Professional Development Trade-Off Day Procedure 2013-2014

Should you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Celia Taboada @ extension 5251 orMs. Elizondo @ extension 2005U.I.S.D Trade-Off Day(s) Procedures1. The 2013-2014 designated Trade-Off Days are December 20, 2013 and/ or June 6, 2014.(Trade-Off Days must be pre-approved by the campus principal)2. U.I.S.D sessions attended during the participant’s non-contract time and sessions whereno stipend was received, are eligible for trade off.3. ERO Certificate will reflect CPEs1 Day=7.45 CPEs4. The teacher must request from the principal to use the trade-off time at least a week prior to therequested date.5. If the principal approves, the Online Employee Absence Process will be completed by theteacher.6. The principal will receive from the teacher the following:A. SEMS Job# Printout-Reflecting trade day for reason.B. Summer Learning Opportunity ERO Certificate(s) reflecting CPEs

Go to the District’s homepageSelect Smart Find Express(SEMS)

Enter USER ID: This is the teachers Employee ID#Enter PIN: This is the last 4 #’s of your S.S#

This is the Main page for the employee to enter an absence.* Select date- it should be one of the designated Trade-Off Day(s).(Trade-off Days must be pre-approved by the campus principal)*December 20, 2013*June 6, 2014

Select the reason for the absence:In this case, the reason would be # 15 TRADE DAY.

Once the Reason and Date have been selected, under SubstituteInstructions the employee will enter a description, for example,*** Trade Day for Staff Development Summer Learning Opportunities

This is the review menu:Once the employee is satisfied with the entriesSelect Create Absence:Once the Absence has been created a Job Number will be generated.The Job number needs to be given to the campus secretary.