a.

The Superintendent shall be responsible for evaluating all requests from employees to attend conferences, seminars, or workshops, to determine if the conference or workshop will benefit the school system.

b.

All requests for attendance at workshops that involve absence from duty and/or paid expenses by the Iberville Parish School Board shall be submitted to the Superintendent in writing within sufficient time prior to the conference so that he/she may properly evaluate said request, and shall include all necessary information for evaluation.

c.

If funds allocated by the Board are insufficient to approve all requests from within  one category of employees or all categories of employees, the Superintendent shall apply a pro-rata system as he/she deems fair and feasible.

d.

Central office administrators shall be permitted to attend official school related conferences and/or workshops, one of which annually may be out-of-state.

e.

Administrators in the individual schools shall be permitted to attend official school related conferences or workshops, one of which annually may be out-of-state.

f.

Parish-wide key teachers or specialists shall be permitted to attend conferences or workshops, one of which annually may be out-of-state, upon recommendation of supervisors, principals, and approved by the Superintendent. (These teachers shall be expected to assist in in-service training programs as related to trends, techniques and methods presented in said workshops).

g.

Non-professional key central office personnel shall be permitted to attend conferences and workshops, one of which annually may be out-of-state, providing said conferences and/or workshops are directly related to their duties and work.

h.

All other school personnel shall be permitted to attend conferences or workshops upon recommendation of their immediate supervisor, principal and with the approval of the Superintendent.

i.

The Board's present Travel Expense Policy shall apply as to reim­bursement of expenses and proper forms and receipts shall be required for reimbursement. (See policy DJD, Travel Expense Reimbursement).

a.

The Superintendent may request any employee to attend any conference or meeting that he deems important to the operation of the school system, and shall be responsible for evaluating and approving requests from any category of employees.

b.

Employees who are not on monthly travel expense shall be reimbursed in accordance with present School Board Travel Expense Policy.  Proper forms and receipts shall be required for reimbursement.

a.

Value of workshops to the school system.

b.

Frequency of requests and attendance at previous conferences.

c.

Money available from budget appropriations for conferences and workshops.

d.

Accountability of personnel for use of information acquired or learned at conferences.