450 Fir Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360.379.4502
Personnel Policy 5520: Staff Development
- Professional Growth and Development for Non-administrative Staff
Additional training and study are prerequisites for continued growth and effectiveness of staff members. It is also necessary for staff members with increased responsibilities and new demands. Staff are encouraged to gain additional job-related skills through special study or in-service training.
The district may participate in the state In-Service Training Act of 1977.
The district shall develop and adopt a professional growth program.
Each holder of a professional education certificate, except those exempted by State Board of Education regulation, shall complete 150 hours of continuing education study every five years, in order to maintain his or her certificate.
- Professional Growth and Development for Administrators
The board recognizes that training and study for administrators contribute to their skill development necessary to better serve the needs of the school district. Each year the superintendent shall develop an administrative inservice program based upon the needs of the district, as well as the needs of individual administrators.
| Cross References: | Policy 5005 | Employment: Disclosures, Certification Requirements, Assurances and Approval |
| Policy 5240 | Evaluation of Staff | |
| Legal References: | RCW 28A.415.040 | In-service training act |
| WAC 180-85-075 | Continuing education requirement | |
| WAC 180-85-200 | In-service education approval standards | |
| WAC 392-195 | In-service training program | |
| WAC 392-121-255 | Definition - Academic credits | |
| WAC 392-121-257 | Definition - In-service credits | |
| WAC 392-192 | Professional Growth |
ADOPTED: March 27, 2000
REVISED: April 28, 2003
