PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAYS. (a) A Long-Term Occasional Teacher, whose assignment includes a Professional Activity Day, shall be paid for the day provided that the Long-Term Occasional Teacher participates in the scheduled professional activities. A break in service caused by a Professional Activity Day shall not constitute a break in continuity of service. (b) If an Occasional Teacher is in for a Teacher for nine (9) consecutive days and the tenth day falls on a P.D. Day, the Occasional Teacher shall attend the P.D. Day and the assignment shall be declared to be Long-Term. The Board agrees to provide the Union with $8,500, by September 1st of each school year, to be used toward professional development for members of the bargaining unit. The Occasional Teachers have the responsibility to organize the Professional Development Day. The schedule will be approved prior to the announced agenda for the Professional Development Day. The Occasional Teachers will submit on an annual basis a report to the Board outlining the utilization of the professional development funds by the last school day of the current school year. The Board will offer staff and facilities as needed or available. Surplus funds in any given school year shall remain with the Union and carry over to the next school year.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAYS. (a) A Long-Term Occasional Teacher, whose assignment includes a Professional Activity Day, shall be paid for the day provided that the Long-Term Occasional Teacher participates in the scheduled professional activities. A break in service caused by a Professional Activity Day shall not constitute a break in continuity of service.
(b) If an Occasional Teacher is in for a Teacher for nine (9) consecutive days and the tenth day falls on a P.D. Day, the Occasional Teacher shall attend the P.D. Day and the assignment shall be declared to be Long-Term. The Board agrees to provide the Union Occasional Teachers with $8,5007,000, by September 1st of each school year, to be used toward professional development for members of the bargaining unit. The Occasional Teachers have the responsibility to organize the Professional Development Day. The schedule will be approved prior to the announced agenda for the Professional Development Day. The Occasional Teachers will submit on an annual basis a report to the Board outlining the utilization of the professional development funds by the last school day of the current school year. The Board will offer staff and facilities as needed or available. Surplus funds in any given school year shall remain with the Union and carry over to the next school year.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAYS. (a) A Long-Term Occasional Teacher, whose assignment includes a Professional Activity Day, shall be paid for the day provided that the Long-Term Occasional Teacher participates in the scheduled professional activities. A break in service caused by a Professional Activity Day shall not constitute a break in continuity of service.
(b) If an Occasional Teacher is in for a Teacher for nine eight (9) 8) consecutive days and the ninth or tenth day falls on a P.D. Day, the Occasional Teacher shall attend the P.D. Day. The P.D. Day and shall count towards the assignment shall be declared days to be a Long-TermTerm Assignment. The Board agrees to provide the Union with $8,500, by September 1st of each school year, to be used toward professional development for members of the bargaining unit. The Occasional Teachers have the responsibility to organize the Professional Development Day. The schedule will be approved prior to the announced agenda for the Professional Development Day. The Occasional Teachers will submit on an annual basis a report to the Board outlining the utilization of the professional development funds by the last school day of the current school year. The Board will offer staff and facilities as needed or available. Surplus funds in any given school year shall remain with the Union and carry over to the next school year.
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Samples: Collective Agreement