Accessing PD Dollars

Presidents’ Training SeminarCanad Inn Club Regent

August 27,2007Gail Button & Réjean LaRoche

Legislation

Educational Administration Act

39 Responsibilities of Teachers:

(f) Ongoing professional development

FRAME

Program & Codes•Program 630: pertains to instructional staff •Amount of provincial funding found on page 2•How amounts are locally spent found on page 11

FRAME

Programs & Codes

• Staffing Code 320 = Executive , Managerial and Supervisory

• Staffing Code 330 = Instructional – Teaching

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Program & Codes

• Staffing Code 350 = Teacher Aides and other

• Staffing Code 380 = Clinicians

FRAME

Professional & Staff Development =

• Activities that contribute to professional or occupational growth of instructional staff

• Includes: workshops, conferences, service training demonstrations and school visits

Source: FRAME Manual

FRAME

Timelines

• Local association input to the school division by December

• Division submits FRAME Final Budget to Province in April

• Budget takes effect July 1st of every year

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Expenditures

Where the money can be spent:

• Salaries

• Services

• Supplies

• Materials

TEACHER VOICE

• Are you satisfied with the PD decision-making process in your school division or district?

• Is your teacher association actively involved in decisions about PD?

• Are you aware of teacher PD needs within your local association?

TEACHER VOICE

Structures:

• PD article in the collective agreement

• Letter of agreement pertaining to PD

• Joint PD committee (teachers/employer)

• Policy – written or unwritten – regulates how dollars will be spent

• School based decision making

EQUITY

The principle of ‘equity among teachers’ is based on the belief that all teachers should have an

equal opportunity to do their job in an effective manner.

EQUITY

• Adequate instructional space, material and related resources to deliver education programs and services to their students

• Working conditions which facilitate teaching and promote learning

• Open and continuing access to professional development

Source: Glen McRuer

Accessing PD Dollars

Predict the end result:

• get involved often and early

• develop a plan with your association

• don’t act alone

• persist and educate

• call a PI staff officer

Accessing PD Dollars

Thank you for your participation!

gbutton@mbteach.org

rlaroche@mbteach.org