Common use of JOINT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Clause in Contracts

JOINT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. F.20.1. The role of the Joint Professional Development committee is to: a. administer the Professional Development funds by setting policies and procedures regarding the expenditures of said funds; and b. co-ordinate local Professional Development programs and activities funded by this Article; c. recommend to the Union and Board rates that will be paid for expenses for out- of-town activities. F.20.2. The committee will be composed of: a. a chairperson elected by the Nicola Valley and Princeton Teachers' Union annually, b. one teacher elected by each school staff, c. one representative from the School Board, d. one representative of the Superintendent of Schools, e. one representative from the Nicola Valley Educational Administrators’ Association, f. the past Chairperson of the Joint Professional Development Committee. F.20.3. All committee members shall be notified at least five (5) days in advance of any meetings. F.20.4. Minutes shall be kept for all meetings. F.20.5. The funds for Joint Professional Development in School District No. 58 (Nicola- Similkameen) come from a. an allocation from the School Board in its annual budget of $220 for each teacher on contract as of September 30th of that year. F.20.6. The annual Joint Professional Development budget shall be allocated in accordance with guidelines established by the committee. In-district activities should be encouraged. F.20.7. Funds not expended in any one fiscal year shall be carried over to the next fiscal year. F.20.8. The employer shall submit a monthly statement to the committee of teacher-teaching- on-call days used for professional development purposes. F.20.9. To be eligible for financial assistance, prior approval of a teachers' attendance at a workshop must be given by the principal concerned, the Professional Development Committee, the Superintendent of Schools and the Secretary-Treasurer. Claims for professional development travel must be accompanied by receipts. Recommendations for changes to this process require the approval of the Board and Union before they may be implemented. F.20.10. Local teachers conducting School District No. 58 (Xxxxxx – Xxxxxxxxxxx) professional development activities may receive compensatory time and may be reimbursed for associated expenses from any available professional development funds. Prior approval for such compensation must be received as per the procedures set by the Professional Development Committee.

JOINT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. F.20.1. The role of the Joint Professional Development committee is to: a. administer the Professional Development funds by setting policies and procedures regarding the expenditures of said funds; and b. co-ordinate local Professional Development programs and activities funded by this Article; c. recommend to the Union and Board rates that will be paid for expenses for out- of-town activities. F.20.2. The committee will be composed of: a. a chairperson elected by the Nicola Valley and Princeton Teachers' Union annually, b. one teacher elected by each school staff, c. one representative from the School Board, d. one representative of the Superintendent of Schools, e. one representative from the Nicola Valley Educational Administrators’ ‘ Association, f. the past Chairperson of the Joint Professional Development Committee. F.20.3. All committee members shall be notified at least five (5) days in advance of any meetings. F.20.4. Minutes shall be kept for all meetings. F.20.5. The funds for Joint Professional Development in School District No. 58 (Nicola- Similkameen) come from a. an allocation from the School Board in its annual budget of $220 for each teacher on contract as of September 30th of that year. F.20.6. The annual Joint Professional Development budget shall be allocated in accordance with guidelines established by the committee. In-district activities should be encouraged. F.20.7. Funds not expended in any one fiscal year shall be carried over to the next fiscal year. F.20.8. The employer shall submit a monthly statement to the committee of funds expended and remaining and of teacher-teaching- teaching-on-call days used for professional development purposes. F.20.9. To be eligible for financial assistance, prior approval of a teachers' attendance at a workshop must be given by the principal concerned, the Professional Development school-based Budget Committee, the Superintendent of Schools and the Secretary-Treasurer. Claims for professional development travel must be accompanied by receipts. Recommendations for changes to this process require the approval of the Board and Union before they may be implemented. F.20.10. Local teachers conducting School District No. 58 (Xxxxxx Nicola – XxxxxxxxxxxSimilkameen) professional development activities may receive compensatory time and may be reimbursed for associated expenses from any available professional development funds. Prior approval for such compensation must be received as per the procedures set by the Professional Development Committee.

JOINT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. F.20.1. The role of the Joint Professional Development committee is to: a. administer the Professional Development funds by setting policies and procedures regarding the expenditures of said funds; and b. co-ordinate local Professional Development programs and activities funded by this Article; c. recommend to the Union and Board rates that will be paid for expenses for out- of-town activities. F.20.2. The committee will be composed of: a. a chairperson elected by the Nicola Valley and Princeton Teachers' Union annually, b. one teacher elected by each school staff, c. one representative from the School Board, d. one representative of the Superintendent of Schools, e. one representative from the Nicola Valley Educational Administrators’ Association, f. the past Chairperson of the Joint Professional Development Committee. F.20.3. All committee members shall be notified at least five (5) days in advance of any meetings. F.20.4. Minutes shall be kept for all meetings. F.20.5. The funds for Joint Professional Development in School District No. 58 (Nicola- Similkameen) come from a. an allocation from the School Board in its annual budget of $220 for each teacher on contract as of September 30th of that year. F.20.6. The annual Joint Professional Development budget shall be allocated in accordance with guidelines established by the committee. In-district activities should be encouraged. F.20.7. Funds not expended in any one fiscal year shall be carried over to the next fiscal year. F.20.8. The employer shall submit a monthly statement to the committee of teacher-teaching- on-call days used for professional development purposes. F.20.9. To be eligible for financial assistance, prior approval of a teachers' attendance at a workshop must be given by the principal concerned, the Professional Development Committee, the Superintendent of Schools and the Secretary-Treasurer. Claims for professional development travel must be accompanied by receipts. Recommendations for changes to this process require the approval of the Board and Union before they may be implemented. F.20.10. Local teachers conducting School District No. 58 (Xxxxxx Nicola – XxxxxxxxxxxSimilkameen) professional development activities may receive compensatory time and may be reimbursed for associated expenses from any available professional development funds. Prior approval for such compensation must be received as per the procedures set by the Professional Development Committee.