Common use of PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF SUPERINTENDENT Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF SUPERINTENDENT. The Board encourages the continuing professional growth of the Superintendent through her participation in programs conducted or sponsored by local, state and national school administrators and school board associations; seminars and courses offered by educational institutions; and other informational meetings with other persons whose particular skills or backgrounds would serve to improve the capabilities and capacity of the Superintendent to carry out her professional responsibilities. Such participation may include attendance at and participation in the annual conferences of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), Maryland Association of Boards of Education (XXXX), and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). In connection with such activities, the Board shall permit a reasonable amount of time away from daily administrative responsibilities and shall reimburse the Superintendent for reasonable and actual costs of such participation, subject to the normal MCPS procedures for expense reimbursement and to the oversight of the Board. In addition, the Board shall pay the membership dues of the Superintendent for AASA, XXXX, and NSBA. The Board shall also pay the membership dues of other professional and civic groups that the Superintendent feels it is appropriate to join in order to maintain and improve her professional skills, community relations, and obligations as approved in advance by the president of the Board.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF SUPERINTENDENT. The Board encourages the continuing professional growth of the Superintendent through her his participation in programs conducted or sponsored by local, state and national school administrators and school board associations; seminars and courses offered by educational institutions; and other informational meetings with other persons whose particular skills or backgrounds would serve to improve the capabilities and capacity of the Superintendent to carry out her his professional responsibilities. Such participation may include attendance at and participation in the annual conferences of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), Maryland Association of Boards of Education (XXXX), and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). In connection with such activities, the Board shall permit a reasonable amount of time away from daily administrative responsibilities and shall reimburse the Superintendent for reasonable and actual costs of such participation, subject to the normal MCPS procedures for expense reimbursement and to the oversight of the Board. In addition, the Board shall pay the membership dues of the Superintendent for AASA, XXXX, XXXX and NSBA. The Board shall also pay the membership dues of NSBA and other professional and civic groups that groups’ membership fees for which the Superintendent feels it is appropriate to join in order to maintain and improve her his professional skills, skills and community relations, relations and obligations as approved in advance by the president President of the Board.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF SUPERINTENDENT. The Board encourages the continuing professional growth of the Superintendent through her his participation in programs conducted or sponsored by local, state and national school administrators and school board associations; seminars and courses offered by educational institutions; and other informational meetings with other persons whose particular skills or backgrounds would serve to improve the capabilities and capacity of the Superintendent to carry out her his professional responsibilities. Such participation may include attendance at and participation in the annual conferences of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), Maryland Association of Boards of Education (XXXX), and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). In connection with such activities, the Board shall permit a reasonable amount of time away from daily administrative responsibilities and shall reimburse the Superintendent for reasonable and actual costs of such participation, subject to the normal MCPS procedures for expense reimbursement and to the oversight of the Board. In addition, the Board shall pay the membership dues of the Superintendent for AASA, XXXX, NSBA, and NSBA. The Board shall also pay the membership dues of other professional and civic groups that groups’ membership fees for which the Superintendent feels it is appropriate to join in order to maintain and improve her his professional skills, community relations, and obligations obligations, as approved in advance by the president of the Board.