District Professional Development  hours provide educators with opportunities to personalize and align PD directly with a professional learning, student learning, school improvement, or a strategic plan goal.  Furthermore, the PD can align directly with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education re-licensure requirements.
 
There are two pathways available.  The first pathway is to complete one of the five online PD learning modules the Professional Development Committee has identified. The modules are organized and structured.  
 
The second pathway is self/team directed.  An educator, or in a team partnership, can identify Professional Development that aligns with his/her, or the group’s, student learning, professional practice, school improvement, or strategic plan goal.  The individual, or team, is responsible for organizing and completing the self-directed pathway.  The District will not reimburse any expense incurred for this pathway.  It is essential that the 6 hours must be completed outside of the 184 days, as the 6 hours of PD counts as the 185th contractual day.