Welcome to the Professional Development Page!
We help our certified staff enhance their teaching skills by providing them each with up to $800 funding per year for professional development conferences, webinars, etc. related to improving academic instruction in their current teaching positions.
Are you taking a grad class? There is generally tuition reimbursement available for up to three hours. (Check the link in the menu.)
For questions, email Jane at jgriffin@eldok12.org or ask another committee member.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING REQUEST PROCESS
GENERAL INFO
--The PDC Committee meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month.
--Please plan ahead to ensure time for the paperwork to be properly completed & approved
--Give your completed paperwork to a committee member.
Elementary School: Traci Adams, Tabatha Culbertson, & Jeanie Norman
Middle School: Jane Griffin, Julie Shelby, & Stephanie Steward
High School: Kristen Casey, Tandi Leonard, & Kristal Swopes
PAPERWORK FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
1. Completed PDC Meeting Request Form. Your building principal must sign it. If you are going as a group, you can put everyone in the group's name on the same form.
2. Completed Purchase Orders. You will probably need 3-4 of them.
Purchase orders are available in each office. Please fill them out as thoroughly as possible. See the examples in the menu.
FYI: DO NOT get your principal's signature or complete the code section.
If you are going as a group, you can put everyone in the group's name on the same P.O. Just let us know who the contact person is for your group in case we have questions.
A) Conference Registration
Attach a copy of the registration info (including price & date) for our records. COPY ONE FOR YOURSELF.
Include as much information as possible in the vendor section
Be sure to include your name, the conference name & date, and the amount on the P.O.
B) Substitute (if needed).
Write Substitutes on the vendor line.
Include your name, the conference you are attending, and date(s) gone in the description.
$107.65/day is the cost for a substitute.
C) Lodging (if needed)
Print a quote for your lodging and attach it to the P.O. COPY ONE FOR YOURSELF.
Include as much information as possible in the vendor section
Be sure to include your name, the conference name & date, and the amount on the P.O.
D) Meals (if needed)
Write Meals on the vendor line.
Record your name, the conference name, & the conference date in the description section.
$30/day is the meal allotment
DO NOT REGISTER OR MAKE ANY RESERVATIONS UNTIL YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED!
AFTER APPROVAL
After PDC has approved your request, we will return the pink copy of your purchase orders to you along with an instruction sheet. You MUST have the pink copy of the P.O. with you when you get a credit card from the central office. You are responsible for making your own reservations and registrations.
Secure a substitute through the regular process. Code it as "School Business" so it won't count against your 12 days.
Take the pink copies of your receipts to the central office to get a credit card from Kathy. Use it to make your conference registration and lodging. Tip: Record the name on the credit card & the date on your pink copy to make it easier to track down (if needed).
Contact Ty Moran (ext. 226) or Emily Hudson (ext. 227) in the high school office to reserve a vehicle.
The auditors don't like us to do reimbursements, so before you go to your conference, check out a credit card for your conference meals & as security for your lodging.
Meal Reminder: We CAN NOT cover tips or alcohol.
Note on Groups: If you are in a group, one person should be responsible for the credit card. Bills for meals should be on one ticket if possible. Decide beforehand whether you'll be splitting the bill evenly out of your PDC stipend or if you'll be noting who ate what on the receipt.
KEEP ALL OF YOUR MEAL & LODGING RECEIPTS!
AFTER YOUR CONFERENCE
1. Complete and submit the Workshop Evaluation Form to share the information you learned at your conference with others in the district. This can be done as a group if you attended with others.
2. Attach a copy of the PDC Expenditures Form to your meals/lodging receipts and give them to a PDC member.
3. Return the credit card to the central office with a copy of your meals/lodging receipts.