STAFF DEVELOPMENT FUND

Applications must be received two weeks before event

Current Fund Status

Staff Development Fund - Funds Remaining for 2022/2023 school year
Updated 2023 June 1

$  $246,160.00 $63,647.00 $16,964.00
Activities occurring
2022 September 1 - 2023 January 31
Activities occurring 
2023 February 1 - 2023 June 30 
Activities occurring 
2023 July 1 - 2023 August 31 
GROUP ACTIVITIES* occurring 
2022 September 1 - 2023 August 31

   * Group funding for 2022-23 has been topped up by $75,000 due to a surplus from the previous year.

Special Initiative Funding

Staff Development Fund - SPECIAL INITIATIVE FUNDING for 2022/2023 school year

$0
 

Supporting teachers in their work with Truth & Reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples

  • Up to $1000 per school
  • Applications accepted on a per-school basis
  • Applications may be submitted by the principal only
  • Applications must include a description about the activity's connection to Truth & Reconciliation

Apply via the Special Initiative Application Form (2022-2023)

 
  • The Special Initiative Fund is also engaging in a transfer of $75,000 to the Calgary Board of Education to be expended on Teacher Wellness initiatives in 2022-23.

Establishing Information

Current Staff Development Fund Guidelines

SDF Individual Application Form 2022-2023
SDF Group Application Form 2022-2023
Travel Authorization within Alberta

2023 - 2024 Application Forms

SDF Individual Application Form 2023 - 2024

SDF Group Application Form 2023 - 2024

As per the Collective Agreement between The Board of Trustees of the Calgary Board of Education and The Alberta Teachers' Association, Local 38, this Fund is “available for professional development of teachers or groups of teachers.” The function of the Fund is to assist individuals in pursuing professional development activities linked to professional practice.

Funding may include registration fees, individual expenses and the cost of substitute teachers. It is not intended that the Staff Development Fund be used for payment of fees for courses or activities whose primary focus is personal development, nor for exchanges with other school jurisdictions.

Administration

Calgary Public Teachers administers the ATA Staff Development Fund. Effective 2017 September 1, fund allocation will be as follows:

  • For activities occurring September 1 –  January 31, a maximum of 50% of the fund will be allocated;
  • For activities occurring February 1 –  June 30, a maximum 45% of the fund will be allocated;
  • For activities occurring July 1 –  August 31, a maximum of 5% of the fund will be allocated.

All enquiries regarding the Staff Development Fund should be directed to the Staff Development Fund Administrator. Applications and expense claims may be submitted in the following ways:

  1. Interschool mail
    SDF Administrator
    Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38
    c/o CBE Mailroom
  2. Via Fax (403-234-9596)
  3. Via Email (sdf@ata38.ab.ca)
The administrator may be contacted by telephone at 403-262-6616 or through e-mail at: sdf@ata38.ab.ca.