Professional Development Process Sample Clauses

Professional Development Process. The employees of the Minneapolis Public Schools are our most valuable resource. They are the people who build and translate the strategic and operational mission of this District into everyday reality for thousands of children and families who enter our schools and offices. The goals of the District cannot be realized without the knowledge, skill, and commitment of our employees. 1. Effective July 1, 2013, employees shall be eligible for up to two hundred dollars ($200) per employee for professional development annually.
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Professional Development Process. The Professional Development Program of the Stoneham Public Schools is designed to provide staff members the opportunity to further their professional development in order to provide instruction. The Education Reform Act of 1993 requires school districts to have a district professional development plan to support the achievement of school and district goals. The plan will include offerings to assist teachers to meet re-certification requirements.
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Professional Development Process. (a) Each department shall have a Professional Development Committee consisting of the department Xxxx/Director, and elected members. (b) The elected members shall be at least three (3) in number and shall be elected at a department meeting to be held in May each year. (c) One of the elected members shall serve as Professional Development Chairperson. (d) One of the elected members shall serve as the department's representative to the Educational Leave Committee; this elected member shall serve for two (2) academic years. (e) The department/discipline committees have the responsibility of promoting, within the department/discipline; activities to enhance the academic, technical, and educational standards of the department/discipline. The College shall provide the appropriate department/discipline Professional Development Committee with copies of any reports on professional development activities funded under Article 10.10. (f) In addition, the Committee has the responsibility of drawing up guidelines for the disbursement of department professional development funds and receiving from the faculty, applications for the use of such funds. Such applications, together with the Committee recommendations, shall be forwarded to the appropriate Administrator. Disbursements shall be over the Administrator's signature, which will not be unreasonably withheld. If the Administrator does not sign the request, then the Chair of the Professional Development Committee shall be informed immediately and a reason shall be supplied. The Administrator may not expend the funds allocated in 10.10 (g) that have not been recommended by the Professional Development Committee. (g) A budget of $500 for each full-time equivalent faculty member as of October 31st prior shall be allocated to each department committee for the fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year, all unspent monies shall be carried forward to the following fiscal year on a departmental basis. (h) Three times a year - March 30, September 30 and January 30 - the College shall provide the departmental Professional Development Committee with a listing of the departmental professional development funds committed and expended.
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Professional Development Process. Each department shall have a Professional Development Committee consisting of the department Xxxx/Director, and elected members.
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Professional Development Process. Each shall have a Professional Development Committee consisting of the department and elected members. The elected members shall be at least three (3) in number and shall be elected at a department meeting to be held in May each year. One of the elected members shall serve as Professional Development Chairperson. One of the elected members shall serve as the representative to the Educational Leave Committee; this elected member shall serve for two (2) academic years.
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  • 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 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 Fund Article 20

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT A. Tuition costs incurred by administrator shall be reimbursed by the Board of Education under the following terms and conditions: 1. Tuition costs eligible for reimbursement must be for courses in the field of education. In addition, courses not in the field of education but closely related may be approved for reimbursement at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee in advance of enrollment. Reimbursement will not be made until satisfactory evidence of having received a passing grade is presented. 2. Reimbursement for actual tuition costs incurred by a member shall be limited to a maximum reimbursement of the average tuition cost for twelve (12) graduate/Doctoral level credits at the following four (4) state universities: Rutgers, Rowan, College of New Jersey, and Montclair computed annually. Masters’ degree maximum will be limited to the average Masters’ level cost and Doctorate degree maximum will be limited to the average Doctoral level cost. 3. The date on which a course is completed will determine the contract year in which the credits will be applicable for reimbursement. 4. Non-tenured members shall be eligible for reimbursement at the level set forth in Subsection 2 above, for tuition costs incurred for graduate credits earned during a period after the award of a first-year contract, but prior to the commencement of work under a tenured contract; provided however, such reimbursement shall not be payable to such member unless and until said member has commenced work under a tenure contract. 5. Upon satisfactory compliance by the member with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the preceding subsections, such member shall be paid his/her reimbursement entitlement on either October 2 for the prior Spring and Summer course work taken, or April 1 for the prior Fall course work provided that the member is still in the employ of the Board on such date. Such payment shall be further conditioned on said member remaining in the employ of the Board for the remainder of the current school year. In the event that such member shall leave the employ of the Board prior to the expiration of the school year in which such reimbursement entitlement has been paid, such member shall be obligated to refund to the Board the entire reimbursement paid to him/her during such school year, and for such purpose, the Board shall be empowered to deduct said sum from such member’s salary payments. 6. No member shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement in connection with tuition costs incurred that are paid by the Veteran’s Administration or any other outside agency. 7. Upon earning tenure in the district as an administrator, the Board of Education shall reimburse the administrator costs associated with their participation in the New Jersey State Mentoring and Assessment Program. Participation in the Mentoring and Assessment Program must have occurred entirely during the time of employment in the Washington Township Public School District.

  • 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.

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