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GCL/GDL-AR Staff/Professional Development

Code: GCL/GDL
Adopted: 1/15/14
Revised/Readopted: 6/20/17
Orig. Code(s): GCL/GDL 

The Board recognizes the need for continued upgrading and updating of performances of all employees. To this end, the Board expects employees to participate in educational and training programs designed to achieve these purposes. 

Professional development activities may include, but are not limited to, college courses, workshops, curriculum planning, individual research, travel, supervision of teacher trainees and other activities approved by the supervisor. Professional development offerings from the ESD may be planned to help licensed employees meet the requirements of their licenses. The Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) will provide appropriate, reasonable accommodations to ensure training, whether provided by the NWRESD or through NWRESD contracts with third parties, is made available for qualified employees with disabilities.  

Requests for release time for attendance at meetings or conferences may be approved by the supervisor as deemed appropriate by the ESD and with the stipulation that:

  1. Requests are to be submitted sufficiently in advance to permit supervisor consideration; and 

  2. Where release time is granted, a written report will be submitted to the administration after such meeting or conference. Where such meetings or conferences are devoted primarily or exclusively to organizational or business affairs of associations of teachers, political workshops, training sessions for consultation committees and like activities, it is not considered appropriate for the Board to expend ESD funds.  

Each individual licensed employee is solely responsible for ensuring accurate completion of the professional development required for licensure. 

TSPC-Licensed Employee 

Once a TSPC-licensed employee completes licensure requirements, the employee must submit evidence to the human resource office which will verify that the licensed employee has successfully completed the professional development requirements on the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) Professional Educational Experience Report (PEER) form. 

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