Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8216a - Professional development requirements
Rule 216a.
(1)
Program staff, except for substitute teachers and unsupervised volunteers,
shall complete 16 clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on
topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to,
any of the following subjects:
(a) Child
development and learning.
(b)
Health, safety, and nutrition.
(c)
Family and community collaboration.
(d) Program management.
(e) Teaching and learning.
(f) Observation, documentation, and
assessment.
(g) Interactions and
guidance.
(h) Updates to topics
covered in R 400.8216.
(2) Program staff
of small capacity centers, except for substitute teachers and unsupervised
volunteers, shall complete 10 clock hours of professional development in a
calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are
not limited to, any of the topics in subrule (1) of this rule.
(3) Substitute teachers that work an average
of 20 hours a week in a calendar year shall complete 10 clock hours of
professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant to job
responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the topics in
subrule (1) of this rule.
(4)
Substitute teachers that work less than an average of 20 hours a week in a
calendar year shall complete 5 clock hours of professional development in a
calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are
not limited to, any of the topics in subrule (1) of this rule.
(5) Unsupervised volunteers shall complete 2
clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant
to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the topics
in subrule (1) of this rule.
(6) A
center may count CPR and first aid training or certification hours toward the
professional development hours in the calendar year taken.
(7) Hours from MiRegistry may be used to meet
the professional development requirements in subrules (1) to (5) of this
rule.
(8) A center may count
emergency preparedness and response planning training toward professional
development hours and is available at MiRegistry.
(9) An on-going professional development plan
must be implemented to include all the training and professional development
required by these rules.
(10)
On-line trainings and correspondence courses must have an assessment of
learning.
(11) Verification of all
professional development required by this rule must be maintained on file at
the center or at the central office until 2 years after the effective date of
this rule, after which qualifications must be reflected as verified in Mi
Registry. Verification must be issued from the training organization or trainer
and include the date of the course, the name of the training organization or
trainer, the topic covered, and the number of clock hours. Verification of
professional development for a program staff member must be conducted by
reviewing the 2 previous calendar years from the current license renewal
year.
(12) Two years after the
effective date of this rule, all training to meet professional development
requirements must be approved in MiRegistry.
(13) When the department publishes a notice
that a new health and safety update document or a new health and safety update
training activity is published on MiRegistry, the licensee shall ensure that
all identified staff or volunteers in the notice read and acknowledge the
document or complete the activity within the timeframe indicated in the
notice.
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