry-Over Pool shall be funded from unused professional development funds that exceed each employee’s $1,500.00 maximum amount, and from unused professional development funds occurring because of an employee’s separation of employment. These funds will be available each year to help defray expenses incurred by employees who are required to complete Washington State Professional Certification (Pro Cert), or employees renewing their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. These pooled funds will be distributed equally among all eligible candidates who make application by November 25th of the current school year provided: a. Employees renewing NBPTS certification may receive no more than $750.00 plus coverage of the cost of two (2) substitute days from this pool for NBPTS related expenses. Employees seeking NBPTS certification for the first time will be provided two (2) substitute days at District expense. b. Proof of enrollment will be required for an employee to be eligible for a share of the “pool.” c. Unused funds will stay in the pool for future use.

Employee Professional Development Fund. 1. At the beginning of each school year $250.00 will be made available to each employee (regardless of FTE) for the purpose of continued personal professional development. 2. Professional development funds may be used on a reimbursement basis for professional development expenses, or may be taken as salary or stipend for work related to professional development that occurs outside of the regular student day. Appropriate professional development expenses for this purpose are limited to: books, journals, or subscriptions to support professional development; clock hours, tuition, registration fees, pre-approved travel*, pre-approved lodging*, and meals* associated with the attendance at state or national conferences or recognized professional development courses/trainings; professional licensure fees relevant to District employment; and the cost of a substitute teacher for release time. Salary or stipends will be paid at the curriculum rate for actual hours worked (in quarter-hour intervals). For all salary or stipends paid, the employee’s professional development account will be charged the associated benefits cost. *These expenses are subject to applicable School Board policies and procedures. The intent of this requirement is that travel expenses comply with School Board policies and procedures and not to judge the relevance of the professional development offering. 3. Employees working on group/collaborative projects, at their option, may combine all or portions of their collectively available professional development funds for mutually beneficial activities as described above. Proposals to combine these resources must be made in writing and include a clear accounting procedure for expenditures and balances of the “teamed” professional funds, signed by participating employees, and approved in advance by the building administrator or program supervisor. 4. An individual may carry-over unused professional development funds from year to year, up to a value of $1,250.00 (five years x $250.00). Including the allotment for the current year, no employee will have more than $1,500.00 in his/her account at a time. 5. A Professional Development Fund Carry-Over Pool shall be funded from unused professional development funds that exceed each employee’s $1,500.00 maximum amount, and from unused professional development funds occurring because of an employee’s separation of employment. These funds will be available each year to help defray expenses incurred by employees who are required to complete Washington State Professional Certification (Pro Cert), or employees renewing their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. These pooled funds will be distributed equally among all eligible candidates who make application by November 25th of the current school year provided: a. Employees renewing NBPTS certification may receive no more than $750.00 plus coverage of the cost of two (2) substitute days from this pool for NBPTS related expenses. Employees seeking NBPTS certification for the first time will be provided two (2) substitute days at District expense. b. Proof of enrollment will be required for an employee to be eligible for a share of the “pool.” c. Unused funds will stay in the pool for future use.