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DCSD Home Page > The Learning Center > Staff Development > Credit Options Information
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Staff Development

Credit Options Information

What kinds of credit are available to employees in DCSD?

Relicensure - used for renewal of a professional license through CDE and may be earned for training attended during or outside contracted work hours. Staff development courses offered through the district catalog as well as preapproved site-based trainings with a minimum of 7.5 instructional contact hours will offer relicensure credit.   Skills Blocks may also be counted towards relicensure credit.
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Knowledge-level (salary) Advancement - used for DCSD teacher salary increase. KLA credit may be earned in addition to relicensure credit, but cannot be earned for attendance at training during contracted work hours, for completion of skill blocks, or using personal days. Advancement on the salary schedule requires a combination of one-half KLA credit hours & one-half university credit hours or all may be university credit hours. All applications for salary advancement must be made through Human Resources.
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University/College Credit - awarded by a sponsoring higher education institution & requires a tuition payment for credit. This credit is needed for salary advancement in DCSD but is no longer required for CDE relicensure. When KLA & university credit are both available, only one option may be used for salary / knowledge level advancement.

Out-of-District Knowledge-Level Advancement (salary) Credit - awarded to certified personnel for preapproved professional development attended outside DCSD. Application is made through the staff development office and credit hours awarded by Human Resources. A brief summary of learning and verification of attendance are required.

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Which box should I check when registering for a staff development course offered through the district staff development online catalog?

The box you check when registering will coincide with your employee group and the credit type you will receive upon completion of the course.  The following choices are available upon registration:

  • Certified Staff Development/KLA/Relicensure –  Available for licensed staff seeking relicensure credit and Knowledge Level Advancement

  • Certified Staff Development/Relicensure – Available for licensed staff seeking relicensure credit

  • Admin-ProTech Staff Development/Relicensure – Available for administrators and ProTech staff seeking relicensure credit

  • Classified Staff Development – Available for classified employees

  • Charter School Employees – This box should be checked by all employees of DCSD Charter Schools

  • DCSD Substitute – This box should be checked by all DCSD Substitute employees

  • Non-Employee – This box should be checked by individuals not employed by DCSD desiring to take a course through Staff Development
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