List of Pre-Approved HLIR Activities 2011-2012

List of Pre-approved HLIR Activities 2012-2013

General Information about Focus I Activities

Attending a professional workshop or seminar: Maximum of 8 points per day. Teachers may earn credit if the activity does not occur during contract time and the district does not pay registration costs. All district procedures must be followed. HLIR credit is given for contact time only--lunch or break times will not be counted. Conferences are not accepted for district or Career Ladder credit.

In-District Classes

Teachers may choose to receive HLIR points rather than credit towards salary advancement or a stipend as credit for completing an in-district course. Credit for classes taken outside the district requires pre-approval at least four weeks before the class begins.

Graduate Level Classes
Only classes which cannot be used for advancement on the district salary schedule but which improve instructional skills in either content or methodology will be considered. Classes available for university credit may only be used if the participant is at MA+60. To comply with district requirements, all classes must be pre-approved following district policies and procedures. Click on blue link to access the Pre-Approval form on the district website. Once a class has been designated for HLIR, it may never be used for salary advancement.

List of Focus II Activities

NOTE: Teachers who co-sponsor an activity share the duties, responsibilities, and time required to complete an activity. Therefore, each co-sponsor can only submit one-half of the total points for the activity. More than one teacher may not submit the same points, during the same time, with the same students for full credit unless there are 10 students per each teacher. Participants are required to maintain individual logs of activities for auditing purposes. The Career Ladder Office will no longer collect logs due to space limitations, however, they may ask for participant documentation. Maximum of 8 points per day.

TUTORING

Tutoring—(maximum of 50 points) Participants may not count activities for which they are being paid. Credit is given only for actual time spent tutoring students. Credit will not be given for planning and preparation. Tutoring must include students in addition to those assigned to you and part of a school-wide program.

Additional Focus II Activities

TAT AND RTI

Additional Focus II Activities

STUDENT TEACHER AND INTERNS

All assignments of student teachers and interns must be through the HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. No credit will be given if arranged without pre- approval.

Additional Focus II Activities

*Click on Verification Form link above to access online form. Only the one form is required. It should be sent via email to ‘CAREERLADDER’ once the intern has reported to the site. No other documentation is required for HLIR purposes.

NOTE:

Level IV

needs one or more points from a

Focus III activity (Teacher Leadership)

List of Focus III - Leadership Activities

Please remember that points must be submitted monthly to HLIR in GroupWise/Outlook. Blanket forms will not be accepted. Do not just divide the maximum total to arrive at a monthly amount. Your submission should reflect actual out of contract time (converted to points, 1 hour = 1 point, no partial credit). Maximum of 8 points a day.

Focus III Activity

Professional Development Focus III Activities

Please note number of points required:

Level III 20 points (any Focus area)

Level IV 40 points (one or more points must be in Focus area III-Teacher Leadership)

*** CREDIT WILL NOT BE GIVEN FOR WORK AT HOME. ***

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