Common use of PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVEMENT Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVEMENT. A. In the course of enacting professional responsibilities, teachers and educators engage in many conversations; most are collegial and involve no reasons for discipline. If, and when, and administrator indicates to a teacher that a conversation may lead to disciplinary action, the teacher has the right (provided by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ case) to have a representative present along with her or him during the conversation. B. Any employee not regulated by the Teacher Tenure Act shall not be disciplined for arbitrary or capricious cause. C. The parties support the principle of continuing training of and participation by teachers in professional organizations in the area of their specializations. The Board agrees to provide, upon approving the applications, the necessary funds for teachers who desire to attend selected professional conferences. Travel, meals, lodging, and registration fees shall be deemed appropriate expenses of the Board, as well as the cost of the substitute needed to relieve the participant. A teacher ▇▇▇ reapply to attend the conferences at his/her own expense. The Board may approve or disapprove the second application at its own discretion. A teacher attending such conferences and meetings shall be granted sufficient leave time to attend without loss of compensation. The teacher will, upon request, submit a report regarding such conferences. D. In recognition of the rapidly expanding fields of knowledge in the social and scientific fields, the parties hereby agree to establish an in-service education committee composed of three (3) persons appointed by the Board and three (3) persons appointed by the SEA. The committee shall organize itself and assume responsibility for the planning and conducting all in-service programs. E. Any teacher who enrolls in a course related to his/her instructional responsibilities at an accredited college or university shall be reimbursed at the beginning of the next semester after successful completion of such courses. The amount shall be $100.00 per semester hour or prorated amount per term hour to be applied toward tuition and books and expenses. This provision shall apply only to hours earned between the BA+18 and the MA levels, and shall be limited to a total of six (6) semester hours or nine (9) term hours. For reimbursement, prior approval by the administration of all courses to be taken must be received and all courses must be applicable to the teacher's classroom performance. For purposes of salary schedule credit a semester or term hour shall also include the equivalent in State Board Continuing Education Units (SB- CEU's) as determined by the State Board of Education. F. Any teacher who chooses to pursue additional certification, that is beneficial to the district, upon the approval of their principal and superintendent prior to enrolling, will be reimbursed for the cost of tuition and materials required to achieve the certification. The teacher is expected to pay for the cost of certification testing. Teachers will be expected to be continuously employed by the district for a period of three (3) years. Teachers who leave before that time period will reimburse the district on a prorated basis

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVEMENT. A. In the course of enacting professional responsibilities, teachers and educators engage in many conversations; most are collegial and involve no reasons for discipline. If, and when, and administrator indicates to a teacher that a conversation may lead to disciplinary action, the teacher has the right (provided by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ case) to have a representative present along with her or him during the conversation. B. Any employee not regulated by the Teacher Tenure Act shall not be disciplined for arbitrary or capricious cause. C. The parties support the principle of continuing training of and participation by teachers in professional organizations in the area of their specializations. The Board agrees to provide, upon approving the applications, the necessary funds for teachers who desire to attend selected professional conferences. Travel, meals, lodging, and registration fees shall be deemed appropriate expenses of the Board, as well as the cost of the substitute needed to relieve the participant. A teacher ▇▇▇ reapply to attend the conferences at his/her own expense. The Board may approve or disapprove the second application at its own discretion. A teacher attending such conferences and meetings shall be granted sufficient leave time to attend without loss of compensation. The teacher will, upon request, submit a report regarding such conferences. D. In recognition of the rapidly expanding fields of knowledge in the social and scientific fields, the parties hereby agree to establish an in-service education committee composed of three (3) persons appointed by the Board and three (3) persons appointed by the SEA. The committee shall organize itself and assume responsibility for the planning and conducting all in-service programs. E. Any teacher who enrolls in a course related to his/her instructional responsibilities at an accredited college or university shall be reimbursed at the beginning of the next semester after successful completion of such courses. The amount shall be $100.00 per semester hour or prorated amount per term hour to be applied toward tuition and books and expenses. This provision shall apply only to hours earned between the BA+18 and the MA levels, and shall be limited to a total of six (6) semester hours or nine (9) term hours. For reimbursement, prior approval by the administration of all courses to be taken must be received and all courses must be applicable to the teacher's classroom performance. For purposes of salary schedule credit a semester or term hour shall also include the equivalent in State Board Continuing Education Units (SB- SB-CEU's) as determined by the State Board of Education. F. Any teacher who chooses to pursue additional certification, that is beneficial to the district, upon the approval of their principal and superintendent prior to enrolling, will be reimbursed for the cost of tuition and materials required to achieve the certification. The teacher is expected to pay for the cost of certification testing. Teachers will be expected to be continuously employed by the district for a period of three (3) years. Teachers who leave before that time period will reimburse the district on a prorated basis