Staff Development Days. 1. Staff Development a. The staff development program focus is to be on instructional methods, teaching strategies, and classroom management in an attempt to improve pupil performance, conflict resolution, intolerance and hatred prevention, and academic content in the core curriculum areas. b. Staff Development days will be equivalent to 7.25 hours of service. c. The District must pre-approve any activities credited for the Staff Development Program. d. Professional Development/Teacher Collaboration Time Each Wednesday of the student calendar, all schools will be dismissed one hour earlier than regular dismissal to allow for professional development, data review, and collaborative academic planning for teachers. Each early release work-session shall run from fifteen (15) minutes after dismissal to the end of the duty day. Early release Wednesdays will be scheduled as follows:
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