Inspire. Innovate. Excel. / Office of Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Rapid City Area School District
300 Sixth Street Suite 350
Rapid City, SD 57701
P: 605.394.4067 f: 605.355.3074

The Office of Teaching, Learning and Innovation is accepting proposals for Professional Growth/Staff Development courses for the 2018winter semester.

The winter course term will begin on 01/04/2018 and extends through 05/25/2018. No classes will be allowed to meet on school observed holidays, conferences, and special events.

All class proposals must be in the Office of Staff Development no later thanFriday, November 3, 2017

Please no classes held on any of the following dates:

Monday, January 15 / Martin Luther King Day Recess
Thursday, February 1 / Elementary Conferences
Thursday, February 15 / Middle School Conferences
Monday, February 19 / President’s Day
Tuesday, February 27 / High School Conferences
Tuesday - Friday, March 27 - 30 / Spring Break

The RCAS Staff Development courses are self-supporting. Instructors’ fees are established by the negotiated agreement. Instructors are currently paid $1000.00 per credit hour for teaching a course. Upon mutual agreement with the Staff Development Manager, an instructor may accept pro-rated compensation for her/his professional service. With instructor consent, this allows a class to be offered with less than 16 participants, with the instructor’s compensation rate of $50.00 per student per credit hour.

Course proposals are processed on a first come – first served basis. Incomplete proposals will not be advertised in the flyer.

COURSE PROCESS AND GUIDELINES

1)The college/university course proposal forms are available on-line at Instructors choose the college/university that will best meet the needs of the participants. Please complete all forms and e-mail your proposal to .

2)NEW! In addition to the university/college proposal forms instructors must complete the RCAS Workshop & Graduate Course Proposal Form. The RCAS Professional Growth Committee has designed this new form to gather additional information about workshop and course alignment to District-wide goals and objectives.

3)A one-credit class must be at least 15 contact hours for one (1) college credit, 30 contact hours for a two (2) credit class, and 45 contact hours for a three (3) credit class..

4)Course instructors’ qualifications must include a Master’s Degree +30 additional hours of graduate credit. In the instance that a course instructor does not have a Masters +30, an “instructor of record” who holds these qualifications may sponsor the instructor. The “instructor of record” assumes responsibility for overseeing the course quality and signing the paperwork. The Office of Staff Development can act as instructor of record if needed.

5)All classes must be offered for undergraduate and graduate level credit as well as continuing education contact hours (C.E.U.). There may be different evaluation requirements for each credit level.

6)Any material fee needs to be specified at the time a course proposal is submitted. Material fees are charged for printing, materials, books, or supplies that the student will consume or keep. If printing is needed for a class, all items must be received in the Office of Staff Development ten (10) working days in advance of the class. The fee may not exceed $75.00. All materials must be ordered through the Office of Staff Development.

7)If an instructor chooses to have a guest speaker, the cost of that speaker may not be passed on to the students through additional charges. In some instances, it may be possible to compensate a RCAS district employee who is a guest speaker for a maximum of five (5) hours of additional pay. Please contact Nicole Keegan, Staff Development Manager, for prior approval.

8)All classes are held in Rapid City Area School buildings. The Office of Staff Development along with the Office of Custodial & Security Services determines where the classes are held. If there is a building preference, please indicate the location on the description for the flyer and we will try to honor the request.

9)When Rapid City Area Schools are closed or if after-school activities cancelled due to inclement weather, the Professional Growth Classes are also cancelled. Please discuss this policy with the class. We also suggest you develop a plan for communicating the cancellation of a class with students so that everyone is able to be notified in advance.

10)Class registration will close five (5) business days before the class start date. No registrations will be taken after that. Instructors are NOT to accept any registrations from students.

11)Prior to the first class meeting the instructor will need to pick up a class packet of materials and instructions at the Office of Staff Development. The materials include participant information and the required district forms and college/university forms for obtaining credit.

If you have any questions, please direct them to Dixie Stephens: 394-4067 or Nicole Keegan: 394-6189.

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