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Fox C-6 Professional Development
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The mission of the Professional Development Committee in the Fox C-6 School District is to provide innovative and collaborative learning that increases educator effectiveness and student achievement. Please click on the heading to go to the connected document.
Professional Development Resources
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Professional Learning Hub
Fox C-6 has created a professional learning hub with resources for teaching and learning. It is a website designed to offer resources on a variety of programs and teaching techniques that teachers may utilize with students.
Professional Development Requests
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PD Event Request Form
Teachers, staff, and administrators who wish to attend professional development events need to fill out the PD Event Request Form prior to registering for an event or booking travel. Once approved, the staff member will be notified.
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Administrator PD Resource/Sub/Stipend Request Form
Administrators will use this form when requesting subs for PD, to purchase resources (such as books) for PD, and also to request stipends for collaborations.
Instructions for Requesting Professional Development
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Staff members wishing to attend professional development must follow the steps below. For questions regarding this process, please contact Robin Greene.
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Complete the online professional development request form as early as possible (at least four weeks prior to the event).
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Wait for an approval confirmation email. If you do not receive confirmation within 10 days, please contact Robin Greene. *Do not register or commit any funds until after you receive approval.
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Register for the event using the purchase order number provided in the approval email (district pays registration, hotel, and airfare upfront; mileage and meals are reimbursed after).
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Use Power Schools to request a substitute (if needed). Select professional development as the reason.
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Once the professional development has been completed:
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Send your confirmation of attendance via email to ahrensm@foxc6.org or via interoffice mail to Monica Ahrens (can be a photo, an agenda, sign-in sheet, name badge, or certificate of completion).
- Complete a PD Specific Check Request within 30 days, if needed, for reimbursement of funds that were listed in the original PD request (meals, mileage, shuttle to/from airport, etc.). Attach confirmation of attendance and your itemized & paid receipts.
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Reimbursement for expenses related to out-of-district professional learning activities
Employee Reimbursement directly through the PD Department via the PD Specific Check Request
Employee Reimbursement through TalentEd Step-by-Step
PERSONNEL SERVICES Regulation 4410.2
Professional Activities, Training and Professional Growth PDC Expense Reimbursement
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Travel and lodging costs
The district will pay for travel expenses for district employees and Board members who travel outside the district for training, professional development, attendance at district-related meetings or for other approved reasons related to their positions with the district. When payment for travel and lodging costs cannot not be made prior to the event for an out-of-district professional development activity, the costs are to be paid by the participant. Reimbursement will be made after the participant completes the activity and processes a reimbursement request. Participant must complete a check request form with all original receipts attached. District initiated Professional Learning activities are paid by the district at the discretion of the superintendent or designee.
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Mileage
For events in the local area (within a 50 mile radius of 745 Jeffco Blvd.) travel will not be reimbursed unless the employee travels from or returns to work for a work related reason. Travel outside the local area will be reimbursed for round-trip mileage. Mileage is reimbursed at the rate of $.35 Standard mileage. Allowances for travel will be determined by Google Maps. Employees are expected to ride together when traveling to the same conference. Employees may make arrangements to use school vehicles if so desired and they are available.
The following are standard mileage allowances.
Destination
One Way
Round Trip
Cape Girardeau, MO
100
200
Chicago, IL
320
640
Cincinnati, OH
370
740
Columbia, MO
135
270
Jefferson City, MO
125
250
Kansas City, MO
275
550
Knob Knoster, MO
150
300
Lake of the Ozarks, MO
175
350
Springfield, MO
215
430
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Out-of-State:
Professional learning activities are discouraged when comparable trainings are available in-state that can meet the professional learning needs of the district. Any professional development request for professional learning to occur out-of-state would need to follow this process and need final approval from the Board of Education. The definition of out-of-state is travel in excess of 350 miles one way. The Board of Education must approve any out-of-state travel.
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Airfare
Airfare allowances shall be based on coach rate and shall not exceed the mileage reimbursement rate for that destination unless approved by the superintendent or designee.
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Meal Allowance
Meal reimbursement will not exceed $40.00 per day for out of town overnight travel workshops. The district will not pay for alcohol, and gratuities will not exceed 15% of the meal cost. Original receipts must be attached for reimbursement of expenses.
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Lodging
Nightly hotel expense will be determined at a rate not to exceed the the conference rate or $150.00 per night when there is no conference rate, unless approved by the superintendent or designee. It is expected that employees will share a room when attending the same conference when possible.
