How can I log PD activity on a Professional Development Day?
There are five Professional Development Days each school year. For 2025-26, the dates are:
- October 24, 2025
- November 28, 2025
- February 12, 2026
- April 24, 2026
- May 15, 2026
For each of the five Professional Development Days (above) please log your professional development activities using the link below. Talk to Mr. Kertes for more information on how to do this.
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How can I apply for professional development leave (PD LOA) and/or apply for a reimbursement for PD funding?
If you are applying for professional development funding from the PRDTU/CHSS Professional Development Committee and/or applying for an LOA for professional development, complete the PD LOA Form (link below) and then submit the form to Mr. Kertes.
- Please use his mailbox (do not bring to his classroom or hand it to him).
- The mailbox is checked every morning by 8:15 AM and forms are reviewed and signed off by lunch.
- Your form will be returned to your mailbox.
Talk to Mr. Kertes for more information if you have any questions about using professional development funds, taking a leave for professional development, etc. Thanks!
What is the PRDTU/CHSS Professional Development Committee?
- The PRDTU/CHSS Professional Development Committee implements the professional development (PD) policies for teachers’ PD and manages reimbursements and funds in support of PD at the school.
- Each staff in SD52 has its own PD committee, as established through language in the Collective Agreement (in Article F – Professional Rights).
- The CHSS PD policies are approved by all CHSS PRDTU members at a union staff meeting. All teachers at CHSS may attend and vote on policies at these meetings.
- The PRDTU/CHSS Professional Development Committee is made up of teachers (PRDTU members) at CHSS.
- Any teacher (PRDTU member) may attend the committee’s meetings. Planning meetings are held throughout the year to involve teachers in developing, planning, and implementing school-based professional development at our school.
- Committee members are elected at the start-of-year union staff meeting.
- The current members (2025-26) of the PRDTU/CHSS Professional Development Committee are:
- Mr. Kertes (Chair and PD Representative for CHSS staff)
- Dueck
- Ms. Sawka
- The Chair of the school’s PD committee also represents CHSS staff at meetings of the PRDTU Professional Development Committee and the District Joint Professional Development Committee.