Professional Development Training Credit. Professional development training credit will be recorded for attendance and successful completion of requirements for workshops and institutes outside the SPS, provided the individual receives prior approval upon application to the Professional Development Office and that the workshop or institute is primarily a concentrated study session and/or classes for the improvement of skills.
Professional Development Training Credit. Professional development training credit will be recorded for attendance and successful completion of requirements for workshops and institutes inside and outside the SPS, provided the individual receives prior approval upon application to the Professional Development Office and that the workshop or institute is primarily a concentrated study session and/or classes for the improvement of skills. If an employee completes sixty-four (64) total hours of professional development during the district calendar year from September 1 to August 31, and the employee gets a satisfactory evaluation, the employee will be recognized with a SPS Paraprofessional Professional Development Certificate for the current year and a bonus of $3 per day/ up to 182 days paid out during the next school year. All documentation must be submitted by September 30 and approved by the supervisor/administrator. If more than one hundred employees complete the certification in any given year, the SEA and SPS will meet to determine how to fund the program.
Professional Development Training Credit. Professional development training credit will be recorded for attendance and successful completion of requirements for workshops and institutes inside and outside the SPS, provided the individual receives prior approval upon application to the Professional Development Office and that the workshop or institute is primarily a concentrated study session and/or classes for the improvement of skills. If an employee completes sixty-four (64) total hours of professional development during the district calendar year from September 1 to August 31, and the employee gets a satisfactory evaluation, the employee will be recognized with a SPS Paraprofessional Professional Development Certificate for the current year and a bonus of $3 per day/ up to 182 days paid out during the next school year. All documentation must be submitted by September 30 and approved by the supervisor/administrator. If more than one hundred employees complete the certification in any given year, the SEA and SPS will meet to determine how to fund the program. For 2018-2019, an additional $40,000 is available to incentivize professional development among paraprofessionals. SEA and SPS will jointly determine how to utilize these funds in alignment with any professional development redesign agreed to by the parties.
