Release Days, Field Days
Costs
Schools are responsible for paying substitute teachers for release days when CIS teachers attend professional development and student field days.
Schools also provide transportation for students and teachers to campus field days. This is not necessarily limited to school buses. Some CIS instructors have asked for voluntary contributions from their students to help pay for transportation; others have worked with teachers in adjoining school districts to share buses; some schools ask students to transport themselves.
Professional Development Attendance Requirements
CIS instructors are required to participate in all U of M-sponsored professional development for their cohort the summer prior to each academic year in which they will be teaching a U of M course. They are also required to participate in two to three days of U of M-sponsored professional development for their cohort during each academic year in which they are teaching a U of M course.
A few cohorts also require professional development attendance of instructors during their nonteaching years. These cohorts are noted in the Quick Guide to Course Requirements and Related Policies and posted on the CIS website. Instructors are strongly encouraged to participate in professional development in non-teaching years even when not required by the cohort.
— Instructor Attendance at Professional Development Activities (CIS Policy Reference Guide)
Attendance During Non-Teaching Years
See the Quick Guide to Course Requirements and Related Policies for information about course cohorts that require attendance during years when the instructor is not teaching a U of M course.
Related Links:
"Discipline-Specific Professional Development Workshops" (CIS Instructor Handbook)
Student Field Day Participation Requirements
Faculty coordinators currently require participation in the student field days for the Introduction to Animal Science (ANSC 1101) and Writing Studio (WRIT 1201) courses.
Related Policies:
Field Day Participation (CIS Policy Reference Guide)
Field Day Planning
See the letter below for specific guidance when planning for Student Field Days.
