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Professional Development

Professional Development is defined as any adult learning activity or process that is intended to improve CAG student learning, now or in the future. Examples of such activities could be but are not limited to: attendance at workshops outside the school, training courses, mentoring programs, attendance at workshops or lectures on site, visits to programs at other schools, subscriptions to professional journals, purchase reading of professional literature, sharing of knowledge and expertise among colleagues, language classes (English or Spanish), sharing of lessons plans and materials with colleagues, or enrollment in education degree programs.

CAG’s Commitment: CAG believes that professional educators should be motivated to maintain and upgrade their professional competence through proactive professional development. According to the expectations and philosophy of our administration, Professional Development should be a cooperative effort between staff member and school. Therefore, Professional Development opportunity costs will be shared between the two parties, by agreement. CAG is committed to ongoing education through its status as a “Lab School” thus it supports its teachers in their quest for professional development by:

offering financial assistance for professional development opportunities such as conferences, university course, workshops, etc..
granting permission to attend workshops and conferences during school hours with no loss of pay.
centralizing and disseminating professional development opportunities through the Curriculum Coordinator .
offering in-service workshops on campus by colleagues and/or consultants
subsidizing subscriptions to professional journals

The procedures for obtaining professional development support are as follows:

Each candidate should submit a package of information (with at least 3 weeks notice before deadlines) including the following forms:

Request for professional development support Form
Professional development history Form
Request for Leave Form
Justification of how participation in this activity will enhance students’ learning at CAG and how the candidate will share this learning with colleagues

Forms are submitted to the Section Principal who will approve/refuse requests, funding and released time, based on the needs of the section and the professional goals of the teacher.
Payment for registration should go through the Services Administrator (Mrs. Espina)
All travel arrangements must be made through the school’s travel agent (Karen Lopez) with prior approval by the Principal
Teachers are asked to submit ALL documentation, tickets and receipts to the Business Office after the completion of the Professional Development activity for reimbursements.

Professional Journal Subscriptions

As part of CAG’s commitment to the staff’s professional development, CAG MAY offer A subsidy toward the subscription to one professional journal per educator. Teachers select a journal and submit a subscription form and PD request to their PRINCIPAL . CAG MAY SUBSIDIZE UP TO $80 PER SUBSCRIPTION/YEAR (UNLESS STIPULATED OTHERWISE IN CONTRACT). Only ONE subscription will be approved per teacher, regardless of the cost. Multiple copies of the same journal MAY not be approved for staff members of the same division and same department or grade level. Teachers are encouraged to share journals/articles with colleagues

Financial Aid for University Studies at UVG

All financial aid requests must be made before March 1 for the proceeding CAG budget year. Those granted financial support will be offered the sums of:

Profesorado Q3,500/CAG academic year (ciclo)

Licenciatura/BA Q8,000/CAG academic year (ciclo)

Masters Q9,000/CAG academic year (ciclo)

CAG’S first priority was to ensure that all local teachers obtain the P.E.M. (Profesorado)degree. Those already enrolled in the program as of August, 2006 will be allowed to complete their studies. After all have attained this degree, the offer will end. Continuation to a Licenciatura or B.S. will be based on the needs of the section.
Local teachers, key coordinators and lead teachers from all sections may apply for subsidies for B.S. or Licenciatura degree, based on the needs of the section and a commitment to continue teaching at CAG for one full academic (ciclo) year after receipt of the degree. Authorization is made by the Principals of each section.
Subsidies for studies leading to the Master’s degree will be based on needs of the section and a commitment to continue teaching at CAG for 1 full academic (ciclo) year after receipt of the degree. Authorization is made by the Principals of each section.

Courses for Local Staff at other Universities

Financial support for Guatemalan teachers or other educational staff members to pursue graduate studies at other universities, including US institutions, will be decided upon after a careful study of long term needs of the section. Authorization is made by the Principals of each section.

Masters Program for Exchange Teachers

Financial support for exchange teachers to pursue graduate studies will be considered. The decision to grant such support will be based on a careful study of the needs of the School and willingness of the teacher to commit to the following:

Maintaining a B+ grade in each course.
Enrollment in each consecutive course.
Committing to a 1 year extension of contract after completion of program.
Reimbursing CAG for subsidies if teacher leaves before the end of Masters.

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