Professional Development Standards Sample Clauses

Professional Development Standards. 2.3.1 All professional development will be designed to meet DCPS’s strategic goals, content/performance standards, Teacher needs, and is designed to improve student performance.
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Professional Development Standards. The parties are committed to effect improvements in the content and delivery mechanisms of professional development. In addition, the parties are committed to encourage employees’ appreciation of the relevance and importance of profes- sional development. With these objectives in mind, the parties agree that profes- sional development within the School District must be based upon the following design principles/standards:

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  • 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.

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