Professional Development
Professional Development Fund
Our professional development fund is negotiated as part of our LINC agreement with the school division. As set out in Article 5.1 of our LINC agreement, the board provides an annual dollar amount as a Professional Development Fund. This is equal to 0.59% and of the previous year’s instructional salaries for teachers, consultants, coordinators, vice-principals and principals. Allocation of the Professional Development Fund is currently as follows:
A. 25% Director of Education
B. 75% RCSTA Teacher Committee divided as follows:
1. Pre-K – 12 teachers 57 %
*at least 7% of these funds will be designated to teacher wellness (including all three teacher groups).
2. School-based administrators (Principal/VP) 16 %
3. Coordinators and consultants 2 %
The P.D. funds guiding document and procedures can be found here.
How to Apply for P.D. Funds?
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Step 1 - Obtaining Approval:
A teacher wanting to submit a request for Professional Development must complete a Form 1000 P.D. Application Form. Forms must be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the P.D. beginning. For P.D. involving travel, the request should be submitted 6 weeks prior. Please ensure that all form fields are complete. Incomplete forms may delay the application approval flow or result in the denial of a request.
All PD applications will require substitute billing equivalents for PD occurring on student contact days per the RCSD school calendar except where LINC days are applied.
Form 1000 - P.D. Application
Step 2 - Obtaining Reimbursement:
Upon completion of the P.D., the applicant must complete a Form 1000 P.D. Final Submission Form. Forms should include all proof of payment and registration and must be attached to the submission. Please ensure that your documents are printable and legible. This form should be submitted within two weeks of the P.D. being completed. Incomplete forms may delay the submission flow or result in the denial of a reimbursement.
Please allow 2-weeks for RCSTA to process forms, and up to an additional 30-days for RCSD Business and Finance to provide the reimbursement. .
Form 1000 - P.D. Final Submission
Our professional development fund is negotiated as part of our LINC agreement with the school division. As set out in Article 5.1 of our LINC agreement, the board provides an annual dollar amount as a Professional Development Fund. This is equal to 0.59% and of the previous year’s instructional salaries for teachers, consultants, coordinators, vice-principals and principals. Allocation of the Professional Development Fund is currently as follows:
A. 25% Director of Education
B. 75% RCSTA Teacher Committee divided as follows:
1. Pre-K – 12 teachers 57 %
*at least 7% of these funds will be designated to teacher wellness (including all three teacher groups).
2. School-based administrators (Principal/VP) 16 %
3. Coordinators and consultants 2 %
The P.D. funds guiding document and procedures can be found here.
How to Apply for P.D. Funds?
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Step 1 - Obtaining Approval:
A teacher wanting to submit a request for Professional Development must complete a Form 1000 P.D. Application Form. Forms must be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the P.D. beginning. For P.D. involving travel, the request should be submitted 6 weeks prior. Please ensure that all form fields are complete. Incomplete forms may delay the application approval flow or result in the denial of a request.
All PD applications will require substitute billing equivalents for PD occurring on student contact days per the RCSD school calendar except where LINC days are applied.
Form 1000 - P.D. Application
Step 2 - Obtaining Reimbursement:
Upon completion of the P.D., the applicant must complete a Form 1000 P.D. Final Submission Form. Forms should include all proof of payment and registration and must be attached to the submission. Please ensure that your documents are printable and legible. This form should be submitted within two weeks of the P.D. being completed. Incomplete forms may delay the submission flow or result in the denial of a reimbursement.
Please allow 2-weeks for RCSTA to process forms, and up to an additional 30-days for RCSD Business and Finance to provide the reimbursement. .
Form 1000 - P.D. Final Submission