CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 13.1 The District and Association recognize the importance of ongoing professional development to improve teacher effectiveness and to provide the highest quality instruction for students. Both parties agree that the implementation of such ongoing professional development requires an investment of valuable time and incurs financial costs. Therefore, when the District designs, adopts and/or implements a District initiative, the District shall prioritize and provide adequate and appropriate training and appropriate time within the contracted time (which includes PLC, faculty meetings, etc.). If training must occur outside contracted time, teachers shall be given the choice of compensation pursuant to the hourly rates set forth in Paragraph 4, Appendix A or District professional development credit.
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