SECTION 210:20-19-3. Professional development program management

(a)   Professional development points shall not be given for a routine job-related assignment.

(b)   The local professional development committee shall develop and recommend to the local board of education a professional development point system to account for all professional development activities.

(c)   All certified and licensed teachers and administrators shall accrue at least seventy-five (75) professional development points within a five (5) year period with at least some points completed each year. The five (5) year period for accruing points begins on an individual's date of employment in an accredited school in Oklahoma. If an individual changes school districts within the five (5) year period, the points accrued are transferred to the receiving district and the five (5) year period continues

(1)   If an individual is employed full time for 120 days or more, the local professional development points requirement must be fulfilled.

(2)   A person employed one-half time or less shall be required by the local district to meet at least half of the local district's annual point requirements, not less than two (2) points, and to count such year toward the accrual of seventy-five (75) professional development points over a five (5) year period.

(3)   If employed less than 120 days, a minimum of two (2) professional development points are required to fulfill the regulation of "some points completed each year." This person shall begin or continue his or her professional development five-year cycle the following July 1. The local professional development committee will recommend, subject to the approval of the local board of education, the number of points required of such an employee.

(4)   Points shall conform to the conditions specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph:

(A)   One point shall be equivalent to one clock hour of professional development activities.

(B)   One semester hour of approved college credit shall be equivalent to 15 professional development points.

(C)   Those professional development activities which cannot be appropriately specified by a particular time period shall be assigned a point value by the local professional development committee and recommended to the local board of education.

(D)   Each local professional development committee shall include within the local professional development program a timeframe based on the fiscal year, July 1 - June 30, for completion of earned professional development points during a given school year.

(d)   The district shall maintain in the personnel file of each certified and licensed teacher and administrator those records deemed necessary to fully document their participation in the professional development program.

(e)   School districts shall annually inform certified and licensed teacher and administrator in writing of their point status on a date recommended by the local professional development committee.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2203, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 495, eff 12-12-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2783, eff 7-13-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 79, eff 10-5-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1331, eff 5-13-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3334, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2248, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 117, eff 10-12-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1053, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 154, eff 10-6-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1691, eff 6-11-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 60, eff 8-31-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1221, eff 5-25-07]