407 - Licensed Professional Development

The Board encourages licensed staff members to attend and participate in professional development activities to maintain, develop, and extend their skills. The Board shall maintain and support professional development program for licensed staff members.

Requests for attendance or participation in a development program, other than those development programs sponsored by the District, shall be made to the Superintendent. Approval of the Superintendent must be obtained prior to attendance by a licensed staff member in a professional development program when the attendance would result in the licensed staff member being excused from their duties or when the District pays the expenses for the program.

The Superintendent shall have sole discretion whether to allow licensed staff members to attend or participate in the requested event. When making this determination, the Superintendent will consider the value of the program for the licensed staff member and the District, the effect of the licensed staff member’s absence on the education program and District operations, and the District's financial situation, as well as other factors deemed relevant in the Superintendent’s judgment.

PUBLICATION OR CREATION OF MATERIALS

Materials created by licensed staff members and the financial gain there from are the property of the District if school materials and time were used in their creation and/or such materials were created in the scope of the licensed staff member’s employment. The licensed staff member must seek prior written approval of the Superintendent concerning such activities.

TUTORING

Every effort will be made by the licensed staff members to help students with learning problems before recommending that the parents engage a tutor. Since there are exceptional cases when tutoring will help students overcome learning deficiencies, tutoring by licensed staff members may be approved by the Superintendent.

Licensed staff members may only tutor students other than those for whom the teacher is currently providing instruction, administrative or supervisory responsibility unless approved by the Superintendent.

Tutoring for a fee may not take place within school facilities or during regular school hours unless approved by the Superintendent.