Shady Side Academy offers a wide range of professional development opportunities to faculty and staff members. As part of our mission to be a community of lifelong learners, faculty, administrators and staff are committed to enhancing our skills and staying current in our subject area knowledge in order to provide an exceptional education to our students and to help them prepare for lives beyond Shady Side Academy.
ACADEMIC YEAR STUDY GRANTS
These grants are designed to encourage the Academy's faculty and administrators
to continue their professional growth and improve their effectiveness as educators
by providing tuition reimbursement. Click
here to learn more.
SUMMER STUDY GRANTS
Summer study grants may be used for seminars, workshops or tutorials
as well as for graduate study. Click
here to learn more.
PAUL G. BENEDUM TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
Originating from the Paul G. Benedum Teaching Endowment, the Benedum Teaching
Fellowships provide funding in the range of $500-$3,500 for the purpose of
strengthening professional development through an experience which will lead
to personal growth and enrichment, and to permit faculty members to maintain
a sense of intellectual vitality and excitement about their work. these fellowships
allow recipients to play an active role in determining the kinds of experiences
that will be most useful to them. Click
here to learn more.
SABBATICAL LEAVE PROGRAM
As an essential part of a long-range plan to guarantee the continued existence
of a strong educational program, the Academy has established sabbatical leaves
for its faculty. Click here to
learn more.
BENEDUM CONFERENCE FUND
Under the Continuing Education Act (Act 48). The PA Dept. of Education
now requires all teachers holding PA certification to earn six graduate credits
OR 180 hours of in-service training every five years. Click
here to learn more.
PRESIDENTIAL GRANTS
These grants are made in order to allow faculty to take advantage
of unique professional development opportunities for which funding could not
be provided from other staff support programs. Click
here to learn more.
WIMMER FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANTS
The Wimmer family has made a generous benefaction to the Academy for the purpose
of furthering faculty professional development. The Wimmer grants provide
funding for teachers to attend conferences, workshops and seminars, or to
bring in professionals for in-school training.
Click here to learn more.
TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM
In order to convert a Pennsylvania Instructional I (temporary) teaching certificate
to an Instructional II (permanent) certificate, teachers must complete a PA
Department of Education approved Teacher Induction Program. Click
here to learn more.
OTHER PROGRAMS
In addition to the above, other programs, though smaller in scope, are also
available to the faculty. The school Heads have at their disposal some funds
to support faculty travel to conferences or to bring in quest presenters.
ACT 48 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
As a member of the Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools, Shady Side
Academy is a Pennsylvania Department of Education approved provider of professional
development training programs and services. Any faculty or staff member holding
Pennsylvania teaching certification or related certifications can have the
Academy certify the completion of relevant training programs and enter the
appropriate hours into the P.D.E. data base. Click
here to learn more.
CALENDAR FOR 2008-2009
Study Grants:
Fall term - Friday, September 5
Spring term - Friday, December 19
Summer term - Friday, May 22
Wimmer Grants:
Fall term - Tuesday, September 2
Spring term - Tuesday, November 25
Summer term - Tuesday, March 31
Benedum Teaching Fellowships:
Friday, January 16
