4140 - Evidence of Professional Growth
Adoption Date: 12/01/2014
Revision History: Reviewed 12/14/2020
All tenured and non-tenured certified staff must participate in District and School-required professional development; tenured certified staff must also fulfill professional growth requirements as prescribed by state law (79-830) and approved by the Board of Education, in order to be eligible for continued employment. College or university courses, approved committee work, Omaha Public Schools' sponsored workshops, special classes and supervision of student teaching may be accepted as professional growth activities, as may be certain District and School-required duties. Such District and School-required duties may include participation in activities related to Nebraska Department of Education required school improvement processes, grade level and team meetings, and negotiated contractual professional development days; in order to be accepted as meeting professional growth requirements, an activity must be approved by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee. Only activities designed to enhance staff skills for improving student learning and/or to reinforce the attainment of organizational and school-based performance goals will be approved as fulfilling professional growth requirements. District, school based and individual learning needs drive the professional development program in the Omaha Public Schools. School Improvement supports the alignment of staff development through job embedded activities within the contractual day. Professional Growth shall lead to advancement on the salary schedules as agreed to in the negotiated agreement of the District.
District, school based and individual learning needs drive the professional development program in the Omaha Public Schools. School Improvement supports the alignment of staff development through job embedded activities within the contractual day. Professional development is to enhance staff skills in improving student learning. All activities must be designed to reinforce the attainment of organizational and school based performance goals.
All certified employees must earn the equivalent of six (6) semesters of college credit or approximately ninety (90) hours of professional development over a six (6) year period of time to remain eligible for employment. It is crucial that professional development be connected with the school improvement process. A School Improvement Committee may be responsible for developing aspects of the professional development plan.
Legal Reference:
Neb. Rev. Stat. 79-830