Professional Development ::..

The St. Tammany Parish Public School System is committed to providing professional development activities that are high-quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused. These opportunities are designed to have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction and student learning and to help ensure that School System employees are successful. In the summer, teachers new to the district participate in a New Teacher Induction Program to prepare them to enter the professional culture of the St. Tammany Parish Public School System.

Also, prior to the beginning of school, a Summer Institute is conducted that offers seminars on various topics that prepare teachers for the new school year. The School System provides professional development opportunities throughout the year. Sessions are varied in topic, time, location, and delivery mode to address the needs and interests of the certificated as well as non-certificated employees.

These professional development opportunities are created to fulfill the varied needs of employees, the needs expressed in each school’s improvement plan, district/state initiatives, and compliance issues. Employees may access the professional development offerings through Go Sign Me Up, an on-line registration program

Federal Program Guidelines and Downloadable Forms
     

> Professional Development Request for Approval
  (.PDF file: You can type your information directly on this form)

Professional Development Request for Approval (Word Document)

> Banking Hours Information

>Substitutes - Teachers and Paraprofessionals

> Go sign me up!

> Online Courses

Federal Programs and Tuition Assistance Forms (PDF Format)

Procedures for Submitting Tuition Assistance Applications Fall 2010 Application Deadline Is July 15, 2010 Spring 2011Application Deadline is December 9, 2010 Summer 2011 Application Deadline is April 7, 2011 Fall 2011 Application Deadline is July 15, 2011 Federal Programs Professional Development Application for Teacher Tuition Assistance Application for Paraprofessional Tuition Assistance Award PRAXIS Reimbursement Application Form Request for Course Change Form Southeastern Louisiana University TTA Receivable Form University of New Orleans TTA Receivable Form Teach Grant Program The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH Grant) Program provides funds to students who are completing or who plan to complete coursework that is required to begin a career in teaching, or to pursue graduate work. Click link to learn more information about the Teach Grant. http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp