certification > professional development for certificate holders

School District - Roles and Responsibilities

• Planning and provision of appropriate professional development for Professional and Level III teaching assistant certificate holders in district professional development plans.
   
• Maintains record of professional development completed by regularly employed individuals subject to the professional development requirement and who participate in district-sponsored professional development. "Regularly Employed" means employed more than 90 days in s given school year.  Such records must include:
  
  
  • Name of the certificate holder
  • Teacher Certification Identification number
  • Program/event title
  • Clock hours or its equivalent completed for each program/event
     
• Verifies with the certificate holder and reports annually to the Office of Teaching Initiatives, completion of professional development by all regularly employed certificate holders who are subject the professional development requirement for certification.

It is recommended that the district consult with the certificate holder and jointly consider and approve activities, events, and coursework identified by the certificate holder to be completed each school year. This includes professional development completed by the certificate holder that is not district-sponsored, for example, a graduate course related to the teacher’s certificate area. It is recommended that such consultation occur annually at a minimum, and thereafter as frequently as needed, as on the occasion of an adjustment to planned activities.

While format and procedures for recordkeeping for required professional development are locally determined, as a convenience for school personnel, a suggested format  has been developed go to Continuing Professional Development District Planning Form (PDF).

For a detailed memorandum on record-keeping and reporting for required continuing professional development, see the June 2006 memo from the Deputy Commissioner.