Local PD Grants
Get the grant application form here.
Use this claim form to receive the grant.
In the 2019/2020 round of local bargaining, the Negotiating Sub-committee (NSC) bargained a joint PD committee fund for all teacher members of Pembina Hills Local 22.
Please read the important updates from PD Chair Lisa Albrecht for the 2024-25 school year below.
As your current Local 22 Professional Development Chair, I would like to provide you with information about how to access funding from our Teacher Directed Professional Development Fund. Active members of Local 22 may apply to the fund once per calendar year to pursue a professional development opportunity or as tuition reimbursement for one graduate level course should you be pursuing a Masters' degree relevant to your teaching assignment. I have attached the criteria for your reference.
In addition, each year there are four grants available for members to attend an out of province professional development opportunity. Please see the criteria for more information.
Please apply to the fund with as much notice as possible,
in advance of your selected Professional Development opportunity. Save your completed application form as
firstname.lastname.pdfund.2024.25.pdf and email it to
pd@local22.ca The deadlines
for application are as follows:
September 30, 2024
November 30, 2024
February 28, 2025
April 30, 2025
The committee will meet within a week of the above deadlines to approve applications. When your application has been approved you will receive a confirmation email from the PD chair. The next step is to attend your opportunity or complete your graduate course work. Once this has occurred you can submit your claim form with all necessary receipts/documentation for reimbursement as follows:
If you approved for PD: completed claim form, receipts for registration fee, accomodations and additional expenses as outlined on the claim form, saved as a single PDF file, using
firstname.lastname.claimform.2024.2025
If you are approved for tuition reimbursement: a copy of your unofficial transcript that demonstrates the course you were approved for has been successfully completed and proof of payment for the course, saved as a single PDF file, using
firstname.lastname.claimform.2024.2025
Please review AP40-24 before applying (application form is included here.) All certificated teachers who are active members in the ATA Local 22, including those on PHSD’s official list of substitutes, shall have access to for the purpose of one in province professional development event, shall have annual access to:
i. a maximum of $500 for registration costs;
ii. the cost of a sub for up to a maximum of three days;
iii. a maximum of $500 for accommodations and additional expenses (receipts required).
All certificated teachers who are active members in the ATA Local 22, including those on PHSD’s official list of substitutes, shall have access to four grants of an annual maximum of $2500 plus the cost of a sub for a maximum of three days for the purpose of out of province professional development activities.
There will be four submission deadlines per year. Teachers must submit an application for these funds on or before these dates:
i. September 30th
ii. November 30th
iii. February 28th
iv. April 30th
The Professional Development Committee (PDC) shall review all submissions within seven days of the submission deadlines listed above. This includes PD Committee Chair, PD Committee Treasurer, Local President, and 3 members from the PD Committee. A report summarizing the applications will be provided annually, or as requested, to the Division.
The PDC shall consider the submissions by this criteria:
i. The requested PD aligns to the teacher’s current assignment;
ii. The teacher’s Principal supports the request;
iii. The cost of the sub days must be accessed for a single registration;
iv. Funds may be used to cover expenses such as registration, travel, accommodation, meals, and parking;
v. Expenses incurred by the teacher shall be submitted to the PD Committee Chair and PD Committee Treasurer for reimbursement. Expenses shall only be reimbursed after the event has occurred.
vi. Teachers may apply once, before the stated deadlines, annually for in province PD and once every three years for out of province PD. If a teacher applies sooner than three years for out of province PD, they will be considered if there are no other applicants.
vii. Funds will not be distributed to cover the cost of tuition for graduate or postgraduate studies;
viii. Funds will not be distributed for technology (hardware or software) purchases.
Funds will be co-managed by the local ATA 22 PD Committee Chair, and PD Committee Treasurer
i. A transfer of funds from PHSD to an account created and managed by the above, shall occur annually on or before September 30th.
ii. The PD Chair and Treasurer will report on the account to the:
• TDPDC
• ATA Local 22
iii. Any unused funds from the PD Pool will carry over into the next school year.
The PDC may decide to adjust allotments annually. The PD Pool is not to be used in conjunction with instructional funds allocated to schools. The PD Pool is not to be used for compulsory training.
