Professional Development and Curriculum Days. Professional development and curriculum days will be as follows: 1. New academic year employees (other than Paraprofessionals and Therapeutic Paraprofessionals) shall have eleven (11) and returning academic year employees other than paraprofessionals and therapeutic paraprofessionals shall have nine (9) professional development and curriculum work days, which shall run from 8:30 am to at 3:30 pm. 2. Two (2) of the professional development/curriculum days for new teachers and Instructional Support Professionals shall be orientation days during the week immediately preceding the first day of the school year. These days shall be followed by up to four (4) work days for both new and returning employees. 3. At least one (1) of the professional development/curriculum days shall immediately precede the start of the second school semester. 4. Paraprofessionals and Therapeutic Paraprofessionals shall attend up to three (3) professional development/curriculum days prior to the beginning of the school year.
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