Time for Professional Development. 1. The Albuquerque Public School and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation agree on the importance of professional development. Professional development is the process by which teachers individually and jointly enhance and update their knowledge of standards, curriculum and content, and improve their instructional skills and strategies.
Time for Professional Development. ECRA and XXXX shall work together to find methods of providing time for professional development during employee contractual work time obligations while adhering to state mandated instructional minutes, including, where possible, the scheduling of shortened and/or minimum days.
Time for Professional Development. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 11/25/11 2:52 PM Formatted: Justified Each paraprofessional will be allowed up to one day free of regular duties per school year to participate in professional development activities approved by the Superintendent. The day will not be considered a personal day.
Time for Professional Development. The Albuquerque Public School and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation agree on the importance of professional development. Professional Development is the process by which teachers individually and jointly enhance and update their knowledge of standards, curriculum and content, and improve their instructional skills and strategies. The following time is available for professional development: • Extra day(s). One paid day added to the 182-day school year has been allocated for professional development. This day may be planned as a whole day (6.5 hours) or divided up throughout the school year. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: • Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held. • Banked time. Minutes may be added to each instructional day (within the duty day) for the purpose of banking time for up to four (4) days within the school year. These are days in which students are dismissed so teachers can attend professional development. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: • Decide in collaboration with the whole staff whether or not to bank between 1-4 days; • Coordinate with the cluster on the dates for the professional development days; • Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held. • 13 hours. Schools may not bank additional time for professional development unless they have utilized all other optional time allowed in the negotiated agreement. Article 5, C.5. states: “Schools may utilize an additional thirteen (13) hours annually for staff development activities collaboratively planned through the IC. Any district-mandated training will be included in these hours.” It is optional to use part or all of the 13 hours set aside for professional development. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: • Decide in collaboration with the whole staff whether or not to use up to 13 hours for professional development; • Come to consensus with the staff on the content of the professional development; • Come to consensus with the staff on the scheduling of up to 13 hours for professional development.
Time for Professional Development. The Albuquerque Public School and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation agree on the importance of professional development. Professional Development is the process by which teachers individually and jointly enhance and update their knowledge of standards, curriculum and content, and improve their instructional skills and strategies. The following time is available for professional development: o Extra day(s). One paid day added to the 182-day school year has been allocated for professional development. This day may be planned as a whole day (6.5 hours) or divided up throughout the school year. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: o Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held. o Banked time. Minutes may be added to each instructional day (within the duty day) for the purpose of banking time for up to four (4) days within the school year. These are days in which students are dismissed so teachers can attend professional development. It is the Instructional Council’s responsibility to: o Decide in collaboration with the whole staff whether or not to bank between 1-4 days; o Coordinate with the cluster on the dates for the professional development days; o Work collaboratively with the whole staff to decide the content of the professional development and the date or dates it will be held.
