Professional Days. Upon prior written application to the College, an Employee may, be granted permission to attend, during time periods when the Employee is responsible for performing duties for the College, educational and professional activities without loss of pay.
Professional Days. The President of the College or the President’s designee may assign any faculty member up to seven (7) days during the academic year for scheduled orientation and registration programs, commencement and convocation activities and such other College sponsored activities the Present deems appropriate. Professional days shall be assigned no earlier than three (3) days prior to the first (1st) day of classes in the fall semester and no earlier than four (4) days prior to the first (1st) day of classes in the spring semester. Such duties and responsibilities may be assigned to individual faculty members in blocks in one-half (1/2) day or more; and provided further that a faculty member shall not be required to discharge these responsibilities over more than fourteen (14) days during the academic year.
Professional Days. Professional days, not otherwise provided for herein, shall be at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee.
Professional Days. Each teacher employed on a regular contract may request one (1) day per school year without loss of compensation for the purpose of attending a meeting in the academic field of the teacher. The teacher must show what benefit may be derived from the activity. This request is subject to approval of the principal and Superintendent. The President of the Federation will be allowed to utilize eight (8) Professional Days per year without loss of compensation. These leave days may be used in half day increments and unused days do not accrue from year to year.
Professional Days. (a) Members will be granted professional leave for attendance at conferences and participation in other professional activities in accordance with procedures developed by the Superintendent/designee with input from a joint committee of the Professional Development Advisory Council on an annual basis. To the extent possible, substitutes will be provided for all members whose request for leave complies with said procedures and those whose participation in an activity is required by the Superintendent/designee. A copy of these procedures, including timelines, daily limitations, access to substitute availability for a specific date, and any other pertinent information will be supplied to all members with their opening day materials.
Professional Days. Teachers will have 4 hours on the last day of each trimester in their classrooms set aside for completing professional duties.
Professional Days. A total of ten (10) release days will be granted the Association to use for meetings of a professional association nature. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee.
Professional Days. At the Principal’s discretion, a teacher shall be allowed three (3) professional leave days each year, for the purposes of visiting other schools or attending meetings or conferences of an educational nature, or for improving his/her effectiveness or performance in his/her classroom assignment. Requests for such days shall be made to the Principal in advance of the time desired. Such days may be granted with shorter notice than one (1) week only if a substitute, if needed, may be obtained and if otherwise approved by the Principal. Professional days shall not be cumulative from year to year. If a teacher is directed to participate in Professional development days by the Superintendent/designee, these days shall not count toward the three (3) day teacher benefit described in this Article. Employees may participate in state or national professional educational conferences, which may be scheduled during a school day with Principal approval. However, travel funds for these conferences may only be granted if such funds are planned for in the regular budget for the year and if the teacher submits a reimbursement request.
Professional Days. The School Committee, Administration, and Teachers' Association recognize the importance of Professional Development. Each teacher will be allowed up to three (3) days each school year to engage in professional development activities, subject to the approval of the Superintendent. Unused time is not cumulative. Professional development days, used by a teacher to participate in a professional development activity requested by the administration, will not count towards the annual three (3) professional development days available to each teacher. Examples of typical options for Professional Development Days include the following: attending a workshop or conference; researching information in preparation for a unit; working with other faculty members to improve curriculum for teaching performance; visiting a resource center to gather materials and ideas for implementation in the classroom; visiting other schools or attending meetings of an educational nature; writing curriculum.
Professional Days. An employee may take four (4) days a year to take part in courses, conferences, workshops, institutes, evening meetings, observations at other Centres or in-service training sessions, such leave to be paid, and at times mutually agreed upon between the Employer and the employee.
