Professional Development for Staff

2024-25 Committee Members

Member Name Role
Laura Fryday Committee Co-Chair  – Queens County Local NSTU
Sarah Baldwin-Penny Queens County Local NSTU
Sarah Hillier Lunenburg County Local NSTU
Mai-Ling Storm Lunenburg County Local NSTU
Connie Bird SSRCE
Shawn Feener SSRCE
Jennifer McMullen SSRCE
Beth Woodford-Collins Committee Co-Chair – SSRCE

Please check the current SSRCE NSTU PD Committee’s Form and Guidelines here.

The Committee meets on a monthly basis throughout the school year and on an “as-needed” basis during the summer months. The tentative meeting dates and application deadlines for the 2024-2025 school year are as follows:

The meeting dates and application deadlines for the 2024-2025 year are as follows:

APPLICATION DEADLINES Documents Due Meeting Date
Thursday September 5th, 2024 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD Thursday, September 12, 2024
Thursday September 19th, 2024 Course Grant Applications  

Thursday October 10, 2024

Thursday October 3rd, 2024 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD
Monday November 4th, 2024 NSTU Conference Grant Deadline  

Thursday November 14th, 2024

Thursday November 7th, 2024 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD
PLEASE NOTE: THE PD COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN DECEMBER
Thursday January 9th, 2025 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD Friday January 17th, 2025

Storm Date: January 23rd, 2025

Thursday February 6th, 2025 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD  

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Storm Date: February 20th, 2025

Thursday February 6th, 2025 Applications for educational leave of one year
Thursday March 6th, 2025 Eligible conferences, leaves less than

1 year, teacher initiated PD

Tuesday March 18th, 2025

Storm Date: March 25, 2024

Thursday April 10th, 2025 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD  

Thursday April 17th, 2025

Thursday April 10th, 2025 Applications for Educational Leave of 60-77 Days
PLEASE NOTE: THE PD COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN MAY
Thursday May 29th, 2025 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD Thursday June 5th, 2025
Thursday July 31, 2025 Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD To Be Determined

Applications received between the deadline date and the meeting date will normally be deferred to the following meeting.