Professional Development Travel Sample Clauses

Professional Development Travel. Employees are eligible to apply for the Graduate Student Professional Travel Award program, so long as that program remains in place, per that program’s rules and regulations.
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Professional Development Travel a) The 80 km travel time in the Memorandum of Agreement is for one-way travel and excludes travel by air. b) The professional development time for travel by air is assigned time much like a short term leave of absence (see Item 12 on Page 2). If a teacher is travelling by air on a day where they would normally be in the classroom, then their regularly scheduled time is tracked as assigned time. c) When the travel by air is required outside of regular working hours, the actual time in the air is assigned time. If the teacher is being provided any other pay, allowance or honorarium for that travel time, this is not assigned time. d) If the teacher is not assigned the professional development or the time for teacher directed professional development, then travel is not accounted for in assignable time.
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Professional Development Travel. The City agrees to budget for and to pay for travel and subsistence expenses of the Manager for professional and official travel and meetings to adequately continue the professional development of the Manager and to pursue necessary official functions for the City, including but not limited to the ICMA Annual Conference, the Texas Municipal League, the Texas City Management Association, and such other national, regional, state and local governmental groups and committees in which the Manager is a member.
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Professional Development Travel. The City agrees to budget for and to pay for travel and subsistence expenses of the City Auditor for professional and official travel and meetings to adequately continue the professional development of the City Auditor and to pursue necessary official functions for the City, including national, regional, state and local governmental groups and committees in which the City Auditor is a member.
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Professional Development Travel. The City agrees to budget for and to pay for travel and subsistence expenses of the Manager for professional and official travel and meetings to adequately continue the professional development of the Manager and to pursue necessary official functions for the City.
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Professional Development Travel. 6.10.1 We believe professional development is a function of the school improvement process district wide. Professional development should be planned in accordance with the goals of the schools and/or District. Professional development is delivered through activities such as: District-wide institute days; professional conferences; training related to pedagogy, technology or personal development; summer curriculum work and sub release time during the year for curriculum work. 6.10.2 When schools are closed for professional meetings, attendance is mandatory. 6.10.3 Every teacher is urged to be a member of and to participate actively in at least one professional organization in his/her field of specialization. 6.10.4 A teacher may be released from his/her teaching duties to attend regularly scheduled meetings of professional education organizations. 6.10.5 To be eligible for release from regular assignments and for re-imbursement for expenses to attend professional meetings, if membership is available, a teacher must be an active currently paid-up member of the organization. Professional leave will not be used to attend regional, state, or national meetings of the IEA, NEA or any comparable teacher organization. 6.10.6 A fund shall be provided for professional meetings and to enable a teacher to have the opportunity to visit a comparable class for the purpose of observing, evaluating and implementing new teaching techniques and ideas. Said fund will be allocated on the basis of $470.00 for each department in each school and the remainder on a pro-rata basis at
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Professional Development Travel. The City agrees to budget for and to pay for travel and subsistence expenses of the Interim Manager for professional and official travel and meetings to adequately continue the professional development of the Interim Manager and to pursue necessary official functions for the City, including but not limited to the ICMA Annual Conference, the Texas Municipal League, the Texas City Management Association, and such other national, regional, state and local governmental groups and committees in which the Interim Manager is a member.
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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 Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.

  • 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 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 Fund Article 20

  • 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 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 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.

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT A. The Board of Education agrees to pay the actual tuition costs of courses taken by a teacher at accredited colleges or universities up to three courses per two (2) year fiscal periods from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010 respectively, except as follows: 1. No teacher may be reimbursed for courses taken during the first year of teaching in Vineland. 2. Teachers taking courses in the second and third years of employment in Vineland will not receive remuneration until tenure has been secured. The remuneration will then be retroactive and will be paid to the teacher in a lump sum within sixty (60) days after the teacher has secured tenure. 3. All courses must be pre-approved by the Superintendent or his designee subject to the following requirements: (a) A teacher must provide official documentation that he/she has obtained a grade of B or better; (b) Reimbursement shall be paid only for courses directly related to teacher’s teaching field which increase the teacher’s content knowledge and are related to the teacher’s current certification, as determined by the Superintendent or his/her designee in his/her sole discretion; no reimbursement shall be paid for courses leading to a post graduate or professional degree in a field other than education or teaching. Further, effective September 1, 2010, all newly hired teachers shall not be eligible for reimbursement until they are tenured, and they shall not be eligible for retroactive reimbursement upon gaining tenure for courses taken prior to being tenured. (c) The maximum total payments to be made by the Board shall not exceed $130,000.00. Courses shall be applied for no earlier than the following dates: Summer Session - April 1 Fall/Winter Session - June 1 Spring Session - October 1 Courses must, as set forth hereinabove in this sub-article 18.A.3, be pre-approved by the Superintendent or his designee, prior to the teacher commencing the course(s); and (d) Teacher taking courses shall sign a contract requiring them to reimburse the Board for all tuition paid for a course if the teacher shall voluntarily leave the employ of the Board within one (1) full school/academic year of completion of said course, except that reimbursement shall not be required when the teacher shall voluntarily leave the employ of the Board due to a significant, documented life change. 4. Tuition reimbursement costs shall be a sum not to exceed the actual cost of college credits charged in an accredited public State college/University of the State of New Jersey. B. When the Superintendent initiates in-service training courses, workshops, conferences and programs designed to improve the quality of instruction, the cooperation of the Vineland Education Association will be solicited. Notwithstanding the above, the initiation of in-service training courses, workshops, conferences and programs shall be determined solely at the discretion of the Board. C. One professional leave day may be granted to a teacher upon request, according to the following guidelines: 1. The professional day may be for attendance at a workshop, seminar or visit to another school for the expressed purpose of self professional improvement for the job. 2. The request shall arrive in the office of the Superintendent of Schools at least ten (10) working days prior to the date requested and shall be reviewed by the immediate supervisor prior to submission. The Board reserves the right to deny a professional leave day before or immediately following a holiday or on a day which by its nature suggests a hardship for providing a substitute. 3. No more than two teachers from any one elementary school or from any one department in the secondary schools may be granted a professional leave for a given day. 4. The teacher may be required to submit a report to the Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent, supervisor (s), principal and staff regarding the activity of the professional day. 5. Costs incurred by the teacher for the professional day authorized under this Section shall be the teacher’s responsibility. 6. A maximum of 90 professional leave days may be authorized for the school year which shall be apportioned as follows: elementary, 35; grades seven and eight, 20; and high school, 35. D. If the Board initiates a teacher’s attendance at a professional workshop, seminar or visit, the expenses shall be the responsibility of the Board. Further, this day shall not be subtracted from the 90 professional leave days granted to teachers of the Association. E. The Board agrees to pay the full cost of courses taken by secretaries related to skills and knowledge improvement when such courses are required and approved by the Board. F. The Board and the Association agree that it is important to communicate when developing and implementing current and future learning technologies, including but not limited to distance and on-line learning.

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

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