Professional Development Activities. Professional development activities are activities initiated by individual faculty members or groups of faculty members and may include attendance at conferences, workshops or seminars which facilitate the following:
Professional Development Activities. For the purpose of this Article, professional development activities must:
Professional Development Activities. If the following conditions are met, professional development activities will be eligible for an increase to the base salary up to the maximum of an employee’s salary range, upon successful completion of his/her initial Introductory Period. Official college transcripts or certification documents must be submitted to the Human Resources Department prior to final approval and for inclusion in the employee’s personnel file. A salary adjustment for an employee who works less than twelve (12) months per year or less than five (5) days per week will be prorated in the same proportion as his/her scheduled time worked bears to the normal full-time work schedule. These professional development activities must be pre- approved by the appropriate President’s Cabinet member.
Professional Development Activities. Faculty members may participate in pre-approved, College-sanctioned professional development activities. These activities may include in-house faculty and/or staff development workshops; off-campus professional association presentations and meetings; individual or group projects that support student retention, student completion, or enhancement of the advising function; and student organization advising/leadership. Time invested in these service activities shall be included in the annual work schedule.
Professional Development Activities. Professional Development activities may include curriculum development and curriculum training programs, and activities that provide teachers and other members of site-based teams training to enhance team performance. Activities may be district, building, or team-sponsored, provided by an outside agency, or individually designed. Excluded Activities: Independent tasks not associated with enhancing the teacher’s knowledge and instructional skills, such as preparing reports cards, calculating grades, or organizing classroom materials, will not be considered as Professional Development time. Professional Development shall not include work for which the employee will be paid from another source; work for which the employee reasonably may expect to profit financially; or district-approved credit for lane change which will apply toward salary schedule lane changes.
Professional Development Activities. If the following conditions are met, professional development activities other than traditional graduate coursework will be considered as equivalent to graduate hours for purposes of promotion on salary lanes.
Professional Development Activities. 1. Members of the bargaining unit shall receive one (1) salary credit for each ten (10) professional development points earned. This section shall apply only to internal activities offered by the department. PDP’s for salary credit shall require the advanced approval of the Superintendent or his designee. (Note: This applies to credits earned after September 1, 1997.)
Professional Development Activities. 15.4.1 Professional Development activities shall be determined by, developed, and implemented through a Professional Development Committee (PDC).
Professional Development Activities. F7.02 Employees may be granted leave with pay to attend conferences, conventions, symposia, workshops or short courses related to the employee's field of specialization or to participate in such activities in an official capacity such as lecturer or instructor.
Professional Development Activities a. The Superintendent and the Professional Development Committee chair shall collaborate to facilitate professional development activities that meet the goals of the district, and the needs of individual teachers or groups of teachers.
