What is the Department of Education’s official position with regard to half-day inservice activities?
A. The regulations call for 100 clock hours over five years for teachers and educational service personnel. The district determines the structure of local professional development programs. Districts will need to determine their own inservice calendars and hours per day based on their specific needs and contractual agreements. There is no state prohibition of half-day inservice programs. If inservice programs are approved, they count hour for hour. • Q. Will those education services personnel (e.g. registered nurses, etc.) who must already do continuing education for another license have to do this additional 100 hours or will other continuing education count? A. Offerings used to fulfill a professional’s other licensure requirements will meet the approved professional development standards set forth in the new continuing education regulations.