Staff Resources
Professional Development and Certification  As of February 2004, teachers must participate in 175 hours of professional development over five years to maintain their teaching certificate. Teaching assistants must participate in 75 hours of professional development over five years to maintain their teaching assistant certificate.  Below are State Education Department Web sites that explain documentation procedures, what is eligible for professional development hours, and other questions teachers and teaching assistants may have: Maintaining your Certificate/Record Keeping and Reporting   FAQs About Professional Development   Guidelines for Acquiring 175 Hours More invaluable websites: Model Schools Training Program Web Site     Capital Region BOCES VISTA Training   Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA)   Greater Capital Region Teacher Center   Capital Region BOCES Instructional Resources (Literacy Center)   Online Resources for Teachers and Administrators   NERIC Centralized Training Workshops   > Back	DCS Professional Development Plan* DCS Annual Professional Performance Review*  * Please note the above documents are in "PDF" format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to download and print. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your computer a free copy is available from the Adobe web site.

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