Process to follow to teach an approve 3 credit continuing professional development (CPD) course at your school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

1. Look at the list of approved courses. Most are self-explanatory and all are adaptable to your school’s audience. Each course syllabus is attached to the course name and can be downloaded from the Webpage
2. Remember that for a 3 credit course there must be 45 hours of work. That does not mean, 45 hours of instruction. Assignment, implementation of ideas etc. can all count.
3. You will create your own tasks to be accomplished in your class and submit a schedule of work to be accomplished in daily format if you teach a 5 day, intensive course. Submit assignments, goals and objectives for online work.
4. Send the resume of the instructor who will teach the course. We are required to keep the resume on file but the instructor does not necessarily have to have a masters’ degree.
5. Determine your time frame. When will the course start and when will it be complete.
6. Survey your audience  to see who is interested.
7. Survey surrounding schools to see if they would like to join you if you do not have an audience at your school alone.
8. Class sizes should be manageable. No class should be over 20 participants unless there are two instructors. Small classes are often the best.

Terms of the Contract

1. The Archdiocese does not make money on these courses. The idea is to offer a service to you. The courses cost $135. MSDE paperwork must be filed. $100 of the cost per student goes to the instructor.
2. Instructors will collect the checks and give them to the Director of Academic Technology.
3. Instructors will be paid after all checks have been submitted, the roster is turned in and contract signed.
4. Many schools are using professional development money to pay for faculty to take the course. Carole can provide a statement to each school to submit to the authorizing Title II approver
5. Many schools are requesting that the participants pay the $135 up front and receive reimbursement when the grades are turned it.
6. Checks are made payable to the Archdiocese of Baltimore and are collected by the instructor.

Other Requirements

1. The class roster is now online and will be considered complete when each participant has signed up for the class and submitted their payment.  
2. The instructor will also receive a contract from the business office of the AOB (via Carole) stating how payment will be made.  That contract must be signed before payment to the instructor is made
3. Checks for the course are made payable to the Archdiocese of Baltimore
4. All checks will be collected at the orientation for the course.
5. Carole will  visit the school during orientation and/or during the course to provide encouragement to both instructor and students and to set an official tone. She will bring the MSDE paperwork for getting credit
6. If a school chooses to have teachers who do not need MSDE credit audit the course for no fee that is the digression of the school/instructor?