Optional Professional Clause Samples

Optional Professional. Learning Days (4 Days): Two (2) additional optional professional learning days will be scheduled on non-student workdays on the school calendar for professional development: (a) Building Flex- Day and (b) Building Professional Day. In addition, educators may work fifteen (15) hours of (c) Self-Directed Professional Hours as described below. a. Building Flex Day (1 Day): Site Councils and/or school improvement teams and the building principal, working together, will develop a plan for 7.5 hours of building professional activities. If buildings wish to calendar this day, SIP and Site teams will set a date for the Building Flex Day prior to the end of the preceding school year and develop a clear process for employees to make up the day who are unable to attend. Educators who choose to participate in the planned activities on these days will document their participation. When planning activities, the building shall consider the relevancy of the activities to the assignments of all certificated educators in the building, including ESA certificated educators and other specialists, and may choose to plan or approve alternative activities for individuals or subgroups. Examples of activities which the building may choose to plan on these days include, but are not limited to, staff development, classes, instruction and curriculum planning, student assessment, department, grade level, or vertical collegial planning, and communication or planning of District procedures, changes and strategic goals.