Common use of In-Service Professional Development Clause in Contracts

In-Service Professional Development. 11.6.1 In-service professional development is defined as time off at full pay for the purpose of attending conferences, workshops, seminars, courses and other approved professional development activities. Time taken for such activities shall be deducted from the employee's total professional development time entitlement (Article 11.3.1) and, when possible, shall be taken at a time when the employee is free of regular instructional duties. Normally such activities shall not take the employee away from regular instructional duties for more than five (5) working days at a time, except under exceptional circumstances agreed to by the Employer and the employee. Travel expenses, fees and other costs shall normally be paid out of the Professional Development Fund. 11.6.2 It is clearly understood that in-service professional development shall also include activities such as reading or research in areas of instructional expertise, improvement of instructional or organizational techniques and skills and preparation of materials to enhance instructional effectiveness. 11.3.1). For major course development or revision activity, refer to Article 9.14.

In-Service Professional Development. 11.6.1 In-service professional development is defined as time off at full pay for the purpose of attending conferences, workshops, seminars, courses and other approved professional development activities. Time taken for such activities shall be deducted from the employee's total professional development time entitlement (Article 11.3.1) and, when possible, shall be taken at a time when the employee is free of regular instructional duties. Normally such activities shall not take the employee away from regular instructional duties for more than five (5) working days at a time, except under exceptional circumstances agreed to by the Employer and the employee. Travel expenses, fees and other costs shall normally be paid out of the Professional Development Fund. 11.6.2 It is clearly understood that in-service professional development shall also include activities such as reading or research in areas of instructional expertise, improvement of instructional or organizational techniques and skills and preparation of materials to enhance instructional effectiveness. 11.3.1). For major course development or revision activity, refer to Article 9.14. 11.6.3 The total time taken for activities in Article 11.6.1 shall not exceed twenty- two (22) days in any year, except by agreement with the Employer.