Professional Development Stipend. On the first pay period of each new calendar year, Unit employees will receive a professional development stipend of one hundred dollars ($100). Employees in unpaid leave of absence status as of this date shall also be entitled to this stipend in the pay period following that in which the employee returns to active paid status.
Professional Development Stipend. A stipend of $17.00 per hour will be paid to teachers for each hour of approved professional development that extends beyond contract hours.
Professional Development Stipend. The district values providing staff members opportunities to share their expertise and knowledge with fellow educators. Any staff member may make a proposal to the administration regarding the creation and implementation of professional development opportunities. This includes, but is not limited to, in-service presentations. Building principal and staff members will work together to determine hours of involvement. Employees will be reimbursed at the rate of $23/hour.
Professional Development Stipend. All full-time and part-time members of the Avoca Teachers’ Association, who start the school year in September can earn a $350 stipend by completing one of the following:
1. At least 15 hours of approved in-service workshops, seminars, or other professional development sessions outside the school day. These must be related to the state standards, curriculum and assessments, or the certification/teaching area. Payment will be made upon submission of certificate of completion or attendance record.
2. At least 15 hours of approved curriculum writing completed outside the school day. This may include but is not limited to developing classroom teaching aides, manipulative, or learning centers. The curriculum work must be directly related to the state standards and assessments. Payment will be made upon implementation of the curriculum manipulative or learning centers.
3. Participation in an approved “Study Group” involving research and/or development of an educational best practice that leads to improved teaching strategies or student outcomes. Payment will be made when final projects are shared with the building or district staff or submitted for publication. Prior approval will be granted by a committee of 2 teachers appointed by the Association and one Administrator appointed by the Superintendent. Professional Development hours approved for this stipend will not be accepted for the requirements in Article XIV Salary, Section 13.03 D.
Professional Development Stipend. 1. Staff Members who acquire Staff Development clock hour credits for workshops, conferences and approved, non-compensated school District and/or administrative committees (as defined in the Professional Growth Master Plan) in excess of those required for re- certification in one subject area and/or as a condition of continued employment, as stated in Paragraph 7.1 of this Article VII, may convert said credits into points needed to receive the Professional Development Stipend. One clock hour equals one point. No more than 30 clock hour credits for committee work may be applied to the Professional Development Stipend during a three year period and look back of no more than the previous five years.
2. College course credits may also be converted to points for the Professional Development Stipend. One college credit equals fifteen (15) points. Only college courses directly related to the Staff Member's current assignment within the District or to any career objective in Education that is reasonable for the Staff Member to achieve within the District are acceptable.
3. College courses which will be used by a Staff Member to move to a higher column on the salary schedule cannot be used for conversion to points for the Professional Development Stipend. If a Staff Member converts college credits to points and then later wishes to use those same credits toward a horizontal movement on the salary schedule, the Professional Development Xxxxxxx must be returned to the District before the horizontal move will be effective for computing that Staff Member's pay.
4. At the end of the school year in which a Staff Member has completed the accumulation of one hundred seventy-five (175) points, the District will pay said Staff Member a stipend of three thousand dollars ($3,000). A Staff Member shall be eligible for a Professional Development Stipend no more than once every three years. The staff member shall notify the District no later than April 1st of a claim for payment of the stipend in that fiscal year. Staff Member shall complete and submit claim by the end of the same fiscal year.
Professional Development Stipend. 1. The Board and the Association recognize the importance of continuing education in terms of the growth of the professional staff. For this reason, each bargaining unit member attaining a minimum of thirty (30) clock hours shall receive a payment of Six Hundred Seventy-Five ($675.00) dollars for professional development provided by the District. Each bargaining unit member attaining an additional fifteen (15) clock hours shall receive an additional Four Hundred Twenty-Five ($425.00) dollars. Clock hours of continuing education shall be completed between July 1 and June 30 of the ensuing year. The information substantiating the attainment of up to forty-five (45) clock hours must be turned in to the Superintendent’s office by July 10. If the next pay date is at least ten (10) workdays after July 10, payment shall be made in the next pay. However, if the next pay date is less than ten (10) workdays after July 10th, payment shall be made by the first pay in August of the following the school year.
2. The initial thirty (30) clock hours shall be comprised of a minimum of twenty four
Professional Development Stipend. Effective July 1, 2006:
Professional Development Stipend. In the event the Superintendent assigns professional development after the contracted day (time extending beyond eight (8) hours) or when school is not in session the teacher will be compensated at a rate of $25.00 per hour. In the event this is funded from an outside source (such as a grant) the hourly rate may not be less than $25.00 per hour, but may exceed that amount up to a maximum of the teacher’s regular hourly rate.
Professional Development Stipend. 1. To obtain stipend for professional development, the employee must attend actual clock hours of principal-approved case work or in-service. (Coursework and inservice credit is outlined in Appendix A – Hourly Wage Scale.)
2. Adjustments in pay for the professional development stipend shall only occur at the beginning of a semester
3. Adjustments in the professional development stipend shall begin effective January, 2000.
4. If the employee leaves employment of White Cloud within two (2) years of receipt of tuition reimbursement for coursework, he/she may be required to repay tuition costs to the district.
Professional Development Stipend. 1. To obtain stipend for professional development, the employee must attend actual clock hours of principal-approved course work or in-service. (Coursework and inservice credit is outlined in Appendix A – Hourly Wage Scale.)
2. Adjustments in pay for the professional development stipend shall only occur at the beginning of a semester
3. The employer will reimburse an employee’s tuition up to $100.00 per pre-approved semester credit hour to a maximum of $600.00 per year, provided the employee receives a grade of “C” or above.
4. Adjustments in the professional development stipend shall begin effective January, 2000.
5. If the employee leaves employment of White Cloud within two (2) years of receipt of tuition reimbursement for coursework, he/she may be required to repay tuition costs to the district.
