Professional Development Activities and
Clock Hours of Credit to be Awarded

(Identified by the NY State Department of Education and the
Capital Region BOCES Professional Development Committee)

SED Approved:

Credit Bearing University or College Credits— each semester hour of credit = 15 clock hours.

All BOCES Sponsored Offerings—(VISTA, NERIC, School Support Services, SETRC) - hour for hour credit for seat time, as determined by the presenter.

All Teacher Center Offerings—hour per hour credit for seat time, as determined by the Teacher Center.

Local Options Hours Determined by the PDP Committee:

Mini-Grant Recipients — 15 hours of credit per grant.

Framework Action Research Participation — 30 hours of credit, or as pre-determined by chair of activity.

BOCES Superintendent’s Conference Day — That portion of the day that fulfills the Commissioner’s Regulations as determined by the Director of Human Resources.

Reading Professional Materials– Up to 5 hours/year (unless attached to a course, in which case no additional credit will be given), requires brief written summary to Supervisor.

Presentations at District, Regional, State or National Conferences—up to 15 hours per event as determined by the supervisor.

Unpaid Participation in Service to the School

District Through Projects—up to 5 hours per Service as determined by the supervisor.

Local Options Hours Determined by the Supervisor:

Mentors and Interns—hour for hour up to 50 hours in year I and 15 hours in year II.

Continuing Education Units—(as required for continued licensure, eg. Speech and Language Pathology, Cosmetology, etc.) hour for hour as approved by the licensing committee.

Credit as Indicated by the Supervisor for:

· Strand Meetings

· Faculty Meetings-(part related to pedagogy, NYS Learning Standards)

· Team Meetings

· Group and Committee Work

· In-Classroom Consultation

· Peer Review Process

· Strategic Planning Committees

· PDP Committee and Sub-committee Meetings

· On-line courses (not university or college credit bearing)

· Teaching/Teaching Assistant Lead Courses

· Action Research & Study Groups

· In-classroom training of Teaching Assistant by Teacher, Therapist or other BOCES staff.

Conferences — Hours of attendance in actual learning settings only (no time given for travel or overnight stays). Credit will only be given for activities that are deemed not to be part of routine employment duties.

*Other, unique professional development opportunities with pre-approval of the Supervisor may be requested

*National Board of Professional Teaching Standards holders are exempt for the 5 year period in which the award was received.

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