PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Sample Clauses

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. 1. The Professional Development Institute will continue to offer workshops for adjuncts with remuneration as follows: Adjuncts may take a course more than once, but will only be paid once per course with a maximum of three paid courses per semester. 2. Level 1 Workshop- Orientation: These are required courses that must be completed for an adjunct to advance to higher-level workshops. All adjuncts are required to take these workshops. Three of these workshops that enhance teaching and learning strategies must be completed before advancing to Level 2 Workshops. This requirement is waived for those adjuncts with five or more years of teaching experience at the College. There is no remuneration for a Level 1 workshop. 3. Level 2 Workshop- Basic and Advanced Knowledge, Teaching Techniques and Technology Expertise. Stipend of $45.00 per course for those courses that enhance teaching and learning strategies. 4. Level 3 Workshop- Enhancement – There is no remuneration for a Level 3 workshop.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. The purpose of the Professional Development Institute (PDI/IPD) is to sustain and enhance the professional growth of faculty and their knowledge and skills, ultimately improving teaching, student learning, and college functioning. The College will provide administrative staff support for PDI/IPD. Electronic forms, processes, and signatures may be used. Funds for professional meetings, classes, and conferences will be pooled with Professional Improvement/Alternative Methods funds.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. 1. The Professional Development Institute will continue to offer workshops for adjuncts with remuneration as follows: Adjuncts may take a course more than once, but will only be paid once per course with a maximum of three paid courses per semester. 2. Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxx- Xxxxxxxxxxx: These are required courses that must be completed for an adjunct to advance to higher-level workshops. All adjuncts are required to take these workshops. Three of these workshops that enhance teaching and learning strategies must be completed before advancing to Level 2 Workshops. This requirement is waived for those adjuncts with five or more years of teaching experience at the College. There is no remuneration for a Level 1 workshop. 3. Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxx- Xxxxx and Advanced Knowledge, Teaching Techniques and Technology Expertise. Stipend of $45.00 per course for those courses that enhance teaching and learning strategies. 4. Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxx- Xxxxxxxxxxx – There is no remuneration for a Level 3 workshop.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. Teachers may apply toward salary guide credit for district approved Professional Development Institute (PDI) courses, which do not offer college, or university credit. Upon earning nine (9) Professional Development Institute Credits (PDIC), teachers will receive salary guide credit of three hundred dollars ($300.00). This amount will be included in the total salary for pension purposes. 1. The Board will prepare a catalog of PDI courses, specifying topics, locations, hours, and PDICs by course/program. A minimum of ten (10) different programs per year will be offered. 2. All such PDI courses will be voluntary as to attendance, and shall be offered after school, evenings, Saturdays or in the summer.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. Effective for the 2012-2013 school year and continuing for the duration of this agreement, the parties shall create a joint BPS-BTU Professional Development Institute. This institute shall be staffed with a Professional Development Institute Coordinator who will be a member of the BTU. The parties shall be responsible for the payment of 50% of such coordinator’s salary. The coordinator shall be chosen by the BTU, provided that the Superintendent approves the selection. The Superintendent shall designate an individual to evaluate the coordinator.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. Teachers may apply toward salary guide credit for district approved Professional Development Institute (PDI) courses, which do not offer college, or university credit. Upon earning 15 Professional Development Institute Credits (PDIC), teachers will receive salary guide credit of five hundred dollars ($500.00). This amount will be included in the total salary for pension purposes. 1. The Board will prepare a catalog of PDI courses, specifying topics, locations, hours, and PDICs by course/program. A minimum of ten (10) different programs per year will be offered. 2. All such PDI courses will be voluntary as to attendance, and shall be offered after school, evenings, Saturdays or in the summer. 3. Teachers may apply for salary guide credit for any PDI programs that total in the aggregate fifteen (15) Professional Development Institute credits. The PDICs shall be compensated at five hundred dollars ($500.00) for fifteen (15) credits. 4. Salary guide credit will be adjusted twice per year, at the same intervals used for tuition reimbursement (e.g. September, February). 5. PDI credits will be offered on the following basis: a. Five (5) one-hour sessions = one (1) PDIC b. Ten (10) one-hour sessions = two (2) PDICs
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  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.

  • Professional Development Leave A. Policy. Professional development leave shall be made available to employees who meet the requirements set forth below. Such leaves are granted to increase an employee's value to the University through enhanced opportunities for professional renewal, educational travel, study, formal education, research, writing, or other experience of professional value, not as a reward for service.

  • Professional Development Fund Article 20

  • Professional Development Program (a) The parties agree to continue a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members. (b) Information collected as part of this program shall be the sole property of the faculty member. This information or any judgments arising from this program shall not be used to determine non-renewal or termination of a faculty member's contract, suspension or dismissal of a faculty member, denial of advancement on the salary scale, nor affect any other administrative decisions pertaining to the promotion or employment status of the faculty member. (c) A joint advisory committee consisting of three regular faculty members who shall be elected by and are P.D. Committee Chairpersons and three administrators shall make recommendations for the operation, financing and management of the Professional Development Program.

  • Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.

  • Professional Development Funds 23.1.1 Two Professional Development Funds, a Professional Development Support Fund and an Education Leave Fund, shall be established to support professional development activities as defined in 23.2. On April 1st of each year, the College will allocate an amount equal to no less than 0.9% of total faculty salary (exclusive of severance payments) to the Professional Development Support Fund, and an amount equal to no less than 0.6% of total faculty salary to the Educational Leave Fund. Any unused balances in these funds shall carry over to the next budget year. 23.1.2 The College agrees to provide the Association with the authority to administer the program on behalf of the College for those activities approved by the College in accordance with 23.2, 23.4 and 23.5. 23.1.3 Nothing in this Agreement prevents the College from funding professional development activities in addition to those activities supported through the Professional Development Funds (23.1.1) in accordance with the procedures described in this Article.

  • Professional Development Committee There shall be a Professional Development Committee composed of two (2) members of the Association one of whom shall be the Bargaining Unit President or designate and two (2) representatives of the Hospital one of whom shall be the Chief Nursing Officer or designate and one human resources representative.

  • Local Professional Development Committee A. There shall be a Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) to oversee, review, and approve individual professional development plans (IPDP) for course work, continuing education units and/or other equivalent activities. 1. The LPDC shall be responsible to recommend for the Superintendent’s approval, all in-service activities and workshops offered in the district during the school year for staff professional development. 2. Recommendations for District Workshops and In-Service activities should be submitted to the LPDC for approval and recommendation no later than the last school day of the year prior to the year it will be implemented. 3. The LPDC chair shall review and approve all “Professional Growth Reimbursement Application” forms. B. The LPDC shall consist of three (3) teachers appointed by the Association President and two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent. One of the Superintendent's appointees will be a Principal employed by the district. C. Appointments shall be for two (2) years with half of the committee members being appointed every other year. 1. Appointments shall be made on or before May 1. 2. The Appointments shall be made by each party outlined above, notifying the other of those appointed. 3. In the event of a vacancy, the committee members shall be replaced in accordance with "B." above. 4. The Association shall name a fourth teacher member and the Superintendent shall name a third administrative member to serve as alternates and attend trainings. These two (2) people shall act as substitutes when a committee member is absent. D. This committee shall meet monthly. 1. The committee may also be convened by the request of two sitting members. 2. A quorum shall consist of five (5) members. When administrative licenses/certificates are reviewed, two (2) sitting teacher members will abstain and the decision will be decided by three (3) members. 3. If the committee determines it is needed, they will be provided two (2) professional release days to meet during regular school hours. Substitutes will be provided for the committee members on these release days. 4. Committee members shall be provided an additional annual stipend of $1,000 for meetings beyond the normal work day or year. This stipend shall be paid in two (2) semi-annual payments. Any member who fails to serve the full year shall have the above compensation prorated on a monthly basis for each month served. 5. Decisions of the LPDC will be made by consensus of the committee members present. 6. The committee minutes shall be prepared and maintained in compliance with the laws governing the operation of committees of public bodies.

  • Professional Development Days Upon request, each Employee shall be granted at least three (3) professional development days annually for professional development, at the Basic Rate of Pay. An Employee shall be advised, prior to taking any professional development days of any transportation, registration fees, subsistence and other expenses that will be paid by the Employer. Such hours not used in each fiscal year shall not be carried forward into subsequent years. Applications for such paid professional development opportunities shall be made in writing, to the Employer as early as possible.

  • Professional Development and Training The Company shall pay for or reimburse the Executive for any reasonable professional development or training.

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