1. Professional Development 68 What’s new in PD Policy?

2. The BEST thing! We now have a THREE YEAR PLAN!

3. Three Year Plan? Why is that a good thing?

4. The Three Year Plan You can “save” your PD funds to go to a big event. You can PLAN forward to develop strategies for professional growth that fit your individual needs.

5. The Three Year Plan How does the plan work?

6. The Three Year Plan *Note: all funding is subject to availability.

7. The Three Year Plan What’s the supplemental fund?

8. Supplemental Fund Unused PD funds will be put into a supplemental fund that teachers can apply to on a first come, first serve basis up to $300 for workshops (not resources or fees) once their individual funds are exhausted.

9. The Three Year Plan How do I apply?

10. To Apply for Funding Check with your school PD rep for forms or go to www.bctf.ca/local68/pd to get the application forms.

11. The Three Year Plan Will we still be able to share our individual funds with others?

12. Can I share funds with a colleague? No. We have developed a system where we all have the same access to unused funds (supplemental funds).

13. The Three Year Plan But can we pool funds as a staff?

14. Can we pool funds as a staff? If individual teachers on your staff wanted to contribute for a presenter, they may. This is simply another way to get PD: it comes to you instead of you going to it! NOTE: We honour teacher autonomy. We accept that one individual on staff might not wish to contribute, but will prefer to learn differently.

15. The Three Year Plan Will we still be able to apply for summer funds?

16. Summer Funds We no longer have summer funds. Rather than redistribute unused funds each year, each member can retain funds for three years. However,members can still use their individual funds for summer PD.

17. The Three Year Plan What if I don’t use my funds within the three years?

18. Unused Individual Funds After three years, unused funds will be redistributed to our community through the supplemental funds. After three years, you will begin a new “three year plan.”

19. More Questions? Call the NDTA office – 250.756.1237 or email ndta@shaw.ca OR pd68@bctf.ca