Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

partnership with institutionsofhighereducation, distance
learningandvideo programming. Professional
development will focus on building teacher quality to
increase student progress/growth.
507.02 The Joint Professional Development Committee
will continue to work cooperatively to determine content
for district-wide professional development in-service on
the “waiver days” and Capital Day. The joint committee
will strive to schedule these days on a Tuesday, Wednesday
or Thursday that does not precede or follow a threeday
weekend, holiday or vacation with the exception of
Capital Day. The joint committee will strive to provide
college credit orCEUsforprofessional development
507.03 The parties agree that these principles in paragraphs
507.01 and 507.02 will guide the Joint Professional
Development Committee in theplanningandtheimplementation
of professional development.
Article 508
Professional Development Related to Special Education
508.01 It is the understanding of the parties that the
District should be receiving additional federal funds for
specified uses, including special education, on a one-time
basis in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 school years. The parties
agree that it would be desirable to use some of those
funds, if available and sufficient for the purpose, for one
to three days (7–21 hours exclusive of lunch) for professional
development related to special education for the
CEA bargaining unit during that two-year period. Pay
for this professional development shall be at the supplemental
hourly rate.
508.02 The times and dates for this professional development
shall have two or more alternatives for each block
of time and shall be determined by consultation between
the parties.
508.03 Because the precise amount and permitted use of
these funds is not fully known (May 2009), the parties
shall in consultation with one another determine
whether and the extent to which this section is implemented
once the requiredinformation is known.
Likewise, the parties shall consult about using some of
these funds for the purchases of additional hand-held
PDAs, testing and instructional materials and for professional
development.
508.04 The Joint Professional Development Committee
shall oversee the implementation of these professional
development days/hours.
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