Required Professional Development. Teachers who are required by the Board to attend professional development outside the 184 contract days shall be paid a stipend of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per day. This stipend only applies to full days (defined as 4 or more hours). It does not apply to TAP Core Training and TAP Summer Institute. New teachers will receive a stipend of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per day for New Teacher Orientation, a total of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) hundred dollars for all three
Required Professional Development. Teachers shall be required to complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of professional development annually. It is understood and agreed that the minimal amount of required annual professional development shall be in accordance with applicable state law and regulations.
Required Professional Development a. The District and DDEA mutually recognize the importance and benefits of providing meaningful in- service/professional development training to licensed professionals. Therefore, DDEA may form a committee of member representatives selected by DDEA leadership to survey needs assessment of licensed professionals and gather evaluation data for each in-service/professional development training that occurs. This evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the professional development program. The final Association committee report and recommendation will be communicated by April 1 of every year.
b. Licensed professionals who have already been trained in an area may request, per administrative approval, to opt-out of future training in that area.
Required Professional Development. Teachers must earn at least 20 hours of professional development each school year, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:9-15.4. The 20 hours will be prorated in a given year depending on individual circumstances. The Board will provide the required assistance to meet the mandates specified in the code.
Required Professional Development. Teachers are expected to participate in professional development activities arranged and scheduled by BFS during the School Year, subject to the limitations in Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 above. Professional Development days shall be scheduled by BFS, and BFS will make every effort to schedule Professional Development dates and notify affected colleagues as early as practicable.
Required Professional Development. Early childhood educators with a teaching certificate shall be required to complete a minimum thirty (30) hour of professional development annually. Early childhood educators without a teaching certificate shall be required to complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of professional development. It is understood and agreed that the minimal amount of required annual professional development shall be in accordance with applicable state law and regulations. Professional development opportunities that satisfy this requirement include:
Required Professional Development. Teachers who volunteer to attend professional development outside the 184 contract days shall be paid a stipend of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per day. Teachers who are required by the Board to attend professional development outside the 184 contract days shall be paid a stipend of One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($160) per day. This stipend only applies to full days (defined as 4 or more hours). It does not apply to NIET Core Training and NIET Summer Institute. New teachers will receive a stipend of One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($160) per day for New Teacher Orientation, a total of Four Hundred Eighty dollars ($480) for all three (3) days. The reference to 184 contract days was not bargained and is included for information purposes only.
