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Contents

1 Mandatory State Training
2 Frontline Professional Growth
3 Summer Canvas Training
4 Professional Development Records
5 Professional Development Requirements
6 TLE PL Focus
7 Professional Improvement Committee

Mandatory State Training

In August links will be posted here to the various state-mandated trainings, updated for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Frontline Professional Growth

The Professional Growth service from Frontline Education is how the district tracks and supports staff Professional Development, including:

Tracking the professional development points earned by staff members
Signing up for district workshops
Centralizing the evaluations and materials for district workshops
Providing access to a large library of video training resources to assist staff members with targeted professional development, including the new Professional Learning Focus requirement

Staff members set up accounts via email invitations. If you need an invitation sent to you, contact Laura Salzyn at the ESC.

Frontline Professional Growth login

Help with Using Frontline's Professional Growth

There are also instructional videos posted in a "Frontline Training" Team Drive for Instructional Technology Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Department Chairs, Grade Level and Special Area Elementary Coordinators, and Middle School Building Coordinators who have instructor rights in the Professional Growth system.

Summer Canvas Training

Teachers in grades 6-12 needing to get started with Canvas can earn an $80 stipend and receive 8 inservice points that are bankable toward inclement weather days in 2019-20 by signing up for ONE of the following workshops with Zach Michel:

Professional Development Records

In-district professional development is tracked through sign-in sheets at the workshop/training and is recorded in Frontline's Professional Growth system.

Out-of-district professional development after July 1, 2017 will also be tracked with Professional Growth.

Before you can attend an out-of-district professional development activity, the activity must be approved by your building principal or your direct supervisor.

All purchase orders for registration, travel, lodging, per-diem, materials fees, miscellaneous fees, stipends and substitutes must be requested six weeks before the first day of the activity. The BPSD Board must approve all Purchase Requests before a Purchase Order can be issued. A Purchase Order must be in place before the first day of the activity. Advanced planning for out-of district professional development activities is critical. You can access the Travel Forms online.
To receive professional development credit for an out-of-district professional development activity, AFTER THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN COMPLETED you must:
- Scan and upload a copy of your participation certificate or some other proof completion into Professional Growth. (If you lack the documentation, you’ll need to insert a comment in the form to that effect and your supervisor will know to work with you on obtaining confirmation.)
- Complete and submit the online PDA Out of District Request Form in Frontline's Professional Growth.
CLICK HERE for complete instructions on requesting Out-of District Professional Development credit.

Professional Development Requirements

Every five years, full-time teachers must acquire 75 hours of professional development.

Two hours per year of professional development have to be technology related. (You can document this yourself and have a principal sign-off.)

Part-time teachers have no defined amount of hours required, but must come to district professional development days.

If you are currently going through alternative certification, you need to verify with Laura Salzyn the amount of hours you must document; the amount varies for different teachers. Please contact her so that you aren’t blindsided by a requirement of 150 hours when it is too late.