425.2G Guidelines Regarding District Staff Conducting In-Service Programs

GUIDELINES REGARDING ANOKA-HENNEPIN STAFF  CONDUCTING IN-SERVICE PROGRAMS 

I. PROGRAMS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 

1. Statement of Intent. It is the intent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District to compensate employees for in-service programs they present as part of the School District's Staff Development program. 
2. General Guidelines for All Presenters. The following assumptions are inherent in this structure: 
   1. Presenters will prepare for a presentation of the staff development program outside their duty day unless staff development is part of their Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) or teacher leader responsibilities.
   2. Sessions, for the most part, will be outside of the normal duty day with the exception of preschool and/or staff development day  presentations on designated staff development days. 
   3. The District will pay the in-service compensation rate for up to a maximum of two staff per presentation. Compensation will be equally divided if there are three or more presenters per session. 
   4. Professional development sessions will be designed to meet staff development needs on a district-wide, building-level or department-level basis and aligned to the district staff development plan.
3. Procedures 
   1. 1. Requests for approval for content and for compensating employees for presenting professional development sessions must be submitted to the appropriate supervisor prior to the scheduled event.   
   2. The appropriate supervisor will notify the presenter of approval.
   3. After the professional development session is completed, the presenter will submit their hours for payment to the appropriate supervisor for processing. Actual payment of the                                 compensation will occur after the professional development session is completed. 

II. PROGRAMS CONDUCTED OUTSIDE THE ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 

1. Statement of Intent. It is the intent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District to facilitate collegial and collaborative agreements with other school districts and nonprofit educational institutions who request assistance. 
2. General Guidelines 
   1. 1. Employees who are invited to present in-service programs outside the Anoka-Hennepin School District will notify their principal/supervisor as soon as possible after they receive the invitation. 
   2. Principals will notify the appropriate associate superintendent and work with the associate superintendent in determining a response to the request. 
   3. Requests will be considered on an individual basis, with consideration given to the Anoka-Hennepin School District's ability to obtain suitable substitute teachers. 
   4. Sponsoring school districts or agencies (e.g., ECSU, colleges) will reimburse the Anoka-Hennepin School District for all teacher salary costs incurred. 
   5. Teachers conducting the in-service may request the sponsoring district or agency to reimburse them directly for expenses such as travel, duplication of materials, preparation time and any service which falls outside Anoka-Hennepin duty time. Such reimbursement will not include compensation for presentation time which coincides with "duty time" for which the Anoka-Hennepin School District is already compensating the teacher.