The response to the opportunity to participate in Teacher Quality this year has been wonderful. The Teacher Quality Committee decided earlier this year that it wanted all certified staff members who wanted to participate in Teacher Quality to have the opportunity to do so and to be funded. We are currently calculating how the money will be distributed across all those who want to participate. Since the number of people who want to participate is so high, we may end up with a standard amount of money (rather than each person's per diem) being paid for participation in order to ensure that everyone gets a chance to participate.
We will make every effort to keep the funding as high and as close to average per diem pay as possible. We apologize that earlier communication stated that per diem pay would be available for all. We will let you know the exact amount of payment for a 15-hour class within the next week so that all certified staff can decide if they still want to participate. There will be an additional opportunity for many staff members to participate in sessions this summer about the Iowa Core Curriculum. This will be funded from a separate source of Teacher Quality Professional Development money that can only be spent to support learning around the Iowa Core Curriculum. Individuals who have already committed to participate in a Teacher Quality course may also have a chance to participate in Iowa Core Curriculum sessions. They will be funded to do both.
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