Teacher Development Program

History

The Teacher Development Program began in 1972 and became part of the teacher contract through negotiations.  Its purpose was, and continues to be, an effort to involve teachers in determining and meeting their professional needs and to assist the school district in achieving its identified priorities.  The program began by offering two courses, Research Utilizing Problem Solving (R.U.P.S.) and Interpersonal Communications.  Soon after, a variety of media courses were developed and the program began to expand rapidly.  In its history, well over three hundred courses have been developed by teachers and offered for inservice credit.

Goals

Professional development is a process whereby an individual through self-evaluation develops educational and personal goals to increase his or her effectiveness and participates in learning experiences designed to help achieve these goals.

Dates for Meetings

This Committee meets once a month, generally on the second Wednesday of the month.  We do not have a strict meeting schedule, other than the goal to meet once a month.  Please contact Trish Marincel or Greg Jones to get the next meeting date.

Registration Process

• Registration for classes is encouraged by completing registration forms found on the back of the News & Views or by using the News & Views Registration Form in the left-hand menu. Teachers must include: employee number, name, school and position.
• Also include the course number, session number (if applicable) and the course title.
• Classes are cancelled if an insufficient number of teachers have registered.
• Classes are cancelled or postponed whenever schools are closed due to weather conditions.
• Notice of upcoming inservice offerings are listed in the News & Views.  

Inservice/Workshop Guidelines:  As a Participant

• Ten (10) hours of pre-approved inservice classroom instruction equals one (1) inservice credit for lane change purposes.
• Maximum individual workshop credit equals six (6) credits per year.
• Maximum number of credits per teacher for salary schedule equals twenty-one (21).
• Credit it granted upon full completion of the course.
• Each inservice credit is equal to sixteen (16) hours for relicesure purposes.

Inservice/Workshop Guidelines:  As a Presenter

• Proposals for course offerings must be submitted and approved by the Teacher Development Committee prior to courses being conducted.
• Attendance rosters must be maintained.
• Inservice credit is awarded to instructors when the course is taught for the first time.