Common use of PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT CREDIT Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT CREDIT. 1. A Professional Advancement Credit Committee (PACC) of six (6) members -- three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent of Schools and three members appointed by the President of Madison Teachers -- has the responsibility to review professional advancement courses, conditions necessary to obtain credits, and credit allotted for each course. a. The committee shall meet four (4) times per year, or at the direction of the joint co-chairpersons of the Committee. Regular meetings shall be held in September, October, February, and May at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the co-chairpersons. Any of the above meetings can be waived upon mutual agreement of the co-chairpersons. One member will be appointed as recording secretary. The committee's decision relative to the granting of Professional Advancement Credit shall be final. b. Between the regularly scheduled meetings, approving action can be taken on inservice course proposals via the following criteria: 1) A copy of the course proposal along with a reaction form will be mailed to each PACC member by the administration's co-chairperson. 2) PACC members will react in writing in one of three (3) ways to the mailed proposal: a) I approve this inservice course proposal. b) I reject this inservice course proposal for the following reason(s): c) I wish to discuss this inservice course proposal with the PACC membership before rendering a decision. 3) Only by unanimous approval of PACC members will inservice course approval be allowed via the mail. One or more "dissenting" reactions (rejection or call for discussion) will table the proposal until the next regularly scheduled meeting. 4) The administration committee appointees shall designate one of their members to be responsible for all paper work. c. 1) A standard form shall be used by teachers who request professional advancement credit for any activity other than approved inservice courses and academic credit.

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT CREDIT. 1. A Professional Advancement Credit Committee (PACC) of six (6) members -- three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent of Schools and three members appointed by the President of Madison Teachers -- has have the responsibility to review establish; professional advancement courses, conditions necessary to obtain credits, and credit allotted for each course. a. The committee shall meet four (4) times per yearbi-monthly, or at the direction of the joint co-chairpersons of the Committee. Regular meetings shall be held in September, October, February, and May at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the co-chairpersons. Any of the above meetings can be waived upon mutual agreement of the co-chairpersons. One member will be appointed as recording secretary. The committee's decision relative to the granting of Professional Advancement Credit shall be final. b. Between the regularly scheduled bi-monthly meetings, approving action can be taken on inservice course proposals via the following criteria: 1) A copy of the course proposal along with a reaction form will be mailed to each PACC member by the administration's co-chairperson. 2) PACC members will react in writing in one of three (3) ways to the mailed proposal: a) I approve this inservice course proposal. b) I reject this inservice course proposal for the following reason(s): c) I wish to discuss this inservice course proposal with the PACC membership before rendering a decision. 3) Only O nly by unanimous approval of PACC members will inservice course approval be allowed via the mail. One or more "dissenting" reactions (rejection or call for discussion) will table the proposal until the next regularly scheduled meeting. 4) The administration committee appointees shall designate one of their members to be responsible for all paper work. c. 1) A standard form shall be used by teachers who request professional advancement credit for any activity other than approved inservice courses and academic credit.

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT CREDIT. 1. A Professional Advancement Credit Committee (PACC) of six (6) members -- three (3) members appointed by the Superintendent of Schools and three members appointed by the President of Madison Teachers -- has have the responsibility to review establish; professional advancement courses, conditions necessary to obtain credits, and credit allotted for each course. a. The committee shall meet four (4) times per year, or at the direction of the joint co-chairpersons of the Committee. Regular meetings shall be held in September, October, February, and May at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the co-chairpersons. Any of the above meetings can be waived upon mutual agreement of the co-chairpersons. One member will be appointed as recording secretary. The committee's decision relative to the granting of Professional Advancement Credit shall be final. b. Between the regularly scheduled meetings, approving action can be taken on inservice course proposals via the following criteria: 1) A copy of the course proposal along with a reaction form will be mailed to each PACC member by the administration's co-chairperson. 2) PACC members will react in writing in one of three (3) ways to the mailed proposal: a) I approve this inservice course proposal. b) I reject this inservice course proposal for the following reason(s): c) I wish to discuss this inservice course proposal with the PACC membership before rendering a decision. 3) Only by unanimous approval of PACC members will inservice course approval be allowed via the mail. One or more "dissenting" reactions (rejection or call for discussion) will table the proposal until the next regularly scheduled meeting. 4) The administration committee appointees shall designate one of their members to be responsible for all paper work. c. 1) A standard form shall be used by teachers who request professional advancement credit for any activity other than approved inservice courses and academic credit.