§ 72-2544 Citation of act; legislative declaration and intent
§ 72-2545 Definitions
§ 72-2546 Administration of act; rules and regulations
§ 72-2547 Boards of education required to establish and maintain programs; standards and criteria; methods of compliance
§ 72-2548 State aid; requirements for obtaining; applications for
§ 72-2549 Applications for state aid; required information
§ 72-2550 Same; allocation and distribution; payments
§ 72-2551 Determination of state aid; proration; forms; reports
§ 72-2552 Professional development fund; use of money
§ 72-2553 Technical advice and assistance
§ 72-2561 Definitions
§ 72-2562 Establishment and maintenance authorized; state grants, application, award, reports
§ 72-2563 Administration of programs; rules and regulations; evaluation and approval; grants, determination of amounts and award
§ 72-2564 Technical advice and assistance
§ 72-2571 Employee assistance programs; contracts and payment of fees for provision authorized
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 72 > Article 25 - Professional Development of School District Employees

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Professional development: means any planned learning opportunities provided to certificated personnel employed by a school district or other authorized educational agency for purposes of improving the performance of such personnel in already held or assigned positions;

    (b) "certificated personnel" means all employees of a school district or an authorized educational agency required to be certificated by the state board of education;

    (c) "school district" means any public school district organized under the laws of this state;

    (d) "authorized educational agencies" means area professional development centers, state education agencies, institutions of postsecondary education which are authorized under the laws of this state to award academic degrees, and other organizations which serve school districts;

    (e) "area professional development center" means any regional organization providing professional development to school districts;

    (f) "state board" means the state board of education;

    (g) "department" means the state department of education;

    (h) "board" means the board of education of any school district; and

    (i) "school year" means the twelve-month period ending June 30. See Kansas Statutes 72-2545

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201