Providing high quality professional opportunities is critical to supporting your growth and professional development. In Belmont, professional learning is supported through in these ways:

Professional Development Meetings (faculty, department, and curriculum meetings) led by Principals, Directors, and Curriculum Specialists focusing on district, school, and program goals and strategic initiatives

Professional development courses, seminars, workshops, and study groups led by BPS educators and partner organizations (held during meeting and early release times as well as optional times after school, evenings, weekends, and summers)

As you plan your professional development for the year, it is our hope that these workshops and opportunities will support your Professional Practice and Student Learning Goals as well as your ongoing learning and growth.

STUDY GROUPS

Staff members are encouraged to propose and participate in study groups.  Teachers and administrators who share a common interest form the Study Group.

• Click here to learn more about Study Groups 

• Study Group Proposal Form

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS

• Wednesday Meetings and Early Release Schedule 2024-25

• Tracking Professional Development Points using Frontline

GRADUATE CREDIT/TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

• Graduate Credit and Tuition Reimbursement Process

• Frontline Tutorial for requesting approval for Graduate Credit and Tuition Reimbursement

• A W-9 Form must be submitted in order to receive reimbursement.  Click here to access the W-9 Form. Submit only the first page of the form.  For non-us citizens, click here to download the W-8BEN

LICENSURE INFORMATION/RESOURCES

• Licensure Information

• DESE Re-certification Guide

• How to navigate the new ELAR system (videos)

• DESE has also created and posted an extensive series of videos to assist teachers to navigate the licensure process.  Click here to view the series

• Titles of videos found on this site include:

  Moving from an Emergency License to Provisional or Initial License Emergency Extension Special Education and ESL

• BPS Form 19 - Re-certification Reimbursement