If an individual is employed by a public school district, does TEACH allow them to enter their own professional development hours?
Yes. TEACH does not prevent an individual from entering their own professional development hours regardless of their current employment status. However, for individuals employed by a school district for more than 90 days in a given academic year, the school district employing the individual is responsible for reporting professional development hours while the teacher is employed by them. If, for example, an individual employed by a school district for more than 90 days in the academic year does enter their professional development hours into TEACH, and there is a discrepancy in the number of hours or type of training reported with that reported by the school district employing the individual, the hours reported by the school district will be considered the official entry for purposes of determining compliance with state professional development requirements. If an individual is NOT employed by a school district for more than 90 days in a given academic year, he or she may report their
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