§ 16-66-2 - Findings.
SECTION 16-66-2
§ 16-66-2 Findings. – The general assembly has found and declares that:
(1) In-service education is different from pre-serviceeducation. Effective staff development programs are directed at educationalimprovements and also encourage the professional development of individualparticipants.
(2) In-service education, whether local, state, or federallysupported, must be designed as an integral part of the school program.
(3) The most effective in-service education programs arethose with a high degree of participant control.
(4) In-service education programs most beneficial to studentsare those designed primarily to improve the quality of teaching in a school ordepartment of a school.
(5) In-service education programs most beneficial to schooldepartment staff are those that are designed to improve professional practicesand/or provide professional growth and stimulation.