Professional Overview Staff Development Days Staff Development Days are professional development days that occur four times a year. For the 2023-2024 school year, they are on September 25, November 10, February 15 and April 19. At EC-5, there are no students all day. At UMS, students attend until 1:15 and the staff development day occurs after. At UHS, students attend until 12:26 and staff development occurs after. Why is staff development important? o Staff Development Days can be used as a refresher, to set clear objectives and goals, an opportunity to learn something new, and/or a reminder of why you chose to be an Educator. o Professional development training can help teachers to become better at planning and collaborating within their department, grade level, and school. o Staff Development Days can benefit all teachers, whether the focus is on refinement of teaching skills, family engagement, or implementing new strategies and tools. o If you are going to be absent on a Staff Development Day, you must still enter your absence, regardless of needing a substitute or not. Attendance is verified by each building administrator and the district office (Danielson Domain 4). The Professional Day: your daily work hours • The teacher’s professional day shall consist of the student’s school day plus the amount of time deemed necessary by the teacher and principal to complete their professional duties (13.01 CBA) Black Out Days for Personal Leave per Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) • Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement(teacher’s contract), you may not take personal leave on the first or last day of school, the day before and the day after Winter Break and the day before and the day after Spring Break. (CBA 8.02) For 20232024 those dates are: August 14, December 20, January 4, March 8, March 18 and May 29 (if no snow days are used).
Information Regarding Your First and Subsequent Paychecks You will receive your first paycheck (that includes pay for New Teacher Orientation, Curriculum, and Illustrative Math Trainings you may have attended on August 25, 2023). The first bi-weekly pay cycle will begin with the payday on Friday, September 8th, 2023, and continue every other Friday after that. If a regular payday falls on a national holiday on which banks are closed, the payday will be on the banking business day immediately prior. A paycheck schedule is provided for you. If you filled out the direct deposit information in Talent Ed, you should receive your first check in your banking account. Please make sure that you
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