Staff Development. The County and the Association agree that the County retains full authority to determine training needs, resources that can be made available, and the method of payment for training authorized by the County. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the right of an employee to request specific training.
Staff Development. Staff development consists of a variety of methods for individual teachers, groups, and the District to grow professionally. Staff development is intended to:
Staff Development. The County finds that the professional expertise and insight of the classroom teacher to be an invaluable ingredient in the development and delivery of staff development programs that meet the needs of the classroom teachers. Therefore, a professional staff development committee comprised of five (5) representatives appointed by the GCEA and five (5) administrative representatives will collaborate in the development of the professional development program. Teachers shall be released at 3:15 to serve on the committee.
Staff Development. As part of their induction, new staff will be made aware of this policy and will be asked to ensure compliance with its procedures at all times.
Staff Development. 43.01 Where the Board requires the retraining of an Employee due to the occurrence of technological change, the Board will pay for such training.
Staff Development. All faculty and staff development monies shall be distributed to the colleges on a basis proportional to the number of faculty FTE at each college. The college monies shall then be allocated at the college by mutual agreement between the college staff development committee and the management designee. Faculty in departments may formulate in-service training recommendations. In-service training programs for the improvement of instruction in departments shall not be undertaken without the consideration and approval of the affected group.
Staff Development. 14.9.1 The District shall annually survey the bargaining unit members during the last forty-five (45) days of the school year for recommendations as to what staff development opportunities should be made available during the following school year.
Staff Development a. The three (3) days or eighteen (18) hours of staff development shall be planned and scheduled by the school leadership team in the spring, in consultation with the school staff. At least six (6) of the eighteen (18) hours shall be scheduled prior to the start of the instructional year and no more than six (6) hours may be scheduled during the Thursday collaboration time.
Staff Development. Staff development at the school level shall include professional learning pertinent to the work of PSRPs. The Board and the Union shall form an ad hoc committee to study and make a plan to address staff development needs of the various PSRP job titles.
Staff Development. A regular and ongoing staff development program shall be maintained and made available to all shifts and to all personnel with programs posted in advance. The posting will indicate if attendance is mandatory. Every effort will be made by the Employer to provide reasonable advanced notice of mandatory education. To ensure employees have the ability to complete mandatory education, when possible, a minimum of two (2) months advance notice will be given of the education requirements. Topics to be offered will be determined by discussions between nurses, management and the Clinical and Education Practice Subject to patient care needs and with appropriate advance notice, the Employer will make a good faith effort to release nurses to attend mandatory education and continuing education programs within employees FTE unless scheduled on time off by mutual agreement. Mandatory education programs will be scheduled in an effort to accommodate varying work schedules. Nurses required by the Employer to attend mandatory staff development programs will be compensated at the applicable rate of pay for hours spent in the program. The employer will make their best effort to make employees whole for their entire shift if a mandatory education is scheduled on a day in which an employee was regularly scheduled to work and was released from work by offering productive and nonproductive opportunities within the pay period for all hours missed. The Employer will provide contact hours for continuing education programs. It shall be the responsibility of the presenter to complete and submit the application process on a timely basis. The ABC Committee will have a quarterly agenda item to discuss: new and upcoming educational opportunities, additional educational interests from employees, access to computers and/or other tools necessary to facilitate training and professional development, and review the offerings for mandatory education classes to evaluate if enough classes are being offered at appropriate times to accommodate variable shifts.
