Guidelines for Professional Development Clause Samples

Guidelines for Professional Development. 1. Before the start of each school year, the District will establish overarching theme(s) or a guiding focus for Professional Development during the year, with the understanding that they may be subject to revision. Such theme(s) may vary between grade levels, content areas or school buildings. These theme(s) will be communicated by US mail to the teaching staff two (2) weeks before the first teacher work day in August. The District will anonymously survey all employees prior to planning the overarching theme and before the end of October. The data will be compiled and reviewed at Contract Review in November. 2. The purpose(s)/topic(s) for the Professional Development meetings in the week(s) prior to the start of school will also be published at the same time that the annual theme(s) is/are published. 3. The specific topics and goals for Grade-Level/Department Meetings, to be held as specified in the Calendar/Master Agreement, will be derived from the District and School Improvement goals, strategies and objectives. The Guiding Questions Form will be used in this process. 4. Each year, principals will seek KEA volunteers for the following school year to serve as meeting facilitators for Grade-Level meetings and for Department Meetings for which a Department Head is not elected. Elementary Grade-Level or Content-Area facilitators will be selected by their respective team members by May 15, in accordance with the Department Head selection process outlined in Article 12, Section L. All facilitators selected for the next school year must complete the facilitator training annually before their service as facilitator. 5. If no qualified KEA employee volunteers to perform this role, the principal will select the most senior KEA volunteer who does not meet the qualifications, but is interested in this role. That staff employee will be expected to participate in the next available facilitator training. Such training shall be offered to all KEA employees at least once each semester at a time not in conflict with work schedules. If there are no volunteers, the principal will assign the least senior, tenured staff employee who will be expected to attend the facilitator training. If there is no tenured staff employee, the most senior probationary staff employee shall be assigned and expected to attend the facilitator training. 6. If a teacher facilitates a Grade-Level/Department Meeting for colleagues, then said facilitator shall be compensated, not to exceed 1.5 hours...