Professional Development Commitment Clause Samples
Professional Development Commitment. The Employer is committed to ensuring that all of its teachers are supported in improving and learning new instructional practices to promote the goal of student achievement as well as proficiency and teacher growth. The Employer accordingly agrees that it is important to provide its teachers with opportunities to participate in professional development activities, obtain professional development activity credit from an approved State of Illinois provider and that it will accept feedback from the Professional Solutions Committee in determining the professional development needs of its teachers, in accordance with Article 6 - Committees.
Professional Development Commitment. In addition to the meeting commitments described above, all teaching staff shall be obligated to engage in their Professional Development Commitment (PDC):
a. Fourteen (14) required hours of professional development outside of the teacher workday
b. The district commits to offer an additional eight (8) hours of professional development to take place during contractual hours.
c. The fourteen hours of professional development will be divided equally into two categories: (a) collaborative meetings and (b) independent work.
(a) Collaborative Meetings (b) Independent Work There shall be seven (7) hours. Seven (7) hours shall be done outside the teacher workday. These collaborative meetings shall be mutually agreed upon by the teacher and supervisor and/or building principal with the intent of meeting district and building goals/needs over the long term and/or working with professional learning communities centered around specific issues. The independent work shall be chosen by the teacher and approved by the supervisor from a menu of options. At the elementary and high school levels, administrators shall work with groups of teachers to set the agenda. Teachers shall meet at times and places that are mutually convenient with the expectation that such meetings should consist of no more than an average of forty-five (45) minutes additional per month.
Professional Development Commitment. Buyer shall send its first-time teachers of a CPM course to attend Seller’s complimentary professional development workshops and meetings for that course (“Programs”). Buyer agrees to provide release time to its teachers to attend such Programs during the school-year and to provide the necessary materials (i.e., manipulatives, textbooks and calculators) for its teachers to participate in the Programs. Teachers must register for Seller’s professional development programs at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇/workshops/.
Professional Development Commitment. The Employer and the Union are committed to investing in its staff and members and shall provide training and professional development education for all representatives. This commitment is to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and facilitate a nurturant environment for learning and staff development. Support for training or mentorship will be provided by the Employer on an as needed basis. As a minimum, once per year, the Employer shall provide opportunities for training for each representative. Courses shall include, but not be limited to, annual arbitration conferences, various labour schools, and basic writing courses focusing on labour communication, framing arguments, and debating. This list is for the purpose of example only and is not to be construed to limit the scope of education opportunities. This training shall be during working hours and recognized as part of the Employee’s regular work