Outside Professional Development

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Professional Development Request Form Directions for Principals:

1. Upon receiving a Professional Development request from your staff:

* Ensure that all parts are filled out completely and all attachments are included.

* Ensure timeline has been met.

* If these have not been met, return forms to staff member.

2. Principal Approval: Principals have discretion on whether or not to approve professional development requests based on organizational need. Some questions for you to consider in deciding whether or not to grant the request:



* Has the staff member had an opportunity to attend professional development in the past?

* Is the Professional Development itself legitimate and worth the expense? Look closely at the content being delivered.

* How big of an impact will the content of the Professional Development have on your school and the organization as a whole? Since the budget is limited, you wouldn’t want to spend it all on a topic that only benefits a few people, for example.

* Has the staff member thought out his/her plan for coverage, making up deadlines, and redelivery of the professional development? Remember, you have the option to return the form to the staff member and ask for more information or for him/her to fill it out more completely.

* Review your school calendar. Organizationally (business wise), can your campus handle the absence? Note, teachers should not request Professional Development during ISANA’s Professional Development Days.

* Do you have money in your budget to approve?

If you grant approval, check the appropriate box and forward all information in one email to the Director of School Services, Assistant Director of School Services, and CEO for final approval.

3. If approved from Central Offices, next steps:

* Teachers are entitled to have the conference fees as well as food, lodging and transportation paid.
 
* Principals should book the conference, lodging, and transportation for the teacher to ensure best price. Remember to send all expenses through Expense Watch.
 
* Arrange for coverage.

* Ensure that teachers turn in fully developed Professional Development plans for redelivery within two weeks of attending and the Director and Assistant Director have been cc’d on this email.

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Professional Development Request Form User Instructions

Form Purpose: Use this form to request approval for professional development activities.
How to submit this form: Print, fill out completely, and submit a hard of copy of this form to your immediate supervisor for approval. (General Education staff submits to the Principal, Pupil Services staff submits to the Vice President of Pupil Services, and CS/CSA/Principals submit to the Director and Assistant Director of School Services).

The following information will be needed to complete this form:
◻ A copy of the completed conference registration from
◻ A copy of conference agenda.

Approval: You will be notified via email indicating the approval status of the request. Approvals will be based on organizational need. Please do not request during Celerity Professional Developments.

In order for the approval to be considered, the requestor must submit a completed Professional Development request form with all the required information at least 6 weeks prior to the conference, workshop or training. If traveling out of state, please submit all information 8 weeks prior to the conference. Please be advised if you submit an incomplete application, your request may not be granted.

Employee Information
Name*
First Last
ISANA Email*

Date of Submission*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

School*
Position*

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DETAILS
Name of training/workshop/conference:*

Location*

Start Date and Time of Conference:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

: Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

End Date and Time of Conference:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

: Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

Do you plan to attend only certain dates? Please specify:
Sponsoring Group/Organization:*

Registration Deadline*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Sponsoring Group/Organization's Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Sponsoring Group/Organization's Website*

Sponsoring Group/Organization's Phone
Sponsoring Group/Organization's Fax
1. Provide details describing objectives, topics, and content that will be covered during this Professional Development. If there are certain sessions or topics you plan to attend, please list these specifically.*
2. Select at least one ISANA Objective the Professional Development addresses and explain how it addresses this/these objective(s).*
Curriculum
Instruction - Content: English Language Arts (ELA)
Instruction - Content: Mathematics
Instruction - Content: Science
Instruction - Content: History
Instruction - Content: Other
Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education (CRRE)
Project Based Learning (PBL)
Principles of Learning (POL)
Subgroup: English Learners (ELs)/Standard English Learners (SELs)
Subgroup: Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students
Subgroup: Foster Youth
Subgroup: Special Education Students
Subgroup: Other
Technology
Culture: Classroom Management/School Culture
Culture: Student Engagement
Operations
Assessments: Data Analysis/Assessments
Other
Explain Other:

Explain how this Professional Development Addresses this/these ISANA Objective(s):*
3. Explain briefly what you intend to learn or gain (personally and/or professionally) from attending this activity. How does this training/development relate to your primary assignment or role at ISANA Academies? Be specific.*
4. How will your attendance at this activity benefit the organization, school, and/or students you work with? Be specific, including why this topic is a need for your students, school, and organization, citing data to back up your claims.*
5. If there is more than one person requesting to attend this Professional Development, list the names of other faculty and/or staff will attend this professional development and explain the need for more than one person to attend.*
6. How many other professional development workshops/trainings/conferences have you attended this school year?*
7. What plans will you make to ensure that your school site responsibilities will be addressed during your absence (ie. substitutes or class splitting, testing, deadlines during your absence such as lesson plans or action plans due, how you will make up any missed information covered during your absence, etc.)?*
8. Indicate your strategy for redelivery to colleagues.
Note: All attendees of conferences are required to prepare and deliver a professional development to their Celerity colleagues upon their return. Outline what your professional development will look like, including times, details of what will be covered, and who will be the target audience. Within two weeks of attending your professional development, you are required to turn in a fully fleshed out Professional Development, including handouts, resources, and details of what you will deliver, to your immediate supervisor, and cc the Director and Assistant Director of School Services.

Duration of Professional Development:

Target Audience:

Details
Date by which Final Professional Development Plan will be turned in:
MM slash DD slash YYYY

PROJECTED EXPENDITURES:
Registration Cost Total

Lodging Cost Total

Transportation Cost Total

Meals Cost Total

Other Costs

APPROXIMATE GRAND TOTAL
$0.00
UPLOAD FORM & AGENDA
Upload (1) COMPLETE conference registration from and (2) copy of conference agenda*

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