ADMINISTRATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The board encourages the administrators to continue their professional growth by becoming involved in professional organizations, attending conferences, continuing their education, and participating in other professional activities.
As the task of educating our youth must be a top priority of the communities served by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District, the board of directors recognizes the importance of keeping the administrative team informed on current educational issues, research and trends. To this end each administrator shall develop a systematic plan for professional renewal activities that shall include but not be limited to attendance at:
* Siouxland Conference Meetings
* annual state conference of the Iowa Association of School Boards,
* attend other area, regional, state or national meetings related to education
To stay abreast of national trends and successful cutting-edge programs, the superintendent shall budget sufficient funds to provide for the participation of all administrators in the activities listed above. In addition, funds shall be provided for two administrators to attend a national educational conference such as NASB, AASB, NASSP, NMLE, NAEP conference every other year.
Administrators are encouraged to represent the successes of the district at area, state and national conferences. Administrators who are presenting a district program at a national conference shall be allowed to attend with full reimbursement. If this occurs during a year the administrator is scheduled to attend a national conference, that conference shall count as his/her conference for the year. Should it fall on a year that administrator is not scheduled to attend a national conference, the administrator shall be allowed to attend the conference without effecting the scheduled rotation.
It is the responsibility of the administrators to arrange their schedules in order to attend various conferences and events in which they are involved. Prior to attendance at an event, the administrator must receive approval from the superintendent. In the case where overnight travel or unusual expense is involved, the superintendent will bring it to the attention of the board prior to the administrator attending the event.
The administrator will report to the superintendent after an event.
Previously Code No. 310.1
Adopted: May 10, 1993
Reviewed: March 1998
March 2006
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
Revised: February 17, 2003