Professional Development Benefit Clause Samples
Professional Development Benefit. For each full-time faculty member per active year, seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per year during this agreement will be deposited in the Professional Development and expense account for professional development activities. these funds will be al- located on a competitive basis by the Faculty Development Committee and shall be subject to the approval of the Vice President of teaching, Learning and student Development.
Professional Development Benefit. A. A teacher must complete one (1) full year before this benefit takes effect, unless the Superintendent/designee directs a teacher to take a course or workshop.
B. Approved professional development may include coursework, workshops, and/or conferences.
C. Professional development activities must be in the teacher’s current subject area or anticipated area of assignment, or for licensure related to the teacher’s area of responsibility. Reasonable requests shall be approved, provided staffing resources allow.
D. Coursework shall be at the graduate level and approved in advance by the Superintendent/designee. Other coursework, not at the graduate level, must be approved in writing and in advance at the Superintendent’s discretion. Coursework with Pass/Fail grading shall not be eligible for reimbursement or for consideration in salary column movement.
Professional Development Benefit. A. Approved professional development may include coursework, workshops, and/or conferences.
B. Professional development activities must be in the teacher’s current subject area or anticipated area of assignment, or for licensure related to the teacher’s area of responsibility. Reasonable requests shall be approved, provided staffing resources allow.
C. Coursework shall be at the graduate level and approved in advance by the Superintendent/designee. Other coursework, not at the graduate level, must be approved in writing and in advance at the Superintendent’s discretion. Coursework with Pass/Fail grading shall not be eligible for reimbursement or for consideration in salary column movement.
D. Conferences and workshops must be approved in advance by the building Principal.
E. The professional development allowance shall not exceed the cost of the current graduate course rate at UVM for three (3) credits plus $500.00 per person placed on the Masters, Masters +15, or Masters +30 salary columns, or the cost of the current graduate course rate at UVM for six (6) credits plus $500.00 per person placed on the BA, BA+15 or BA+30 salary columns. The total professional development allowance may be utilized by an employee for courses, workshops, or conferences.
F. The professional development allowance shall be pro-rated for employees working less than 1.0
Professional Development Benefit. In addition, an amount equal to five hundred dollars ($500) for 2001, and five hundred fifty dollars ($550) for 2002, per full-time faculty, will be deposited in the Professional Development and Evaluation account for professional development activities. These funds will be allocated on a competitive basis by the Faculty Development Committee and shall be subject to the approval of the Vice President for Instruction and Student Services.
Professional Development Benefit. A. A teacher must complete one (1) full year before this benefit takes effect, unless the Superintendent/designee directs a teacher to take a course or workshop.
B. A. Approved professional development may include coursework, workshops, and/or conferences.