Professionalization

Joint Committees
Career In Teaching Program
Peer Assistance & Evaluation Program
Professional Practice Schools
NBPTS
Professional Development Funds
Curriculum Councils
Teacher Evaluation System (TES)
Testing Schedule For 2006/2007
The Board will provide routine clerical services and supplies through the Quality Improvement Department to support the work of the Councils. Further, a pool of one hundred (100) days of released time for professional development activities, conferences, or other legitimate activities of the Councils will be made available to them. Procedures for use of such professional days shall be established by the Federation President and the Curriculum Director of Quality Improvement.

In addition, each Council shall have the opportunity to send one elementary delegate and one secondary delegate, one of whom shall be the Chairperson or designee, to the national convention of the professional organization for that discipline, funded by the Professional Development Fund. The Fund’s expense and reporting guidelines shall apply.

The Curriculum Council Chairpersons shall together constitute the Interdisciplinary Council; the Curriculum Director of Quality Improvement shall meet quarterly, at least, with the Interdisciplinary Council to discuss the district’s instructional programs and act, as needed, to improve quality. Further, the Department of Quality Improvement shall designate a liaison to each of the Curriculum Councils for on-going communication. Resolutions of Curriculum Councils may be presented to the EIP after having been reviewed by the Interdisciplinary Curriculum Council. The EIP shall respond to the resolution within 45 days.

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