District Professional Development. The District believes that in order for staff to fulfill their professional responsibilities, they must have opportunities for ongoing professional development in support of district, school and individual improvement. Effective professional development enables individuals, groups and the organization to improve instructional capabilities in ways that increase student performance and success. Professional development should: Focus on individual, collegial and organizational improvement; Respect and nurture the intellectual capacity of staff; Reflect the best available research and practice in teaching and learning; Enable teachers to develop further expertise in subject content, teaching strategies, instructional practices, use of technology, and other elements for teaching to high standards; Promote continuous inquiry and improvement embedded in the daily life of school; Be planned collaboratively by representatives of those who will participate and facilitate that development Be evaluated on the basis of its impact on student learning and performance Employee staff development activities may include, but not be limited to the following areas:
District Professional Development activities must qualify as Professional Development by meeting the State definition for Professional Development and be in concert with the District Educational Plan. These activities are agreed to and scheduled by the Joint Council for Professional Development and are intended to meet the Professional Development needs of the District.
District Professional Development. The Professional Development Committee will be responsible for planning the professional development for the District’s Administrators.
District Professional Development. To show our appreciation of your business, SSG offers our school district clients and their staff access to Elevate “U”, our district PD platform, at no cost. Select recorded webinars, which are eligible for ASHA, AOTA, NASP, and/or BACB CEUs and CPDs and Nursing Contact Hours, will be made available to you and your special education staff three times throughout the school year as part of our SSG District Partnership Program. These courses can be done either individually or in a group setting. We also provide opportunities for districts to request workshops that are customized to the specific needs of the district. We can discuss options for personalized trainings and events hosted by SSG that can be live or pre-recorded. All our Elevate “U” offerings also come with dedicated technical support for users on our platform and provide an opportunity for participants to track courses completed within our system. In 2022 alone, we offered 300 districts access to our exclusive webinars, with employees earning over 1,000 CEUs/CPDs/PD Contact Hours through our Partnership Program. Access to Elevate “U” through an SSG partnership offers tremendous savings to districts for PD when compared with PD subscriptions services that charge districts based on number of users. Our commitment to your district includes PD at no additional cost to your district.
District Professional Development. Each employee shall receive a supplemental contract for three (3) days to be compensated at per diem rate. The purpose of the supplemental days is for certificated employees to participate in District directed professional development activities. 2017-18 Proposed Days (including calendar adjustment, last day moved to Thursday June 14, 2018): August 30, 31 – already worked March 16 – Technology ½ day and individual collaboration ½ day (in alignment with building SIP (schoolwide improvement plan) Employees will sign in and be compensated in the month following the days worked. No leave (sick, professional, personal, etc.) will be granted. Learning Improvement Days formally funded by the State, if reinstated, will replace these days/hours.
District Professional Development. 44 The District believes that in order for staff to fulfill their professional responsibilities, they must have 45 opportunities for ongoing professional development in support of district, school and individual 46 improvement. Effective professional development enables individuals, groups and the organization 47 to improve instructional capabilities in ways that increase student performance and success. 49 Professional development should: 50 Focus on individual, collegial and organizational improvement;
District Professional Development. 1. Coordination of the district professional development requirement and the state’s continuing education requirement will be referred to a joint study committee comprised of representatives appointed by the Board and the Association.
District Professional Development
