RECERTIFICATION AND EXCHANGE DAYS:

Requirements

All teachers must participate in a minimum of 24 hours of professional development during each school year. Professional development may include workshops, conferences, inservices, and coursework.

Join the Alternative Education Google Classroom for professional development opportunities

Exchange Days - Mark Your Calendars:

Exchange days - October 13 and March 15

Teachers may earn one or two days off for professional development received during “off contract” time starting on the first day after the last day of school of the previous year through the last exchange day noted on the district calendar.

“Off Contract” time includes weekend, holiday, after school, and summer hours that are outside of the teacher’s regularly scheduled working hours.

Hours used toward the day off cannot have been used to gain in-service credit for certificate renewal, college course credit, or a stipend. They can be part of the district yearly required 24 hours.

State Certificate Renewal Guidelines

· New teachers and PACE teachers who hold a South Carolina Initial (3 year) Certificate are not eligible to begin accruing renewal credit points toward certificate renewal until they have received a SC Professional (5 Year) Certificate.    State Request for Change Form

· Teachers holding a SC Professional Certificate with less than a Master’s degree must earn at least one 3-hour graduate level course from an accredited college or university and 60 renewal points or an additional 3-hour graduate course within a five-year validity period to renew their state Professional Certificate.

· Teachers holding a SC Professional Certificate with a Master’s degree or higher must earn 120 renewal credit points, 6 college credit hours, or 60 renewal credit points and 3 college credit hours within a five year validity period to renew their state certificate.

*Read to Succeed (R2S) - Endorsement that is required within 5 years of your certificate renewal.

*Gifted and Talented Endorsement- Required to teach honors courses. Class options will be emailed out as soon as possible.

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Add Out-Of-District PD Points

Here are a few instructions to help you add out of district PD points.  You will need to go to the Portal and sign in under professional development.    If you have any questions, please let me know. 

1.       My PD – Add Out of District In-Service Points

2.       Complete the form below and select the option.  Option # 6 is for PD out of district. 

3.       Download out-of-district form and have Mr. Warren sign the document.

4.       Drop or drag document into the system.  

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Kyte Learning:      Kyte Learning Info                         User Guide 

This technology Proficiency resource is being provided through the district. Points earned can be used towards Tech Proficiency, Recertification, or Exchange credit. It can be accessed through the link below or you can use the “G” button on the bottom left of the sign-in frame and log in with your GCS credentials.  

In the Kyte Library, users will see three tabs:

Courses:  These are individual courses available to all GCS users.  In most cases, each course is between 30 minutes and 2 hours.

Collections:  These are combinations of courses that have been compiled to mirror our complete face-to-face training series offered in Instructional Technology.  By taking all of the courses in each collection, users can earn 5-8 hours of professional development.

Greenville County Schools:  These are customized, school-based collections that are only available to the creating school.  For example, only teachers at Wade Hampton High School can receive credit for WHHS Flipgrid. I have already assigned some tasks (labeled as GCS Alt Ed) that may be of interest to you but you are welcome to search the library for other topics of interest. Let me know if you have questions. 

EdPuzzle Certifications

https://go.edpuzzle.com/OnlinePD.html

Google Training Opportunities:

https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/teacher-center/training/?modal_active=none