Administrative Regulation

 

AR4131

 

Certificated Personnel

 

Staff Development/inservice

 

The Superintendent or designee will make every effort to ensure that certificated staff members have opportunities to learn both from outside sources and from each other. These opportunities may include release time, leaves of absence or use of non-instructional time for:

 

  1. Visits to other classrooms and other schools
  2. Attendance at professional education conferences or committee meetings
  3. Peer conferences
  4. Discussions with representatives of business and community agencies for the purpose of identifying the skills, knowledge and aptitudes necessary for specific career paths and developing meaningful career-related, work-based learning experiences
  5. Training classes and workshops offered by the District, county office of education or state projects
  6. Training in institutions of higher education, including credit courses conducted in or near the District whenever possible
  7. Follow-up activities that help staff to implement newly acquired skills

 

The Superintendent or designee may design a program that provides staff development/inservice opportunities for certificated classroom teachers on days that are not counted as instructional time. The staff development/inservice opportunities may meet the following conditions:

 

  1. Staff Development/Inservice opportunities shall meet the District’s educational priorities as defined by the Governing Board and be consistent with regulations adopted by the State Board of Education. (Education Code 44579.1)
  2. The staff development/inservice opportunities may provide staff development in the academic content of the core curriculum; instructional methods, including teaching strategies and classroom management; and in any other training designed to improve student performance. (Education code 44579.1.)
  3. For each staff development/inservice day provided under this program, records of attendance shall be maintained and participants shall be present for the full day.

 

Adopted: 6-9-99

Revised:

 

Related Policies & Exhibits:

BP 4131 Staff Development