PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The parties’ support the principle of continuing training of teachers, participation by teachers in professional organizations in the areas of their specialization, leaves for work on advanced degrees or special studies, foreign travel and participation in community educational projects.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT a. Professional development and training opportunities shall be provided by the university to community faculty.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The parties will support and encourage the principle of continuing education of employees, participation of employees in conferences, workshops and other appropriate activities in the areas of their specializations, leaves for work in advance degrees of special studies and participation in community education projects.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. Professional improvement of Administrators is encouraged. It is understood that no reasonable request for professional improvement shall be denied as long as funds are available. These activities will be congruent with the District’s curriculum and leadership goals. Prior approval by the Superintendent is required.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. Leaves of absence for teachers may be granted by the Superintendent of Schools or designee for professional experience and improvement exclusive of study–such as an exchange position, a Fulbright Scholarship, or a teaching position in a dependent school, only after five (5) years of consecutive employment with the District. These leaves are granted without pay and will be granted for a one (1) year period only (with the exception of leaves granted for teaching in dependent schools). Candidates for this type of leave shall not have had a leave for a similar purpose, unless the teacher has had at least five (5) consecutive years of employment with the District since the termination of the previous leave. Applications for professional leaves shall be filed with the Human Resources Department on the designated form at least three (3) months prior to the date of anticipated absence.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. Teachers may be granted temporary leave to attend local, regional, state, or national meetings of professional education associations or learned societies subject to the following limitations:
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. 17.1 It is agreed that professional competence and growth is enhanced through teacher participation in educational conferences. Staff participation in such conferences is subject to budget limitations and administrative approval.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. Since both parties to this Agreement appreciate the importance of continued training and professional improvement, each professional employee is expected to establish a continuing plan, therefore, which shall be reviewed on a periodic basis. Accordingly, and in support of such programs of self-improvement and development, the Board agrees to provide funds for workshops and to subsidize the cost of approved educational courses for professional employees in accordance with the following provisions.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The District will provide in-service programs to train employees on new equipment, processes and procedures related to their current job duties.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board shall reimburse the full cost of tuition, textbooks, meals, and an allowance for miles at $.40 cents per mile incurred in connection with any course, workshop, conference, in-service training session or other such session which a teacher is required and/or requested by the administration to take as part of a work assignment during school hours.
