Common use of Professional Leave/Special Grants Clause in Contracts

Professional Leave/Special Grants. The Board authorizes the Superintendent/designee to award special grants to qualified school- based and county-based employees who are assigned to the TSP salary schedule. The purpose of the grants is to enhance the ability of the affected employee(s) to carry out their responsibilities in a manner that will improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of the Broward County Public Schools. RULES 1. The Superintendent/designee shall develop and submit for Board approval the criteria and categories for the awards. The awards may be granted and paid for attendance at workshops, seminars, institutes, or to hire consultants to be used in countywide workshops. Awards may also be granted to affected administrators for the purpose of visiting outstanding programs in other school districts which would benefit the operation of the Broward County Public Schools. 2. The Superintendent/designee shall establish a committee to advise him/her on categories and criteria and to process grant applications. The Superintendent/designee shall appoint all committee members. A representative of the BTU-TSP will be appointed as a member to the committee. 3. Affected employees shall submit application forms by predetermined dates as established by the Superintendent/designee for the first and second semesters of each school year. 4. The Board will determine on an annual basis the funding level of the grant program. 5. The time period an employee is away from the District completing his/her grant work shall not be considered a break in service and shall count as regular service for the purpose of retirement, vacation and sick leave accrual, etc.

Professional Leave/Special Grants. The Board authorizes the Superintendent/designee to award special grants to qualified school- based and county-based employees who are assigned to the TSP school-based administrators salary schedule, the administrative, supervisory professional and technical salary schedule and the executive salary schedule. The purpose of the grants is to enhance the ability of the affected employee(s) to carry out their responsibilities in a manner that will improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of the Broward County Public Schools. RULES 1. The Superintendent/designee shall develop and submit for Board approval the criteria and categories for the awards. The awards may be granted and paid for attendance at workshops, seminars, institutes, or to hire consultants to be used in countywide workshops. Awards may also be granted to affected administrators for the purpose of visiting outstanding programs in other school districts which would benefit the operation of the Broward County Public Schools. 2. The Superintendent/designee shall establish a committee to advise him/her on categories and criteria and to process grant applications. The Superintendent/designee shall appoint all committee members. A representative of the BTU-TSP will be appointed as a member to the committee. 3. Affected employees shall submit application forms by predetermined dates as established by the Superintendent/designee for the first and second semesters of each school year. 4. The Board will determine on an annual basis the funding level of the grant program. 5. The time period an employee is away from the District district completing his/her grant work shall not be considered a break in service and shall count as regular service for the purpose of retirement, vacation and sick leave accrual, etc.

Professional Leave/Special Grants. The Board authorizes the Superintendent/designee to award special grants to qualified school- based and county-based employees who are assigned to the TSP school-based administrators salary schedule, the administrative, supervisory professional and technical salary schedule and the executive salary schedule. The purpose of the grants is to enhance the ability of the affected employee(s) to carry out their responsibilities in a manner that will improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of the Broward County Public Schools. RULES 1. The Superintendent/designee shall develop and submit for Board approval the criteria and categories for the awards. The awards may be granted and paid for attendance at workshops, seminars, institutes, or to hire consultants to be used in countywide workshops. Awards may also be granted to affected administrators for the purpose of visiting outstanding programs in other school districts which would benefit the operation of the Broward County Public Schools. 2. The Superintendent/designee shall establish a committee to advise him/her on categories and criteria and to process grant applications. The Superintendent/designee shall appoint all committee members. A representative of the BTU-TSP will be appointed as a member to the committee. 3. Affected employees shall submit application forms for ms by predetermined dates as established by the Superintendent/Superintendent/ designee for the first and second semesters of each school year. 4. The Board will determine on an annual basis the funding level of the grant program. 5. The time period an employee is away from the District district completing his/her grant work shall not be considered a break in service and shall count as regular service for the purpose of retirement, vacation and sick leave accrual, etc.