Guidelines for the Continuing Professional Growth Program. A. General Policies a. Credit may be earned by staff members through study initiated for one or more of the following purposes: 1) Increasing the depth of preparation in areas of specialization. 2) Broadening of liberal education in areas related to field of specialization. 3) Acquiring new skills and/or knowledge related to current developments and scholarship in field of specialization. 4) Increasing knowledge of educational methods, philosophy, child development, and psychology. 5) Preparation for new responsibilities in the Cooperative that have been or will be assigned. b. All credits earned after a bachelor’s degree has been granted, and that are in education, in the particular teacher’s field, or in a related field will be evaluated by the Executive Director. c. Only those credits earned after a degree and a teaching license has been granted shall be applicable to the next lane. After the B.A. or M.A. has been granted and validated by the college, future credits earned are applied to the next lane change. B. Kinds of credits to be considered for evaluation: a. College/University credits might include graduate credits, undergraduate credits, or degree program credits. b. Technical College credits must meet the same criteria as college or local credit. It is the intent that these credits be granted for increasing skills that improve an instructor’s technical competencies in the areas of his/her teaching assignment.
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