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The City
School District of Albany provides its teachers and staff with many
professional development opportunities throughout the school year and
during the summer. Many district staff expressed an interest and/or a
need for the various development programs offered.
For a
complete list of the programs offered, please contact the office of the
assistant superintendents for instruction at 475-6015.
Additionally, there are some professional development courses that are
mandated, such as training in Right-to-Know, Child Abuse, Substance
Abuse, and Project SAVE.
Right-to-Know/Hazard Communications
New York State Department of Labor
requires that all employees receive training in Hazard-Comm/Right-to-Know
and Blood borne Pathogens. This training is required.
Substance
Abuse
The Board of Education is committed to the prevention of alcohol,
tobacco, and other substance use/abuse. On October 2, 1990, the board
adopted an Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substance Use/Abuse Policy. This
policy provides for prevention, intervention, employee's assistance
program, disciplinary measures, and staff development.
To implement
the policy, the district requires employees to attend Substance Abuse
Training. It is a one-time required training.
Child Abuse
and Maltreatment Prevention
The Board of Education recognizes that district employees who are in
constant contact with school-aged children are in a unique position to
identify abused or maltreated children.
To implement
the New York State Education Department's ruling, the district requires
all employees to attend this training. It is a one-time required
training.
Project
SAVE Legislation
Pursuant to the requirement of the New York State Education Department's
legislation of Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act, SAVE,
school districts must provide--at a minimum--at least two hours of
coursework or training in school violence prevention and intervention.
All
professional staff must receive the two-hour training once in their
lifetime of employment with this district.
It is the
responsibility of the employee to attend the appropriate trainings.
Since these mandated trainings occur during non-working hours, all
employees will be credited with the required staff development hours; a
record of participation will be retained in employees' personnel files
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