No. 4131.1

PERSONNEL

Series 4000

C.E.U. and C.E.U. Equivalent

Policy

It is the policy of the Region 15 Board of Education that it will make available annually at no cost to its certified employees not fewer than eighteen (18), sixty-minute instructional contact hours of professional development activities for continuing education unit (CEU) credit.  The central focus of all continuing education units must be to improve student learning.  The District may make such activities available directly, through a regional educational service center or cooperative arrangement with another board of education or thorough arrangements with any continuing education provider approved by the State Board of Education.  Continuing education credit shall be granted for professional development activities that the certified employees of the board of education are required to attend. 

This minimum annual requirement of eighteen (18) hours of district-provided professional development activities may be offered in a variety of ways, not just through workshops or presentations.  These include structured, planned activities in which educators are problem-solving, experimenting, developing curriculum, and interacting with colleagues around teaching and learning.  Local districts may offer additional professional development activities to their educators, but for which CEUs should not be granted.

The Superintendent will designate a manager of the Region’s CEU/CEU Equivalent program.  All activities for which CEUs or CEU equivalents are awarded must be approved in advance by the designated CEU manager, and the activities shall be in keeping with Connecticut Guidelines for the Issuance of Continuing Education Units.

Adopted:

13

June

1989

Revision Approved:

26

October

1998

Revision Approved:

26

November

2001