An Important Notice About STPDL Funding!
STPDL Funding is now depleted in the following Superintendencies for the 2009 -10 school year:
1. Gingell;
2. Sirisko;
3. deFreitas;
4. Haarmann;
5. CBO/Hiebert;
6. Massey;
7. Miles;
8. Tomasevic.
Short Term Professional Development Leave Fund (STPDL) is money negotiated into the Collective Agreement for elementary teachers to fund professional development. The Peel District School Board has an STPDL committee chair in each of its (9) families of schools plus the Board Office and on a monthly basis meet to process applications.
STPDL will fund up to $400 for conference registration, meals, transportation, and accommodation; STPDL can fund up to 2 days for supply coverage. (Code 67) while funds are available.
To apply fill out the STPDL funding application form (available on the Board's intranet & PETL website) and don't forget to include the conference information (e.g. flyer) with your application. Applications must be received by the STPDL chair no later than the meeting prior to the conference.
Send the completed application package to the STPDL chair for the family of schools/ superintendency (see STPDL Chairperson Chart for your chairperson and location). The STPDL fund can be accessed once per year while funds last.(If funds are still available after April a 2nd approval may occur)
Please note: If a member applies to and receives funding from both STPDL and PETL, he/she should always access the STPDL funding first.
Example # 1: Conference costs $200 and 1 supply day are required; member applies to both STPDL and to PETL for those amounts; funding is approved by both; member should use the STPDL supply code (67) and send receipt in to STPDL; call PETL to cancel funding so that it can go back into fund. The member would be eligible to apply to PETL for funding of another conference while funds are available.
Example #2: Conference costs $500 and 2 supply days are required; member applies to both STPDL and to PETL for those amounts; STPDL approves $400 max and 2 supply days; PETL approved $350 max and 2 supply days; member should use the STPDL supply code (67) for both supply days and send receipts in to STPDL to be reimbursed for $400; send receipts to PETL to be reimbursed for difference ($500 - $400 = $100).
*****SPTDL FUNDING IS BASED ON THE CURRENT FULL GUIDELINES FOUND ON THE WEBSITE AND ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS - Always confirm STPDL and PETL funding before attending a conference or workshop*****