Professional Growth Credit. 1. Only employees hired prior to July 1, 1997 are eligible for professional growth credit regardless of when they start their professional growth program.
Professional Growth Credit. 7.12.1 The site administrator shall review each request and make recommendations to the Superintendent for final approval.
Professional Growth Credit. 11.4.1 Professional growth credit shall be earned through courses/seminars, conferences or workshops related to improving skills.
Professional Growth Credit. 13.4.1 One (1) point per semester unit for approved, accredited college, university, adult, trade and/or correspondence school classes.
Professional Growth Credit. College credit may be applied to requirements for categorical advancement on the salary schedule. In order to qualify for Professional Growth Credit, the teacher must have prior approval from the Professional Development Council. In order to obtain prior approval, the teacher must submit the Out of District Request in the Professional Development Software Management System (PDSMS). In order to obtain approval for undergraduate Professional Growth Credit the teacher must follow the procedure below: (such application must be processed through all levels regardless of the determination made at any level)
Professional Growth Credit. (a) Unit credit shall not be given for units completed by a classified employee which were required and reimbursed by the district for time and costs.
Professional Growth Credit. 22.4.1. Unit members participating in a professional growth plan may appeal their concerns related to the professional growth requirements to the joint District/Association Professional Growth Panel. If the concern is not resolved at the district level, the unit member may appeal the local decision to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Professional Growth Credit. The District recognizes that classified unit members are an integral part of the Fallbrook Union High School District and that due to rapidly changing and increasingly technical and complex demands on such staff, there is a defined need for continuing education. To encourage continuing education, the District agrees to recognize through salary increments the professional growth efforts of its classified unit members. Professional growth may include educational activities which increase knowledge and skills in the unit member’s regular assignment or enhance his/her/their qualifications for promotional opportunities, increase awareness and understanding of fields related to the unit member’s area of assignment, or result in an increased awareness of human and social factors which have application to the unit member’s assignment. Credit toward professional growth increments may be earned through colleges, adult school, vocational training programs, or through attendance at special seminars or training sessions. To receive professional growth credits, all courses must be taken outside the unit member’s established District hours of employment, unless the Superintendent or designee in Human Resources rules that special circumstances are involved. All courses must be approved in advance by the Superintendent or designee in Human Resources and the Union Chapter president or designee to count towards a professional growth salary increment using the Application for Approval of Classified Professional Growth Credits (see form in Attachment D). Both parties must agree to approval of the form in order for it to be valid. Fifteen (15) hours of class time shall equal one point, and fifteen (15) points (225 hours of class time) shall entitle the unit member to a fifty dollar ($50.00) per month worked increment, provided that a grade of "C" or better is received. Pass/fail credit is acceptable for non graded courses. Unit members may earn up to a maximum of four (4) increments totaling two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month worked. Transcripts or verification of completion of approved courses must be submitted to the District no later than sixty (60) days from the date of completion. The total amount for all unit member participants shall not exceed $12,000 per year. Points may be earned only for approved courses begun on or after July 1, 2021, and increments will be prorated for part-time unit members. After verification of credits by the Superintendent or designee in H...
