Professional Growth Recognition Program Clause Samples
Professional Growth Recognition Program
Professional Growth The policy of the District shall be to encourage continued and active participation on the part of classified employees in a program of professional growth activities designed to improve service to students and the District, and to assist in the personal and professional development of the employee. Professional growth is designed as a continuous purposeful program of study/training to retain and extend the high standards of the classified employees. The purpose of this program will be: 1. To improve the standard of service of the classified staff; 2. To extend and constantly improve the standards of on-the-job performance; 3. To provide opportunities for personal growth and advancement and thereby exert a concerted effort to retain qualified classified personnel. The policy shall be interpreted and implemented as follows: 1. Professional growth credit shall be given for unit credit collegiate-level coursework. Non- collegiate courses shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the employee’s immediate supervisor and the Chief Human Resources Officer or designee. 2. Professional growth credit will be provided for coursework completed on the employee’s own time. Released time for on-the-job training to participate in study/coursework, etc., shall not result in professional growth credit. 3. Professional growth credit shall be given only for that coursework begun and completed subsequent to the effective date of the Agreement into which this proposal is incorporated. 4. All coursework for professional growth credit shall be job-related or related to advancement to another District job and subject to prior approval of the employee’s immediate supervisor and the Chief Human Resources Officer. The burden of proof of job-relatedness falls to the employee making request for professional growth credit. 5. If the District determines that the coursework is not job related, the employee may appeal this decision using an appeal process similar to the one now operating with working out- of-class provisions of the Agreement. 6. Upon promotion of the employee to a new classification, the units completed for professional growth credit shall be reviewed by the new supervisor and the supervisor’s vice president to determine whether the growth credits shall carry over. a. If units were gained completing courses which provided employee with prerequisite skills for the new position, the professional growth credit will not be carried over. b. If the credit is not job-related to the new position, the credit will not be carried over. c. In both “a” and “b” above, the appeal process of Paragraph 5 shall apply. 7. The District shall have the right to require appropriate coursework as part of any professional growth program for an employee. 8. An employee shall have three (3) years in which to complete any cycle of professional growth. Units will not be carried over if the cycle is not completed within the three (3) years. 9. Upon completion of twelve (12) units (within the three-year timeline), the employee shall be eligible for the first step of professional growth increment. 10. Upon completion of an additional twelve (12) units (within the three-year timeline), the employee shall be eligible for a second step of the professional growth. 11. Professional growth increment shall be a flat rate of $50.00 per month per step.
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.
Transition Plan In the event of termination by the LHIN pursuant to this section, the LHIN and the HSP will develop a Transition Plan. The HSP agrees that it will take all actions, and provide all information, required by the LHIN to facilitate the transition of the HSP’s clients.
Service Plan 2.1 The Customer shall use the following applicable Service Plan and services during the Term: a) the Service Plan specified in the Sales and Services Agreement or a service plan with monthly fee above the Service Plan amount specified in the Sales and Agreement (not applicable to SIM Only service plan & SuperCare Unbundled Smartphone Plan); and any of the services (“Selected Services”) specified in the Company’s web site “Terms and Conditions” relating to this offer and the aggregate monthly fee (after deduction of any rebate) of such Selected Services is equal to or above the amount specified in the Sales and Services Agreement (if applicable); or b) A Service Plan within the “iPhone SuperCare Smartphone Plans” (applicable to upgrade to a higher monthly fee during the Term) as specified in the Company’s web site “Terms and Conditions” relating to this plan group. 2.2 Service Plan with specified data usage 2.2.1 Whenever the local data usage of the Customer under the relevant Service Plan nearly reaches the specified local data usage (“Specified Data Usage”) the Company will notify the Customer by SMS. The Customer may by return SMS purchase a top-up at the charge as specified in the SMS received (“Top Up”). If the Customer does not wish to purchase the Top Up, local data service under the relevant Service Plan will be automatically suspended when the data usage has reached the Specified Data Usage. The Customer may purchase the Top Up at that time or wait until the beginning of the next bill month for the new Specified Data Usage allowance under the relevant Service Plan. Any unused top-up local mobile data can be carried forward for free and can be used before the end of the next bill month. This is only applicable to designated service plans (1GB or above) with an “Advise & Consent” mechanism for the purchase of top-up data. 2.2.2 Where the Customer has registered more than one Service Plan in an Account, the Company will notify Customer's primary service number (i.e. the first registered service number) by SMS whenever a Top Up is confirmed. 2.3 Applicable to Customer who stacks a new iPhone Contract： 2.3.1 Under Term (i.e. outstanding months under unexpired Previous Contract Term + iPhone Contract Term), the monthly fee and entitlement of new iPhone Contract takes effect immediately and will apply until the expiration of the new iPhone Contract. 2.3.2 If Customer has an existing contract of FUP Unlimited Data Plan stacks a new iPhone Contract, Customer is required to sign a new contract for FUP Unlimited Data Plan. The monthly fee of new FUP Unlimited Data Plan specified in the Sales and Services Agreement takes effect simultaneously when the new iPhone Contract commences and will apply until the expiration of the Term. 2.3.3 (If applicable) If the Customer has a Multi-SIM Plan under an unexpired Previous Contract Term stacks a new iPhone Contract, the monthly fee and service entitlement under the unexpired Previous Contract Term will be superseded and replaced by the monthly fee and service entitlement of the prevailing Multi-SIM Plan at the time of the stacking of the new iPhone Contract (“New Multi-SIM Plan”). The New Multi-SIM Plan shall take effect simultaneously when the new iPhone Contract commences and will apply until the expiration of the Previous Contract Term of the Multi-SIM Plan. 2.4 This Service Plan is charged on a monthly basis. The monthly charges for the first month will be charged on a pro-rata basis from the service effective date to the first bill date. The monthly charges are payable in advance and non-refundable under whatever circumstances. 2.5 This Service Plan is not applicable to 2G phones / connected devices or any phones / connected devices which have manually opted for 2G network. However, if customers opt for FUP unlimited data, in addition to the above conditions, the plan will also not applicable to other connected devices (including but not limited to USB modem / pocket wi-fi / TV box). 2.6 Offer detail Credit offer Credit Amount Wi-Fi Service Plan* full credit back during the Term WiFi Service monthly fee $60 *Customer is required to register for WiFi service 2.7 If the Customer does not notify the Company of termination of the WiFi services specified above prior to the expiry of the Term, the Company shall automatically charge the Customer for the free services specified above at the prevailing monthly fee after the expiry of the Term. 2.8 The Customer shall use Credit Card auto pay to settle monthly fee during the Term. If the Customer does not settle his monthly payment by credit card autopay or uses a 3rd party credit card for payment, a prepayment is required (if applicable).