Extra-pay and part-time instructors should complete required hours during Professional Development Week or submit an Individual Proposal by the end of Professional Development Week (as well as a Completed Individual Activity form by the last Friday in September for Fall, and by the last Friday in February for Spring). These forms can be downloaded in either PDF or Word formats by visiting our Form Depot.

Pre-approved Individual Professional Development Activities can be arranged when necessary. Contact the Office of the Professional Development Administrator.

Link for more information on Professional Development requirements.

Call the Office of Instruction to report the absence, just as you would on a regular teaching day.

Be sure to state how many Professional Development hours you are claiming for that day.

(One sick day = a maximum of eight hours).

Documentation of participation, such as receipts, registration, etc., should accompany paperwork turned in to the Office of the Professional Development Administrator.

The State guidelines do not prohibit mandated activities but require specific guidelines and documentation of such events.

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Part-time and full-time extra pay instructors must either complete their required hours either during Professional Development Week or submit an "Individual Activity Proposal" by the end of that same day. (If there are extenuating circumstances, please contact the Office of the Professional Development Administrator.) Each individual activity must be pre-approved by the Professional Development Activity Review Committee and must be completed by the following deadlines:

• Fall: the last Friday in September
• Spring: the last Friday in February

A "Completed Individual Activity Form" must be submitted, along with proof of completion. All forms can be downloaded in either PDF or Word formats by visiting our Form Depot.

Remember: Staff development activities completed outside of the designated Professional Development Week must be approved in advance by the Professional Development Activity Review Committee, and completed by the abovementioned deadline.

All paperwork should be submitted to the office of the Professional Development Administrator.

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Please provide documentation of attendance.

Courses taken for "upgrading skills" do qualify with advanced approval. Contact the Office of the Professional Development Administrator.

Neither the department chair nor the program coordinator can make staff development adjustments.

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You are still a member of the faculty while on sabbatical and you may attend Professional Development activities; however, in order to qualify for Professional Development, the activity cannot be part of your sabbatical project.

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