CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION GUIDELINES
According to Act 48, each professional staff member is responsible for his or her own professional development. Act 48 requires each professional to maintain active certification during a five-year compliance period. The categories for professional development options suggested by PDE in the Act 48 document are:
1. six credit hours of collegiate study (graduate level),
2. six credit hours of CPE courses (PDE and IU/Pennsbury can seek this status for particular courses and workshops),
3. 180 hours of CPE programs, activities, or learning experiences, and
4. any combination of collegiate studies, CPE courses, or other programs and activities equivalent to 180 hours.
It is important to note that one credit of collegiate studies or CPE courses is equivalent to 30 hours of CPE programs, activities, or learning experiences.
The Pennsbury School District is one provider for the individual’s professional development opportunities. The Pennsbury School District has determined its own set of programs, activities, and learning experiences that will qualify as Continuing Professional Education hours in accordance with this law.
CPE programs, activities, or learning experiences for the Pennsbury School District as a provider of services include the following:
Teacher Induction workshop hours,
District in-service days including speakers and professional development activity such as trade day workshops,
District designated workshops, and
Attendance at conferences found on the approved providers’ list.
Act 48, or CPE credit hours, are awarded for collegiate study and are provided through the District for summer workshops, in-service days, and curriculum-related workshops as each addresses student achievement and student attainment of standards. Portions of the District's Plan are listed in this section. Complete copies may be reviewed in the Office of Curriculum and Instruction or in the offices of any of Pennsbury's schools.