Billings Public Schools
REQUEST FOR CREDIT APPROVAL
Employee’s Name: Social Security Number:
Address: Phone (Work): Street City Zip
1. Use for ALL requests for course credit approval. 4. Must be submitted to building/home school principal or director and approved prior
2. Please give complete information and details to enrollment.
(incomplete forms will be returned).
5. Send original to Human Resources.
3. For additional comments, attach separate pages.
(Note: Approval conditional upon receipt of official college transcripts, Professional Development certificates and/or documentation of course completion.)
School/Building: Subject/Grade:
Check One:
□College Credit □Professional Development approved through □Continuing Education
Staff Development Advisory Council
College/University: Course Number:
Course Name:
Location of Course: Dates of Course:
Quarter Hours:
(Semester Hours x 1.5 = Quarter hours)
My current education level:(Note: Credits are quarter hours) / □ BA / □ BA15 / □ BA30 / □ BA45 / □ BA60
□ MA / □ BA75
□ MA15 / □ BA90
□ MA30
To be applied to:
(Note: Credits are quarter hours) / □ BA15 / □ BA30 / □ BA45 / □ BA60
□ MA / □ BA75
□ MA15 / □ BA90
□ MA30 / □ BA105
□ MA45
I am in an advanced degree program. □ Yes □ No
If yes, a letter of acceptance and a plan of study is required to be on file in Human Resources or attached to this form.
If no, I declare one of the staff development priorities listed below (page 2) as my area of emphasis for this step up.
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To move across the salary schedule, teachers must be in an advanced degree program or complete three (3) quarter credits, in six of the eight district priorities, per step up.
The course listed on this form is to be used in partial or total fulfillment of this three (3) credit district priority
requirement. □ Yes □ No
Signature: Date:
□ Recommend Approval□ Recommend Disapproval
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Signature - Building /Home School Principal or Director / □ As a teacher, I wish to appeal this decision. Please submit a written response to the Staff Development Advisory Council via the Curriculum/Instruction Department at the Lincoln Center.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
ALIGNED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GOALS
□ Technology (Current Emphasis)
□ - in planning and preparation
□ - setting up the classroom environment
□ - as an instructional tool
□ - updating professional skills
□ - as a subject area resource
□ - for repair and minor trouble-shooting
□ Assessment (Current Emphasis)
□ - as an instructional feedback
□ - as a professional responsibility for self-assessment
□ - as a support for appropriate grading and record keeping
□ Communication
□ - parent or customer relationships
□ - enhancing student communication
□ - community and public relations
□ - strategies for peer coaching
□ Curriculum/Content (subject or educational level specific)
□ - use of current curricular materials
□ - new lesson ideas which infuse instructional strategies
□ - technology as a curriculum and instruction resource
□ - establishing the environment for instruction
□ Knowledge of Students
□ - strategies to enhance motivation
□ - instructional strategies for students with differing abilities
□ - classroom management
□ - grading strategies
□ - assessing diverse students
□ - knowledge of diverse learners
□ - classroom environment and time on task
□ Integrated or Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Instruction
□ - planning for cross-curricular instruction
□ - aligning and coordinating curricula
□ - developing assessment
□ Management
□ - strategies for team building
□ - organizational theory and school district policy
□ - classroom management
□ - specific grade level organizational and management ideas
□ - fiscal management of school district funds
□ - knowledge of evaluation
□ - time management in planning and preparation
□ - balancing professional and personal responsibilities
□ Research and Content (subject or educational level specific)
□ - cutting edge programs
□ - current content or research in a field of study
□ - legal issues related to education
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