December 2023; Educators required to complete the GT Core 30 will have one semester to submit proof of learning in the form of official certificates in Strive. It is highly recommended that educators keep a copy of certificates for all required learning in a secure location.

Beginning Teachers and Teachers who are completing the TEA Reading Academies will have one academic year to complete the Gifted and Talented Core 30.

Extensions for special circumstances will be handled on a case per case basis in collaboration with the campus principal.

...of the GT Core 30 hours. Participants must still complete 18 hours of content related to nature and needs, identification, assessment design, and learning needs of students, typically covered in the first 18 hours of the training. If you have your 30 hours, APSI can act as your yearly Update.

Exchange Hours are Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits completed by educators outside the contracted workday. Off-contract professional learning hours accumulate and are exchanged yearly for designated paid days off, or Exchange Days, during the school year.

Failure to earn all or part of the Exchange Hours required for one’s role will result in the following consequences, in this order, for missing Exchange Hours: requirement to report to professional learning on designated Exchange Day (listed above); loss of local/state days, in 3 hour increments; docked pay, in 3 hour increments.

If an employee leaves the district prior to earning Exchange Hours required for their role, they will be docked days/pay on their final paycheck from the district.