Common use of Professional Development Requirements Clause in Contracts

Professional Development Requirements. Teachers shall meet the professional development obligations required by law, including requirements of MCL 380.1526 and MCL 380.1527 and report such compliance with the District office prior to June 1 or 15 days prior to the state submission deadline of each school year. (The District shall provide a form for reporting professional development activities.) Failure to report or meet such requirements by the deadline shall result in a salary reduction of ¼% of a teacher’s base pay. Such reduction shall be taken in the teacher’s June 23 paycheck. If District professional development time is not approved by the state, no reduction of ¼% base pay will occur. Should the teacher’s failure to meet the professional development requirements of the State result in a loss of teacher certification, the teacher’s employment will be terminated. NEW TEACHER PROVISION Teachers in their first three years of service cannot count District Provided Professional Development identified above as part of the additional professional development required under Section 56 of the Revised School Code, or any successor provision. MCL 380.1526.