Professional Development Best Practices Initiative –
Application for Funding
APPLICATION FORM
Instructions:
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Complete and send document by email to camille.chenier@ontario.ca by
December 8, 2006.
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Fax original of Section A (with signatures) to Camille Chénier, Teaching
Policy and Standards Branch, Ministry of Education at:
(416) 325-7019.
In case of transmission or email difficulties please call Barbara Baxter at: (416) 325-4272.
A.
Official Contact Information:
Name of District School
Board/School
Authority/Provincial Schools:
Address:
Name and title of executive
signing officer or
Superintendent with
responsibilities for staff
development:
Signature:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
Director of Education
Respond
Signing
Officer
Telephone:
Signature:
Fax:
Email:
Name and title of contact
person:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
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B.
Proposed Professional Development Initiative
1. The proposed professional development initiative is:
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an existing program for experienced teachers that will be expanded/enhanced
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an existing program that will be enhanced to specifically target experienced teachers
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a program that is under development (provide status of the development)
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other (explain) ___________________________________________________________
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2. Description of proposed professional development initiative:
Describe the content of the current program and, if applicable, how it is targeted specifically to
experienced teachers.
Describe the enhancements you plan to make using the funding of this initiative.
3. Specify the current funding that your district school board/school authority/provincial schools allocates to
support this initiative.
4. Describe any evaluations/assessments currently in place or that have been conducted in the past that
examine the cost-benefits/effectiveness and/or success factors of your existing program. Include any
specific performance indicators used to determine the impact of your initiative (e.g. evaluation forms, followup sessions, focus groups, etc.).
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5.
Do you currently have principles in place that guide professional development in your board/school
authority/provincial school?
 Yes: Please attach a copy of your principles. Indicate below how each of the initiative principles align
with your principles.
 No: Indicate how the following principles would guide the professional development initiative.
Focused on the impact on student learning:
Focused one or more identified goals:
Guided by appropriate adult learning models:
Sustainability:
Evidence based:
C. Initiative Costs
1. Complete the template below to demonstrate how the Professional Development Best Practices Initiative
funding will be used. Note: Funding of up to $500 will be provided for each participating teacher to
support program enhancement activities and resource costs only. Boards/school authorities/provincial
schools are responsible for any infrastructure costs (e.g. computers, laptops, licensing of software, etc).
Key cost categories
Description of each key activity with cost per
activity.
Timeline
(Specify the
beginning and
end dates)
Total
COST
($) per
category
Total:
TOTAL # of participating teachers with over 10 years experience
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2. Specify the earliest date in the 2006/07 school year that you could be ready to begin to implement the
enhancements to the initiative described in your proposal.
3. Where applicable, please provide partner name(s) (e.g., Faculty of education, other school board etc), and a
brief description of their roles and responsibilities within the initiative.
Partner Name(s) and
Contact Information
Roles/Responsibilities within the initiative
Applications are due no later than December 8, 2006.
 Send by email to camille.chenier@ontario.ca
 Send fax of Section A of application form with official signatures to (416) 325-7019.
Please direct any inquiries to:
Camille Chénier
Teaching Policy and Standards Branch
Instruction and Leadership Development Division
Ministry of Education, 900 Bay Street
Mowat Block, 13th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1L2
Tel. (416) 325-1074
Fax (416) 325-7019
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