The Professional Development. Fund Committee shall develop criteria for eligibility and review the submissions based on alignment with school education plans, priorities of the School Division, and potential to enhance teacher practice (as outlined in the Teaching Quality Standard). All teachers shall abide by the Terms of Reference, which is developed and approved by the Professional Development Fund Committee.
The Professional Development fund will provide for administrators’ professional development, curriculum 2000 implementation, rural professional development incentives and other activities approved by the Trust Management Committee. Where in-service, conferences or workshops sponsored by the fund result in substitute teacher costs, such costs will be covered by the fund.
The Professional Development fund will provide for administrators’ professional development, curriculum implementation, rural professional development incentives and other activities approved by the Trust Management Committee. Where in-service, conferences or workshops sponsored by the fund result in substitute teacher costs, such costs will be covered by the fund. The Yukon Teachers’ Association membership will contribute an additional deduction from the salary grids, for a total of from the salary grids, as the Association contribution to the Professional Development Fund. Effective the date of signing of the collective agreement, the employer will match the contribution referred to in Article to a maximum of The Professional Development shall consist of the combined amounts from Articles and The Professional Development Fund shall be administered as though it were a Trust Fund. There shah be a one-half time Professional Development Coordinator established within the Yukon Teachers’ Association. The incumbent will be the Professional Development Chairperson. This position will be funded equally by the and the employer, to a maximum of from the employer. Funding arrangements for the Coordinator will be as provided for the Association President in Article Any amount retained in the professional development account at the end of the school year, in respect of which there is not liability for training carried out in the school year to which the fund applies, shall be retained in the account. At the end of each school year the Association will provide to the Deputy Minister an accounting of all activities, and expenditures from the Professional Development Fund and will provide the names of all participants.
