Professional Development and Support Sample Clauses

Professional Development and Support. (a) The specific nature of an employee’s skills requires professional development and training on an ongoing basis. It is the joint responsibility of both the employer and the employee to have due regard to this requirement. (b) The employer will ensure access to reasonable, pre-approved professional development - provided by the employer as well as external opportunities relevant to the needs of the counsellor role within individual schools and the priorities of each school. (c) The employer will provide time to complete professional practice requirements of the counsellor role i.e. follow up phone calls, scoring assessments, writing reports and case notes, maintaining files, participating in mandatory supervision and professional development, and involvement in system processes. (d) The employer will provide counsellor supervision and monitor required participation.
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Professional Development and Support. Section 1. The University recognizes that adequate supporting services are necessary for effective scholarship and professional development. All faculty, including tenure-related, fixed-term and academic professionals, are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development. (a) In order to support scholarship and professional development the University shall fund a multifaceted Development Program that reflects both the need for bargaining unit members to fulfill the tasks of scholarly and scientific research, writing, teaching, advising, supporting student health and wellness and all other aspects of the mission of the University. All bargaining unit members, whether in academic professional, on-tenure track, tenure-track, or tenured appointments, shall be eligible to apply for and receive funds through this program. (b) The Faculty Development Program and professional travel funds, as allocated in Section 3, will be administered by the Faculty Development Committee, with oversight by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ designee. The Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Committee on Committees and representative of the breadth of the university faculty including tenure-related faculty, non-tenure track faculty and academic professionals. Section 2. The University recognizes that professional travel for presentation of the products of scholarly work is necessary for effective professional development. Bargaining unit members and department chairs are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development. Section 3. For fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, the University will allocate $650,000 annually for the Faculty Development Program, to include $50,000 which previously funded the Career Support Fund in Article 16, and $500,000 annually for professional travel.
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Professional Development and Support. Temporary teachers shall have access to the same professional development and support resources as other teachers, including mentoring and coaching programs, to ensure they are equipped to meet the needs of their students.
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Professional Development and Support. (a) The specific nature of an employee’s skills requires professional development and training on an ongoing basis. It is the joint responsibility of both the employing authority and the employee to have due regard to this requirement. (b) The employing authority will ensure access to reasonable, pre-approved professional development - provided by the employer as well as external opportunities relevant to the needs of the counsellor role within individual schools and the priorities of each school. (c) The employing authority will provide time to complete professional practice requirements of the counsellor role i.e. follow up phone calls, scoring assessments, writing reports and case notes, maintaining files, participating in mandatory supervision and professional development, and involvement in system processes. (d) The employing authority will provide counsellor supervision and monitor required participation.
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Professional Development and Support. Section 1. The University recognizes that adequate supporting services are necessary for effective scholarship and professional development. All faculty, including tenure-related, fixed-term and academic professionals, are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development. (a) In order to support scholarship and professional development the University shall fund a multifaceted Development Program that reflects both the need for bargaining unit members to fulfill the tasks of scholarly and scientific research, writing, teaching, advising, supporting student health and wellness and all other aspects of the mission of the University. All bargaining unit members, whether in fixed-term, tenure-track, or tenured appointments, shall be eligible to apply for and receive funds through this program. (b) The Faculty Development Program will be administered by the Faculty Development Committee, with oversight by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ designee. The Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Committee on Committees and representative of the breadth of the university faculty including tenure-related faculty, fixed-term faculty and academic professionals. The Committee shall develop criteria and procedures for various categories of awards and determine which of its Committee members shall serve on review and selection committees. Membership on the Committee is for up to three years. The Committee on Committees should appoint members such that approximately one-third of the members are replaced annually with terms of service running during the academic year. (c) The Faculty Development Committee sets the maximum grant amount at the beginning of each academic year up to $15,000. Eligible faculty will be notified of the criteria and procedures for awards during November of each academic year. Course release and computers shall be considered eligible expenditures where justified, as well as expenditures for data, research assistants, workshop fees, etc. General eligibility criteria include, but are not limited to: 1. bargaining unit members who are primarily instructional faculty requesting funding to support professional development; 2. bargaining unit members who are Academic Professionals requesting funding to support professional development; 3. bargaining unit members who are established investigators for whom the proposed project is essential for the successful pursuit of outside funding; 4. bargaining unit members wh...
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Professional Development and Support. Section 1. The University recognizes that adequate supporting services are necessary for effective scholarship and professional development. All faculty, including tenure-related, fixed-term and academic professionals, are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development. (a) In order to support scholarship and professional development the University shall fund a multifaceted Development Program that reflects both the need for bargaining unit members to fulfill the tasks of scholarly and scientific research, writing, teaching, advising, supporting student health and wellness and all other aspects of the mission of the University. All bargaining unit members, whether in academic professional, fixed-term, tenure-track, or tenured appointments, shall be eligible to apply for and receive funds through this program. (b) The Faculty Development Program and professional travel funds, as allocated in Section 3, will be administered by the Faculty Development Committee, with oversight by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ designee. The Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Committee on Committees and representative of the breadth of the university faculty including tenure-related faculty, fixed-term faculty and academic professionals. Section 2. The University recognizes that professional travel for presentation of the products of scholarly work is necessary for effective professional development. Bargaining unit members and department chairs are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development. Section 3. For fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, the University will allocate $550,000 annually for the Faculty Development Program and $250,000 annually for professional travel. Tentative Agreement
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Professional Development and Support. While much professional development and support has proven ineffective, research has pointed to qualities of professional support that enhance its effectiveness. A 2022 analysis of the literature finds professional development most likely to be effective when it includes: “ (1) built-in time for teacher-to-teacher collaboration around instructional improvement; (2) one-to-one coaching, where coaches work to observe and offer feedback on teachers’ practice; and (3) follow-up meetings to address teachers’ questions and finetune implementation.”19 This finding extends prior research, which found that professional learning in which teachers collaborate, receive coaching, and practice new approaches as part of regular daily schedules, is more effective at increasing teacher capacity and improving teacher performance.20 This evidence is supported by research on teacher coaching. In a meta-analysis of 60 rigorous studies, ▇▇▇▇▇ and colleagues found a strong positive impact on both teacher instructional practice and student learning.21 In addition, research on teacher retention also points to the importance of the support teachers receive in determining whether they stay in the profession. In a recent comprehensive meta-analysis synthesizing findings from 120 studies of teacher retention, three of the main factors positively correlated with retention were teachers’ perceived quality of administrative support, access to mentoring, and strong in-service professional development.
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Professional Development and Support. Section 1. The University recognizes that adequate supporting services are necessary for effective scholarship and professional development. All faculty, including tenure-related, fixed-term and academic professionals, are encouraged to participate in activities that enhance their professional development. (a) In order to support scholarship and professional development the University shall fund a multifaceted Development Program that reflects both the need for bargaining unit members to fulfill the tasks of scholarly and scientific research, writing, teaching, advising, supporting student health and wellness and all other aspects of the mission of the University. All bargaining unit members, whether in academic professional, fixed-termnon-tenure track, tenure-track, or tenured appointments, shall be eligible to apply for and receive funds through this program. (b) The Faculty Development Program and professional travel funds, as allocated in Section 3, will be administered by the Faculty Development Committee, with oversight by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ designee. The Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Committee on Committees and representative of the breadth of the university faculty including tenure-related faculty, fixed-termnon-tenure track faculty and academic professionals. The Committee shall develop criteria and procedures for various categories of awards and determine which of its Committee members shall serve on review and selection committees. Membership on the Committee is for up to three years. The Committee on Committees should appoint members such that approximately one-third of the members are replaced annually with terms of service running during the academic year.
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  • Professional Development Program (a) The parties agree to continue a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members. (b) Information collected as part of this program shall be the sole property of the faculty member. This information or any judgments arising from this program shall not be used to determine non-renewal or termination of a faculty member's contract, suspension or dismissal of a faculty member, denial of advancement on the salary scale, nor affect any other administrative decisions pertaining to the promotion or employment status of the faculty member. (c) A joint advisory committee consisting of three regular faculty members who shall be elected by and are P.D. Committee Chairpersons and three administrators shall make recommendations for the operation, financing and management of the Professional Development Program.

  • Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.

  • Professional Development and Training The Company shall pay for or reimburse the Executive for any reasonable professional development or training.

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT A. Both the Board and the Association encourage teachers to seek professional improvement. In order to assist teachers in extending and improving their skills the following plan will be implemented. B. All Teachers will be encouraged to earn a Masters degree or coursework toward additional certification that is in the field of education and within a teacher's discipline, or in an area that is beneficial to the school. C. The Board will pay teacher's expenses for undergraduate and/or graduate credits, specialty and additional endorsements under the following conditions. 1. In allocating budgeted funds priority will be given to the teachers in a “masters” program and those teachers who need to complete coursework for certification. 2. All courses must be approved, in advance, by the Superintendent. Courses for recertification purposes must be approved in advance by the certification committee and the superintendent. The teacher shall receive a written reply from the Superintendent within ten (10) days of application for course approval (See Appendix D). 3. Each teacher will be eligible for up to six (6) semester hours of credit or, if enrolled in a matriculated, organized program, 12 semester hours of credit for undergraduate will be paid if part of a graduate program or graduate courses per contract year. The Superintendent reserves the right to request intent to take courses prior to final budget preparation. Failure to communicate such intent at the time of the Superintendent’s request may jeopardize course reimbursement due to a lack of funding. 4. The administration will pay in advance the cost of the course. Presentation of evidence of satisfactory completion of the course (A grade of B or better) is the responsibility of the teacher. In the event the course is not completed or not completed satisfactorily, the teacher will refund the payment received in advance and in accordance with Appendix D – attached. 5. Teachers who resign shall not be eligible for reimbursement after the date of resignation Teachers who have been reimbursed for any course work toward securing a masters within the last two (2) years of employment shall be required to continue their service to RSU # 78 for an additional two (2) years (twenty-four months) or will be required to reimburse the district the cost associated with Masters courses taken prior to departing, Such reimbursement to the district shall be remitted via payroll deductions as arranged between the District and employee, unless the failure to continue employment is due to illness, disability, death, or reduction of position. 6. Reimbursement will only be for tuition and fees. It will not include reimbursement for mileage, books and other expenses unless the teacher is required to take the course by the administration.

  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.