Time for Professional Development Clause Samples
Time for Professional Development. The Albuquerque Public School and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation agree on the importance of professional development. Professional development is the process by which teachers individually and jointly enhance and update their knowledge of standards, curriculum and content, and improve their instructional skills and strategies.
Time for Professional Development. The first institute day and the two (2) professional development days for each work year shall be structured as follows. The first institute day and the first professional development day shall each be scheduled as one (1) of the first two (2) workdays of the school year. The first institute day shall be utilized for two (2) or less hours of District business, two (2) or less hours of building business, and the remainder of the workday for team planning. The first professional development day shall be utilized for purposes consistent with the implementation of the school improvement plan as determined by the building instructional leadership team in accordance with State of Illinois requirements. The second professional development day shall be scheduled during the school year by the District to work on District initiatives. The District shall make a good faith effort to take the steps necessary so that the professional growth opportunities presented to teachers may be counted toward credit for the teacher's recertification plan if such meets the certificate renewal plan guidelines. The remaining institute days shall be scheduled during the school year by the District. Specific to special education staff and related service, the Administration agrees to schedule at least one (1) annual in-service opportunity pertaining to the staff development needs of special education teachers regarding special education policies, procedures, and practices. A staff survey may be sent out to determine individual staff needs, which will be in good faith considered by the Administration when scheduling future in services. In addition to the above, the District may purchase a maximum of three (3) additional workdays each work year for purposes of professional development as determined by the District. Such additional workdays may be scheduled as full workdays or half workdays provided no more than three (3) calendar days shall be scheduled in any single work year, whether full day or half day. Teachers who are required to participate shall be paid their individual per diem rate for each full workday or a pro-rated portion for each half workday. The District may schedule such additional workdays for the entire bargaining unit, or some lesser group as determined by the District. In so doing, the District shall not be arbitrary or capricious in selecting such groups, but shall do so in accordance with the legitimate needs of the District. Such additional workdays shall be sched...
Time for Professional Development. The Albuquerque Public School and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation agree on the importance of professional development. Professional Development is the process by which teachers individually and jointly enhance and update their knowledge of standards, curriculum and content, and improve their instructional skills and strategies. The following time is available for professional development: o Extra day(s). One paid day added to the 182-day school year has been allocated for professional development. This day may be planned as a whole day (6.5 hours) or divided up throughout the school year. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: o Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held. o Banked time. Minutes may be added to each instructional day (within the duty day) for the purpose of banking time for up to four (4) days within the school year. These are days in which students are dismissed so teachers can attend professional development. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: o Decide in collaboration with the whole staff whether or not to bank between 1-4 days; o Coordinate with the cluster on the dates for the professional development days; o Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held.
Time for Professional Development. ECRA and ▇▇▇▇ shall work together to find methods of providing time for professional development during employee contractual work time obligations while adhering to state mandated instructional minutes, including, where possible, the scheduling of shortened and/or minimum days.
23.2.1 ECRA shall differentiate between common collaboration time and professional development.
23.2.2 Contingent upon the availability of funding and substitute coverage, course-alike PLCs within a department shall be allowed one (1) pull-out day per semester for collaboration time and professional development in order to advance the goals of the department, and shall be provided with materials, presenters, and substitute coverage as needed, provided the following conditions are met:
a. The Department Chair provides an agenda with goals and objectives at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance to the administrator responsible for the department; and
b. The Department Chair provide a summary report with outcomes and next steps at the end of the meeting, but no later than one (1) week following the meeting, to the administrator responsible for the department.
Time for Professional Development. The Albuquerque Public School and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation agree on the importance of professional development. Professional Development is the process by which teachers individually and jointly enhance and update their knowledge of standards, curriculum and content, and improve their instructional skills and strategies. The following time is available for professional development: • Extra day(s). One paid day added to the 182-day school year has been allocated for professional development. This day may be planned as a whole day (6.5 hours) or divided up throughout the school year. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: • Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held. • Banked time. Minutes may be added to each instructional day (within the duty day) for the purpose of banking time for up to four (4) days within the school year. These are days in which students are dismissed so teachers can attend professional development. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: • Decide in collaboration with the whole staff whether or not to bank between 1-4 days; • Coordinate with the cluster on the dates for the professional development days; • Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held. • 13 hours. Schools may not bank additional time for professional development unless they have utilized all other optional time allowed in the negotiated agreement. Article 5, C.5. states: “Schools may utilize an additional thirteen (13) hours annually for staff development activities collaboratively planned through the IC. Any district-mandated training will be included in these hours.” It is optional to use part or all of the 13 hours set aside for professional development. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: • Decide in collaboration with the whole staff whether or not to use up to 13 hours for professional development; • Come to consensus with the staff on the content of the professional development; • Come to consensus with the staff on the scheduling of up to 13 hours for professional development.
Time for Professional Development. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 11/25/11 2:52 PM Each paraprofessional will be allowed up to one day free of regular duties per school year to participate in professional development activities approved by the Superintendent. The day will not be considered a personal day.