Section A - The Parties agree that employees should use the resources available through the school system's staff development efforts, the curriculum center, school and central office professional libraries, college and university sponsored training programs, seminars, workshops and professional publications.

Section B - The Parties agree that continued accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools may be desirable. During Southern Association evaluations employees will carry out assigned responsibilities as they pertain to accreditation procedures. The employees' responsibilities shall be assigned as nearly equally among them as practicable.

Section C - The Employer will pay salary or stipend, and expenses to employees participating on an optional basis in courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, in-service training and other such programs which employees are requested to take by the Employer to the extent provided under federal and other externally and internally funded programs.

Section D - The Employer will pay full salary to employees participating in workshops, seminars, conferences, in-service training and other such programs where employees are required by the Employer to participate.

Section E - Employees who complete six (clock) hours of school system approved in-service credit shall be entitled to have one (1) flexible in-service day off. Employees not completing the minimum six (6) hours credit shall report to the assigned location on the flexible in-service day. Any State mandated in-service requirement that employees are notified of prior to June 1 of each year will be fulfilled using flexible in-service time.

Section F - The Employer shall establish a procedure for the purpose of receiving employees' suggestions in professional development training programs. The procedure shall include a provision for a meeting with JCTA representatives. Professional development activities left to the discretion of the local schools shall be designed and planned after the employees at the schools have been provided with an opportunity to make suggestions and volunteer for participation in the planning.