SAGU

// **This page is a workspace towards building a comprehensive web resource reagrding SAGU Courses and classes that can be taken towards receive SAGU Course Credit at the Springfield City School District.** // // **This is a work in progress and NOT a final product!** //

__**SAGU Framework Workspace**__

Springfield Education Association Contract Language regarding SAGUs

Course and Class submissions addressed to:
 * SAGU Key Contacts:**
 * LPDC
 * Human Resources Department
 * Superintendent


 * SAGU Vocabulary/Dictionary:**
 * SAGU - Springfield Academic Growth Unit
 * SEA - Springfield Education Association (the teacher's union)
 * SAGU Credit - 62.5 contact hours of professional development which will lead to an increase in pay as defined by the 2011-2014 SEA contract.
 * SAGU Class - An individual session that can be aggregated with other classes towards earning a SAGU Credit.
 * Session - Each instance of a SAGU class that has been divided into multiple meeting dates and times; a single class can be divided into several sessions that add up to the class's total contact hours.
 * SAGU Course - a group of related classes, typically taken sequentially, that contribute towards earning a SAGU Credit.
 * SAGU Course/Class Instructor - A person teaching approved classes/courses towards earning a SAGU Stipend.


 * SAGU Paperwork/Forms**
 * Instructor Application
 * Course/Class Application (with description and other relevant materials)
 * Participant Application


 * SAGU Course/Class Application Process**
 * Submit Course/Class Application form to the LPDC to consider during their monthly meetings (second Wednesday of the month at 4:00p)
 * Submission Deadline is 4 PM the day before the day the LPDC meets
 * Course/Class Application receives final approval by superintendent


 * Outstanding Questions**
 * What needs approved via LPDC?
 * Courses
 * Classes (Professional Development Catalog)


 * When does a staff member need to apply for a SAGU Credit: before they take their first class, when they have completed all classes, or something in between?
 * Is the Participant Application form supposed to aggregate all contact hours or just those earned during a course/class?
 * How are the participants' contact hours/attendance in courses/classes tracked?
 * Do instructors need to be approved prior to conducting SAGU Courses/Classes?
 * Can the instructors teach the same course more than once towards a SAGU instructor Stipend?
 * Should there be SAGU Course Coordinators (for courses with multiple instructors and/or classes)? What would their responsibilities be?
 * Based upon Greg's research of professional development software, how much of the workflow materials above can be automated and aggregated through a chosen system?
 * What about repeating a class for SAGU Credit - same person taking the class twice?
 * Can a teacher just take 62.5 hrs of misc approved classes and earn a credit OR must it "fit" into a course; Can there be a truly a la carte whole course?


 * Potential Assessments of SAGU Classes/Courses**
 * Culminating Projects
 * Presentation to Peers
 * Implementation Plan
 * Post Implementation Reflection


 * SAGU Approved Courses:**


 * Self Directed Introduction to Technology Tools for the Classroom (Approved Feb 2012)
 * An Introduction to Technology Tools for the Classroom (Approved Feb 2012)


 * SAGU Courses Pending Approval:**
 * None(as of March 2012)


 * SAGU Courses Under Development:**
 * Technology Tools for Collaborative, Online & Blended Learning
 * Data Tools for Collecting, Organizing, Analyzing and Presenting Instructional Data


 * Approved SAGU Credit Technology Classes**