School-Based Professional Development. Definition School-based professional development shall include those activities that advance the identified priorities of the school and system or the identified professional growth priorities of the teacher. Examples of school-based professional development may include but are not limited to conferences, professional exchanges, seminars, speakers, workshops and short courses. This will not include teacher convention days granted to the Allocation of Funds The school-based portion of the overall professional development budget shall be allocated based on the actual number of teachers in each school in the division. Such numbers shall be determined by the September staff complement from the year previous. Carry Forward of Funds In any year a school may carry forward a positive amount equal to two (2) times the annual allotment or a negative amount equal to one-half the annual allotment. Should the positive limit be exceeded, the excess amount will be used to supplement the bursary account. Local Collective Bargaining Agreement Page Schools Due to the limited number of teachers at each school, all Chinook teachers shall be combined to serve as one school for the purpose of creating a pool for school- based professional development funding. Colony teachers, as a group, will determine how these funds are to be administered. Service Centres' Staff as a School All Chinook Service Centre teachers (coordinators, catalyst teachers, educational psychologists) shall be combined to serve as one school for the purpose of creating a sufficient pool for based professional development funding. School-Based Committee A committee comprised of teachers and administrators at the school shall annually, in consultation with staff, determine criteria and timelines related to applications for school-based professional development and make decisions with respect to awards. Chinook Service Centre teachers shall determine a committee that will make such decisions. Definition A bursary is a professional development opportunity that relates to the development of one's professional capacity and often involves credit courses toward a degree or diploma or a summer short course. A bursary does not require a teacher to be away from the classroom. Thesis or Dissertation Maintenance fees will NOT be eligible for consideration by the Chinook Leaves Committee. Service Requirement To be eligible to receive a bursary, a teacher must have completed two (2) consecutive years of service with the school division. Chinook Leaves Committee Bursary applications shall be administered by the Chinook Leaves Committee as outlined above (Section 16.2.1).
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School-Based Professional Development. Definition School-based professional development shall include those activities that advance the identified priorities of the school and system or the identified professional growth priorities of the teacher. Examples of school-based professional development may include but are not limited to conferences, professional exchanges, seminars, purchasing professional resources, accessing speakers, workshops workshops, and short courses. School based professional development may also include the utilization of substitute teachers to create professional development release time for Professional Learning Communities and other such teacher professional development. This will not include teacher convention days granted to the Allocation of Funds The school-based portion of the overall professional development budget shall be allocated based on the actual number of teachers in each school in the division. Such numbers shall be determined by the September 30" staff complement from the year previous. Carry Forward of Funds In any year a school may carry forward a positive amount equal to two (2) times the annual allotment or a negative amount equal to one-half the annual allotment. Should the positive limit be exceeded, the excess amount will be used to supplement the bursary accountdirected professional development fund. Local Collective Bargaining Agreement Page Hutterian Schools Due to the limited number of teachers at each Hutterian school, all Chinook teachers shall be combined to serve as one school for the purpose of creating a sufficient pool for school- based professional development funding. Colony teachers, as a group, will determine how these funds are to be administered. Service Centres' Staff as a School All Chinook Service Centre teachers (coordinators, catalyst teachers, educational psychologistsnon school based personnel) shall be combined to serve as one school for the purpose of creating a sufficient pool for school-based professional development funding. School-Based Committee A committee comprised of teachers and administrators at the school shall annually, in consultation with staff, determine criteria and timelines related to applications for school-based Local Collective Bargaining Agreement Page professional development and make decisions with respect to awards. Chinook Service Centre teachers shall determine a committee that will make such decisions. Directed Professional Development Definition A bursary is a professional exchanges, seminars, speakers, workshops and short courses. Allocation of Funds The Chinook Teachers’ Association-based portion of the overall professional development opportunity that relates to the development of one's professional capacity budget shall be allocated to, and often involves credit courses toward a degree or diploma or a summer short course. A bursary does not require a teacher to be away from the classroom. Thesis or Dissertation Maintenance fees will NOT be eligible for consideration by administered by, the Chinook Leaves Committee. Service Requirement To be eligible to receive a bursary, a teacher must have completed two (2) consecutive years of service with the school division. Chinook Leaves Committee Bursary applications shall be administered by the Chinook Leaves Committee as outlined above (Section 16.2.1)Teachers’ Association Executive.
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