Overview
Incentives will be tracked by STS. All incentives are the property of Polk County Public Schools. They will remain assigned to participant as long as the participant remains an employee of Polk County Schools Public Schools. Should the participant leave the district, the incentive should remain at the school. If a participant moves within the district, the incentive may move with the individual.
- Provide incentives for proficiency as long as monies are available.
- Only one incentive will be awarded per year per person in any area pursued.
- Tech I Proficiency should be pursued in the area of the staff member position.
- Proficiency levels should be pursued in sequence. Levels may not be skipped.
- Provide section numbers for training and tracking of technology
- Post points for only district-wide training.
- Workshop pay will be issued only when paperwork is complete and submitted to STS office within one month of training date.
- STS will continue to work with technology training task forces to improve and monitor each area's training program.
- Area Technology Steering Committees (Admin Council, Network Manager Council) will meet a minimum of once per semester to review training direction for respective areas.
Guidelines for Incentives
- Participants may earn more than one proficiency within one school year.
- Participants may receive only one incentive per school year.
- If participant chooses to earn proficiency in more than one area (example: teacher and network manager), he/she must choose only one area in which they will select an incentive.
- Teachers attaining Teacher Technology Proficiency Level III must be accepted in a BBT009 in order to receive an incentive for Teacher Tech III. This is due to budgeting and funding issues. All workshops required for Tech III are available to individuals. Teachers not enrolled in BBT009 may still attain Tech III proficiency, but will not receive an incentive for attaining this level.
- All incentives are the property of the Polk County School Board. Incentives should be used for the enhancement of student technology in the classroom.
Administrator Incentives:
The Blackboard online management module which tracks administrator proficiency (BBA1000 Administrator Technology Proficiency) will be reviewed monthly and the gradebook will be updated. Participants may view their gradebook by logging into their Blackboard BBA1000 Module. After gradebook is updated, those who attained a proficiency level will be issued an incentive and certificate.
Network Manager Incentives:
Network Manager courses will be reviewed in December and in April for attainment of proficiency. Incentives and certificates will be awarded in December and in April.
Teacher Incentives:
Teacher Tech Levels I and II
- The incentive for a score of 80% or above in each of the six areas of the inventory will be a flash drive. A certificate will be issued for Teacher Technology Proficiency Levels I and II. ONLY ONE INCENTIVE will be awarded for successful inventory completion.
- To receive incentives, the inventory site coordinator should complete the Incentive Spreadsheet for the ITTS. This spreadsheet template is available in the Outlook Public Folders under Network Managers.
- Penny Cook will review the spreadsheet and verify participant scores using the DOE online database.
- Incentives will be sent to either the ITTS School Site Coordinator or the individual recipients.
- Deadlines for submitting the spreadsheet template with names for incentives for the ITTS will be the first working day of each month. Every effort will be made to distribute the flash drives to the schools in a timely manner.
- Send the ITTS Incentive Spreadsheet to Penny Cook.
Deadlines:
- October 2
- February 1
- November 1
- March 1
- December 1
- April 1
- January 8
- May 1
Teacher Tech III Incentive
The only way to receive an incentive for Tech III this 2006-2007 year is to be enrolled in BBT009 e-TIPS and successfully complete all requirements for BBT009 by the deadline of April 1, 2007. The participant will receive an LCD projector at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. If the participant already has received an LCD projector as an incentive, the participant will be able to choose a laptop computer in place of the LCD projector.
Incentives for Proficiency Levels
| Incentive Level |
Administrator |
Teacher / Media Specialist |
Network Manager |
| Tech Proficiency I |
Flash Drive |
None |
Microtester |
| Tech Proficiency II |
Digital Camera |
Flash Drive |
1 Gb Flash Drive |
| Tech Proficiency III |
None |
LCD Projector |
Large Capacity External Hard Drive |
School Based Training
Schools are responsible for posting all inservice held at the school site.
School-Based Technology Training
- The HRD contact at the school site will set up training on the scheduler
- The HRD contact at the school site will complete Forms 1 and 4 on the
Professional Development Site - The HRD contact at the school site will send give an IPGP to participants successfully completing implementation
School Site Training Requirements
AP or person who will post inservice points for the workshop should:
- Before the workshop:
- After the workshop:
- Verify participants on PDS schedule roster. Drop non-attendees. Roster should be accurate before you leave the workshop.
- Form 4 on the Professional Development Site - Award inservice points for those with completed implementation
- IPGP -Hand out to participants successfully completing the implementation
- Network Managers - Please make sure to follow up to ensure inservice points are posted by your Professional Development Contact.
District Lab Site Training
STS is responsible for posting only district inservices held at District sites.
- STS will set up training on the scheduler
- STS will complete Forms 1 and 4 on the Professional Development Site
- STS will send IPGP to participants successfully completing implementation
CompassLearning Odyssey
Allocated EC Days
- Workshops held at school sites will be deducted from the school's Allocated EC Days.
- Workshops held at district labs will be deducted from the District Allocated EC Days.
Posting Compass Inservice Points
School Site Training Requirements
Follow the same process for planning CompassLearning professional development as for any other professional development delivered at your school. If the activity at your school does not meet the criteria below, it is probably a training activity, not a professional development activity. Certification points are not earned for training.
- Needs Assessment – identify staff needs and goals based on student needs and goals.
- Is the activity related to a Component in the District Master In-service Plan?
- Is the activity related to the School Improvement Plan? IPGPs?
- Is there a statement of purpose and specific learning objectives written for the activity, and will participants be assessed in relation to the specified objectives?
- Is there a plan to ensure professional development is delivered to the staff in an effective manner (principal/administrator attendance at professional development is an expectation for this to occur)?
- If the expectation is that the professional development will result in application of the knowledge/skill acquired in the classroom, does the follow up include coaching and reflection time for participants?
- Have the specific follow-up methods been identified?
If the answers to 1-7 above are yes, this activity is probably staff development and the school will want to follow HRD procedures to award points to participants who attend the activity AND complete the follow-up requirements.
School Responsibilities for Compass Professional Development at School Site
AP who will post inservice points for the workshop should:
Before the workshop:
- Determine Compass Needs (Use Numbers 1-8 Above).
- Determine course title, date, and time. Contact EC to confirm availability.
- CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS or LESS
- Section # on the PDS (Professional Development Scheduler) Call STS (School Tech Services) - 53302 - Bryan Cook or Marcia Hall.
- Form 1 - Complete on Professional Development Site.
After the workshop:
- Pre/Post Tests and Attendance Sheets - Collect from Compass ECs (Educational Consultants)
- Form 4 on the Professional Development Site - AP will award inservice points for teachers based on the classroom application of the knowledge/skills obtained as a result of inservice attendance. No points will be awarded to attendees who do not attend the entire session!
- IPGP - Hand out to participants receiving inservice points. Materials Page.
Compass Educational Consultant Instructor:
Before the workshop:
- Be sure there is a section number for your workshop on the PDS
- If there is no section number, contact the AP at the school site.
During the Workshop:
- Participants should sign in on attendance sheet (Roster from PDS Scheduler)
- Participants complete Pre/Post Tests for the module. Materials Page.
- Participants complete the online evaluation for this workshop:
- Teacher Module
- Lab Manager Module
- IPGP - Hand out to participants completing the Post Test and Online Evaluations. Materials Page.
After the workshop:
- ECs verify participants on PDS schedule roster. Drop non-attendees. Note those who did not attend the entire session. Roster should be accurate before you leave the workshop.
- Pre/Post Tests and attendance sign-in sheets to the AP who will be posting inservice points for this workshop.
- IPGP - Give to AP posting points.
District Lab Site Training Requirements for Compass Professional Development at District Labs
Compass Educational Consultant Instructor:
Before the workshop:
- Section # on the PDS (Professional Development Scheduler) Call STS (School Tech Services) - 53302 - Bryan Cook or Marcia Hall.
During the Workshop:
- Participants should sign in on attendance sheet (Roster from PDS Scheduler)
- Participants complete Pre/Post Tests for the module. Materials Page.
- Participants complete the online evaluation for this workshop
- Teacher Module
- Lab Manager Module
- IPGP - Hand out to participants completing the Post Test and Online Evaluations. Materials Page.
After the workshop:
- Pre/Post Tests and Attendance Sheets
- IPGP - Hand out to participants receiving inservice points. Materials Page.
- Turn in the attendance/roster sheet and pre/post tests to Marcia Hall.
United Streaming
Any schools that plan to hold professional development training on United Streaming and would like points posted should do the following for the 2007-08 school year:
- E-mail Marcia Hall or Bryan Cook for section no.
- Determine follow-up if participants would like to receive in-service points (If there is no follow-up, points cannot be posted)
- Enter participants into the class through the Professional Development Scheduler (PDS) manually
- Assign follow-up homework after training for teachers
- Meet with the professional development contact at your school and complete HRD planning forms and IPGP before professional development is held
- At the end of the professional development have participants complete an evaluation at: http://www.polk-fl.net/schooltech/Training/Evaluation/EvalTraining04/TH_TrEval.asp (Link to training evaluation) (Section no. is needed for online evaluation)
- Print class roster and check off all participants that completed and turned in follow-up
- Make sure points are posted by the professional development contact at your school (Assistant Principals are usually the contact that post points for trainings held at the school level)
Workshop Pay Requirements
- Facilitators for Blackboard online workshops must successfully complete Bbd002 Blackboard Basics for Facilitators.
- Facilitators will receive up to 10 hours per online workshop
- Instructors need to be listed on the Approved Trainer List for Professional Development by taking the Professional Development for Professional Developers workshop.
- Payment can only be received for time outside your regular work day.
- STS will pay for training set up by STS only.
- All paperwork for training must be turned in to STS within one month of the training. Trainers will not be paid unless all of the training documents are correctly completed and are received within a month from the date of the workshop.
Documents include:
- Special Activity Pay Form
- Dates must be in chronological order
- Must be legible
- Must include module and section #
Paperwork instructions:
- Print a copy of the Gradebook from your Blackboard Online Class
- Send Special Activity Pay Form and Gradebook to:
Marcia Hall
School Technology Services
Jim Miles Professional Development Center
Route E
Pay will be issued only for paperwork received within one month of training.
