2025-26 Committee Members
| Member Name | Role |
| Laura Fryday | Committee Co-Chair – Queens County Local NSTU |
| Gerry Faber | Queens County Local NSTU |
| Sara Hillier | Lunenburg County Local NSTU |
| Christine Redmond | Lunenburg County Local NSTU |
| Meg Sawler | SSRCE |
| Shawn Feener | SSRCE |
| Tracey Mulder | 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 2025-2026 school year are as follows:
The meeting dates and application deadlines for the 2026-2027 year are as follows:
| APPLICATION DEADLINES | Documents Due | Meeting Date |
| Thursday, July 30, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, August 6, 2026 |
| Thursday, September 3, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, September 10, 2026 |
| Thursday, September 17, 2025 | Course Grant Applications | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Thursday, October 8, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Monday, November 2, 2025 | NSTU Conference Grant Deadline | Thursday, November 12, 2026 |
| Thursday, November 5, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, November 12, 2026 |
PLEASE NOTE: THE PD COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN DECEMBER
| Thursday, January 7, 2027 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, January 14, 2027 (Storm Date: Thurs, Jan 21, 2027) |
| Thursday, February 11, 2027 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, February 18, 2027 (Storm Date: Thurs, Feb 25, 2027) |
| Thursday, February 11, 2027 | Applications for educational leaves of one year | Thursday, February 18, 2027 (Storm Date: Thurs, Feb 25, 2027) |
| Thursday, March 4, 2027 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, March 18, 2027 (Storm Date: Fri, March 19, 2027) |
| Thursday, April 8, 2027 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, April 15, 2027 |
| Thursday, April 8, 2027 | Applications for Educational Leave of 60-77 Days |
Thursday, April 15, 2027
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PLEASE NOTE: THE PD COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN MAY
| Thursday, May 27, 2027 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, June 3, 2027 |
| Thursday, July 29, 2027 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | TBD |
Applications received between the deadline date and the meeting date will normally be deferred to the following meeting.