Common use of Professional Development Points Clause in Contracts

Professional Development Points. 1. Beginning on September 1, 2003, the following teachers will be eligible to utilize Professional Development Points/Continuing Education Units to be applied towards advancement on the salary schedule: (a) teachers hired before September 1, 2003 who hold a Master’s degree or are currently in any MA column, and (b) those teachers who began work after September 1, 2003 who have earned a Master’s degree. 2. Professional development/continuing education programs to be submitted by a teacher must meet the criteria of being intellectually challenging, add to the teacher’s repertoire of skills and content knowledge, enhance their contribution to the learning of students and lead to the improvement of teacher skills. Teachers must meet the goals and objectives of the school system and the teacher’s individual professional development/continuing education plan. 3. Requests will be submitted to the Superintendent for review and approval. A standard pre-approved form for this purpose shall be available in the Principal’s office. Completed forms are to be submitted to the superintendent for approval prior to participating in the professional development/continuing education experience. 4. Credit will be awarded on the basis of one (1) credit for each 15 hours of coursework or training. For example, 15 hours = 1 credit, 30 hours = 2 credits, etc. to a maximum of three (3) credits for 45 hours per contract year. The content of the professional development/continuing education experience should be equivalent in academic rigor to a graduate level course. 5. In order to earn credit, participants must provide (a) evidence of attendance for the hours requested, and (b) an observable demonstration of learning which could include a written product, report, or other forms of documentation required by the Superintendent. 6. There must be evidence that there are blocks of at least fifteen (15) professional development/continuing education hours which are ongoing and provide information and/or training in the same subject or topic area. 7. Professional development/continuing education points for the purpose of movement on the salary schedule will not be awarded for in-house programs of the Lenox Public Schools, attending workshops during the school day, attendance at professional conferences or informational session/meeting, mentoring, peer coaching, peer assistance, serving as a cooperative teacher, being a member of an accreditation team, publishing an earned doctorate thesis, authoring a curriculum development unit, designing activities for students, or attending one (1) day workshops unless they lead to the accrual of at least fifteen (15) hours in the same subject or topic area.

Professional Development Points. 1. Beginning on September 1, 2003, the following teachers will be eligible to utilize Professional Development Points/Continuing Education Units Points to be applied towards advancement on the salary schedule: (a) teachers hired before September 1, 2003 who hold a Master’s degree or are currently in any MA column, and (b) those teachers who began work after September 1, 2003 who have earned a Master’s degree. 2. Professional development/continuing education development programs to be submitted by a teacher must meet the criteria of being intellectually challenging, add to the teacher’s repertoire of skills and content knowledge, enhance their contribution to the learning of students and lead to the improvement of teacher skills. Teachers must meet the goals and objectives of the school system and the teacher’s individual professional development/continuing education development plan. 3. Requests will be submitted to the Superintendent for review and approval. A standard pre-approved form for this purpose shall be available in the Principal’s office. Completed forms are to be submitted to the superintendent for approval prior to participating in the professional development/continuing education development experience. 4. Credit will be awarded on the basis of one (1) credit for each 15 hours of coursework course work or training. For example, 15 hours = 1 credit, 30 hours = 2 credits, etc. to a maximum of three (3) credits for 45 hours per contract year. The content of the professional development/continuing education development experience should be equivalent in academic rigor to a graduate level course. 5. In order to earn credit, participants must provide (a) evidence of attendance for the hours requested, and (b) an observable demonstration of learning which could include a written product, report, or other forms of documentation required by the Superintendent. 6. There must be evidence that there are blocks of at least fifteen (15) professional development/continuing education development hours which are ongoing and provide information and/or training in the same subject or topic area. 7. Professional development/continuing education development points for the purpose of movement on the salary schedule will not be awarded for in-house programs of the Lenox Public Schools, attending workshops during the school day, attendance at professional conferences or informational session/meeting, mentoring, peer coaching, peer assistance, serving as a cooperative teacher, being a member of an accreditation team, publishing an earned doctorate thesis, authoring a curriculum development unit, designing activities for students, or attending one (1) day workshops unless they lead to the accrual of at least fifteen (15) hours in the same subject or topic area.

Professional Development Points. 1. Beginning on September 1, 2003, the following teachers will be eligible to utilize Professional Development Points/Continuing Education Units Points to be applied towards advancement on the salary schedule: (a) teachers hired before September 1, 2003 who hold a Master’s degree or are currently in any MA on the BA+40 column, and (b) those teachers who began work after September 1, 1 2003 who have earned a Master’s degree. 2. Professional development/continuing education development programs to be submitted by a teacher must meet the criteria of being intellectually challenging, add to the teacher’s repertoire of skills and content knowledge, enhance their contribution to the learning of students and lead to the improvement of teacher skills. Teachers must meet the goals and objectives of the school system and the teacher’s individual professional development/continuing education development plan. 3. Requests will be submitted to the Superintendent for review and approval. A standard pre-approved form for this purpose shall be available in the Principalprincipal’s office. Completed forms are to be submitted to the superintendent for approval prior to participating in the professional development/continuing education development experience. 4. Credit will be awarded on the basis of one (1) credit for each 15 hours of coursework course work or training. For example, 15 hours = 1 credit, 30 hours = 2 credits, etc. to a maximum of three (3) credits for 45 hours per contract year. The content of the professional development/continuing education development experience should be equivalent in academic rigor to a graduate level course. 5. In order to earn credit, participants must provide provided (a) evidence of attendance for the hours requested, and (b) an observable demonstration of learning which could include a written product, report, or other forms of documentation required by the Superintendent. 6superintendent. There must be evidence evident that there are blocks of at least fifteen (15) professional development/continuing education development hours which are ongoing and provide information and/or training in the same subject or topic area. 7. Professional development/continuing education development points for the purpose of movement on the salary schedule will not be awarded for in-house programs of the Lenox Public Schools, attending workshops during the school day, attendance at professional conferences or informational session/meeting, mentoring, peer coaching, peer assistance, serving as a cooperative teacher, being a member of an accreditation team, publishing an earned doctorate thesis, authoring a curriculum development unit, designing activities for students, or attending one (1) day workshops unless they lead to the accrual of at least fifteen (15) 15 hours in the same subject or topic area.