Professional Development Program. (a) The parties agree to continue a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members.
Professional Development Program. The City will reimburse each employee 100% of eligible expenses incurred, up to $1,000 per fiscal year, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Professional Development Program for employees represented by CAMP, IFPTE, Local 21 as described in the City Policy Manual’s Professional Development Program.
Professional Development Program. The University will provide professional development awards for those not eligible for sabbaticals. Such awards are for professional renewal, study, formal education, certification, research, teaching improvement, or other experiences of professional value.
Professional Development Program. The professional development program of the College shall include:
Professional Development Program. (Short and Long Term Sabbatical Leave) Professional Development is defined as those systematic, planned activities that promote changes in knowledge, techniques, and attitudes, which improve the effectiveness of all professionals in their roles. Although curriculum development and individual professional development are not mutually exclusive, this Program focuses on programs oriented to the growth of the individual. The following are goals of such an individual oriented program. • To Expand Knowledge In one’s own field, to keep abreast of new developments and to contribute to knowledge; in general, to extend one’s liberal education and cultural activities. • To Improve Techniques and Skills To experiment with new approaches to the teaching and learning process and to evaluate them through study, observation, and consultation; through increased self understanding, to become more sensitive to and build empathy with students, parents, and colleagues in all individual relationships. • To Promote Self-Renewal Through inquiry and creativity, to explore and realize one’s full capacities; through new experiences, to become open to change. • To Increase Commitment to and Contribution toward the Profession To enhance the stature of the profession through encouragement of scholarly and creative pursuits; to encourage initiative in and contributions to professional development through sharing in the planning, operation, and evaluation of a local program.
Professional Development Program. 1. Prior to the commencement of each fiscal year beginning during the term of this Agreement, the Board shall appropriate for use within the following fiscal year, the sum not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for the length of this Agreement, for the purpose of reimbursing all or part of the eligible tuition expenses incurred by employees, subject to the following conditions:
Professional Development Program. Teachers will be provided a Professional Development Program, at HRC and LRC which will be defined as assistance for graduate level courses that are directly related to serving the needs of a teacher's current student population and are not offered during non-work times or any other time during the year. The course must be approved by his/her supervisor. This program allows the individual facility to provide the 75% tuition reimbursement following the policy guidelines for tuition assistance and for the teacher to attend the class during work time.
Professional Development Program. A. The Board of Education shall appropriate for each fiscal year, a sum sufficient to provide Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000), to provide reimbursement to teachers/tutors for earned college credit, subject to the following conditions:
Professional Development Program. A. The Board of Education believes professional staff members need to stay current in their respective field of endeavor and support the concept that in-service education is a pragmatic method of accomplishment of said need.
Professional Development Program. Employees are eligible to attend, at City expense, professional seminars, conferences, and workshops, inclusive of reasonable travel, parking, or accommodation expenses, provided that the seminar or workshop meets the following criteria as determined by the employee’s Department Head: (1) is related to the employee’s job duties and responsibilities; (2) the cost of the training is reasonably related to the benefit of the training to the City; and (3) the employee has received the prior approval of his/her Department Head. Training tapes, books, or pamphlets may be acquired under the terms of this Section provided that such materials remain the property of the City. Requests for professional development must be submitted to the Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, with a copy of the request being submitted to the employee’s Department Head. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, will meet with the Department Head to determine whether or not the request for professional development meets the criteria set forth in the first paragraph of this section.
