CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. Teachers who are not working toward an approved Master’s program and teachers who have completed their Master’s program must comply with the following: i. Each educational advancement on the salary schedule shall be fifteen (15) hours of college graduate level course work in K-12 related educational fields. ii. The hours toward educational advancement on the salary schedule should enhance the teacher’s current or potential future assignment. Beginning with the school year 2015-2016 all courses must receive advance approval of the superintendent. The hours or credits must relate to the teacher’s competency in what to teach, how to teach or how to more effectively fill the role of a teacher. This subparagraph (ii) does not apply to any school mandated courses. Some examples may include (but not limited to): a. Courses related to the teacher’s assigned area of teaching, or endorsed area. An endorsed area shall be any area listed on a teacher’s teaching certificate. b. Courses related to classroom management, teaching methods, study of the profession or functions of teaching, etc. c. Courses in guidance and counseling, which shall include courses beneficial to teachers working with students in the classroom. d. Courses designed to help the teacher with instructional strategies for meeting the needs of special populations of students. (Special Education, Gifted, Chapter, Multi-cultural, ESL, etc.) e. Courses required by the state, school district, or school accrediting agencies. f. Courses in computer technology designed to assist in the delivery of the curriculum.
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Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. Teachers who are not working toward an approved Master’s program and teachers who have completed their Master’s program must comply with the following:
i. Each educational advancement on the salary schedule shall be fifteen (15) hours of college graduate level course work in K-12 related educational fields.
ii. The hours toward educational advancement on the salary schedule should enhance the teacher’s current or potential future assignment. Beginning with the school year 2015-2016 all courses must receive advance approval of the superintendent. The hours or credits must relate to the teacher’s competency in what to teach, how to teach or how to more effectively fill the role of a teacher. This subparagraph (ii) does not apply to any school mandated courses. Some examples may include (but not limited to):
a. Courses related to the teacher’s assigned area of teaching, or endorsed area. An endorsed area shall be any area listed on a teacher’s teaching certificate.
b. Courses related to classroom management, teaching methods, study of the profession or functions of teaching, etc.
c. Courses in guidance and counseling, which shall include courses beneficial to teachers working with students in the classroom.
d. Courses ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ designed to help the teacher with instructional strategies for meeting the needs of special populations of students. (Special Education, Gifted, Chapter, Multi-cultural, ESL, etc.)
e. Courses required by the state, school district, or school accrediting agencies.
f. Courses in computer technology designed to assist in the delivery of the curriculum.
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Sources: Master Agreement