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Short Term Professional Development Activities. 7.2.1 It is mutually agreed that maintaining the currency of subject knowledge and a high level of instructional/professional effectiveness, to achieve College objectives, shall be the primary purpose of professional development. 7.2.2 For this purpose, all regular employees shall be provided with twenty (20) working days within each fiscal year to pursue professional development activities as part of their annual workload, as defined in Article 13. This provision shall be prorated for those regular employees with less than one hundred percent (100%) of a full workload. This provision shall be non- cumulative from year to year. For instructional employees, these days shall be scheduled to fall at non-teaching times. Scheduling of these days shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. 7.2.3 A standing Professional Development Committee shall be established, and shall be composed of four (4) representatives of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Employer. This Committee shall manage the professional development program of the employees, including the allocation of funds to support Professional Development activities and the allocation of funds to support assisted educational leaves as established in Article 7.1 and shall also promote and facilitate in-house professional development activities. 7.2.4 Effective April 1, 2016, the College shall allocate at the beginning of each fiscal year the amount of fifty-two thousand four hundred dollars ($52,400) to a fund to be administered by the Professional Development Committee. Any unspent balance at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and added to the allocation for the next fiscal year. At the beginning of each fiscal year the Professional Development Committee referred to in Article 7.2.3 shall determine the allocation of funds to both professional development and assisted educational leave activities. Each year, the allocation to assisted educational leave activities shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent. 7.2.4.1 The Professional Development Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of professional development funds and shall direct the Vice President, Finance and Administration in the disbursement of the funds. 7.2.4.2 The Committee shall establish guidelines and procedures for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds. Such guidelines shall contain criteria and reasonable time lines for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds, a requirement that employees report on activities and provide statements of expenses, and an internal accounting process which conforms with normal accounting practices. 7.2.4.3 The Committee shall prepare a detailed annual report of all funded activities and a financial statement of expenditures and shall submit these to both the College President and the Union President at the end of each fiscal year. Either the Union or the College has the right to request periodic financial statements and details of professional development activities funded.

Short Term Professional Development Activities. ‌ 7.2.1 It is mutually agreed that maintaining the currency of subject knowledge and a high level of instructional/professional effectiveness, to achieve College objectives, shall be the primary purpose of professional development. 7.2.2 For this purpose, all regular employees shall be provided with twenty (20) working days within each fiscal year to pursue professional development activities as part of their annual workload, as defined in Article 13. This provision shall be prorated for those regular employees with less than one hundred percent (100%) of a full workload. This provision shall be non- cumulative from year to year. For instructional employees, these days shall be scheduled to fall at non-teaching times. Scheduling of these days shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. 7.2.3 A standing Professional Development Committee shall be established, and shall be composed of four (4) representatives of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Employer. This Committee shall manage the professional development program of the employees, including the allocation of funds to support Professional Development activities and the allocation of funds to support assisted educational leaves as established in Article 7.1 and shall also promote and facilitate in-house professional development activities. 7.2.4 Effective April 1, 2016, the College shall allocate at the beginning of each fiscal year the amount of fifty-two thousand four hundred dollars ($52,400) to a fund to be administered by the Professional Development Committee. Any unspent balance at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and added to the allocation for the next fiscal year. At the beginning of each fiscal year the Professional Development Committee referred to in Article 7.2.3 shall determine the allocation of funds to both professional development and assisted educational leave activities. Each year, the allocation to assisted educational leave activities shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent. 7.2.4.1 The Professional Development Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of professional development funds and shall direct the Vice President, Finance and Administration in the disbursement of the funds. 7.2.4.2 The Committee shall establish guidelines and procedures for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds. Such guidelines shall contain criteria and reasonable time lines for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds, a requirement that employees report on activities and provide statements of expenses, and an internal accounting process which conforms with normal accounting practices. 7.2.4.3 The Committee shall prepare a detailed annual report of all funded activities and a financial statement of expenditures and shall submit these to both the College President and the Union President at the end of each fiscal year. Either the Union or the College has the right to request periodic financial statements and details of professional development activities funded.

Short Term Professional Development Activities. 7.2.1 It is mutually agreed that maintaining the currency of subject knowledge and a high level of instructional/professional effectiveness, to achieve College objectives, shall be the primary purpose of professional development. 7.2.2 For this purpose, all regular employees shall be provided with twenty (20) working days within each fiscal year to pursue professional development activities as part of their annual workload, as defined in Article 13. This provision shall be prorated for those regular employees with less than one hundred percent (100%) of a full workload. This provision shall be non- cumulative from year to year. For instructional employees, these days shall be scheduled to fall at non-teaching times. Scheduling of these days shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. 7.2.3 A standing Professional Development Committee shall be established, and shall be composed of four (4) representatives of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Employer. This Committee shall manage the professional development program of the employees, including the allocation of funds to support Professional Development activities and the allocation of funds to support assisted educational leaves as established in Article 7.1 and shall also promote and facilitate in-house professional development activities. 7.2.4 Effective April 1, 20162001, the College shall allocate at the beginning of each fiscal year the amount of fifty-two fifty thousand four hundred dollars ($52,40050,000) to a fund to be administered by the Professional Development Committee. Any unspent balance at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and added to the allocation for the next fiscal year. At the beginning of each fiscal year the Professional Development Committee referred to in Article 7.2.3 shall determine the allocation of funds to both professional development and assisted educational leave activities. Each year, the allocation to assisted educational leave activities shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent. 7.2.4.1 The Professional Development Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of professional development funds and shall direct the Vice President, Finance and Administration Bursar in the disbursement of the funds. 7.2.4.2 The Committee shall establish guidelines and procedures for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds. Such guidelines shall contain criteria and reasonable time lines for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds, a requirement that employees report on activities and provide statements of expenses, and an internal accounting process which conforms with normal accounting practices. 7.2.4.3 The Committee shall prepare a detailed annual report of all funded activities and a financial statement of expenditures and shall submit these to both the College President and the Union President at the end of each fiscal year. Either the Union or the College has the right to request periodic financial statements and details of professional development activities funded.

Short Term Professional Development Activities. 7.2.1 It is mutually agreed that maintaining the currency of subject knowledge and a high level of instructional/professional effectiveness, to achieve College objectives, shall be the primary purpose of professional development. 7.2.2 For this purpose, all regular employees shall be provided with twenty (20) working days within each fiscal year to pursue professional development activities as part of their annual workload, as defined in Article 13. This provision shall be prorated for those regular employees with less than one hundred percent (100%) % of a full workload. This provision shall be non- cumulative from year to year. For instructional employees, these days shall be scheduled to fall at non-teaching times. Scheduling of these days shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. 7.2.3 A standing Professional Development Committee shall be established, and shall be composed of four (4) representatives of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Employer. This Committee shall manage the professional development program of the employees, including the allocation of funds to support Professional Development activities activi- ties and the allocation of funds to support assisted educational leaves as established in Article 7.1 and shall also promote and facilitate in-house professional development activitiesac- tivities. 7.2.4 Effective April 1, 20162001, the College shall allocate at the beginning of each fiscal year the amount of fifty-two thousand four hundred dollars $50,000 ($52,400fifty thousand) to a fund to be administered by the Professional Profes- sional Development Committee. Any unspent balance at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and added to the allocation for the next fiscal year. At the beginning of each fiscal year the Professional Development Committee referred to in Article 7.2.3 shall determine the allocation of funds to both professional development and assisted educational leave activities. Each year, the allocation to assisted educational leave activities activi- ties shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent. 7.2.4.1 The Professional Development Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of professional development funds and shall direct the Vice President, Finance and Administration Bursar in the disbursement dis- bursement of the funds. 7.2.4.2 The Committee shall establish guidelines and procedures for the approval of activities ac- tivities and the disbursement of funds. Such guidelines shall contain criteria and reasonable time lines for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds, a requirement that employees report on activities and provide statements of expensesex- penses, and an internal accounting process which conforms with normal accounting account- ing practices. 7.2.4.3 The Committee shall prepare a detailed annual report of all funded activities and a financial statement of expenditures and shall submit these to both the College President and the Union President at the end of each fiscal year. Either the Union or the College has the right to request periodic financial statements and details of professional development activities funded.

Short Term Professional Development Activities. 7.2.1 It is mutually agreed that maintaining the currency of subject knowledge and a high level of instructional/professional effectiveness, to achieve College objectives, shall be the primary purpose of professional development. 7.2.2 For this purpose, all regular employees shall be provided with twenty (20) working days within each fiscal year to pursue professional development activities as part of their annual workload, as defined in Article 13. This provision shall be prorated for those regular employees with less than one hundred percent (100%) % of a full workload. This provision shall be non- cumulative from year to year. For instructional employees, these days shall be scheduled to fall at non-teaching times. Scheduling of these days shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. 7.2.3 A standing Professional Development Committee shall be established, and shall be composed of four (4) representatives of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Employer. This Committee shall manage the professional development program of the employees, including the allocation of funds to support Professional Development activities and the allocation of funds to support assisted educational leaves as established in Article 7.1 and shall also promote and facilitate in-house professional development activities. 7.2.4 Effective April 1, 2016, the The College shall allocate at the beginning of each fiscal year the amount of fifty-two thousand four hundred dollars ($52,400) 25,000 to a fund to be administered by the Professional Development Committee. Any unspent balance at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and added to the allocation for the next fiscal year. At the beginning of each fiscal year the Professional Development Committee referred to in Article 7.2.3 shall determine the allocation of funds to both professional development and assisted educational leave activities. Each year, the allocation to assisted educational leave activities shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent. 7.2.4.1 The Professional Development Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of professional development funds and shall direct the Vice President, Finance and Administration Bursar in the disbursement of the funds. 7.2.4.2 The Committee shall establish guidelines and procedures for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds. Such guidelines shall contain criteria and reasonable time lines for the approval of activities and the disbursement of funds, a requirement that employees report on activities and provide statements of expenses, and an internal accounting process which conforms with normal accounting practices. 7.2.4.3 The Committee shall prepare a detailed annual report of all funded activities and a financial statement of expenditures and shall submit these to both the College President and the Union President at the end of each fiscal year. Either the Union or the College has the right to request periodic financial statements and details of professional development activities funded.