A portion of the Pro-D monies shall be established to make funds available for interest groups to sponsor activities or workshops on a district-wide basis.
When the group application is being accessed for the purpose of running a professional development opportunity the following criteria must be met:
-pre-approval is required from the Pro-D Committee,
-the application must be submitted a minimum of three weeks prior to the event,
-workshops must be offered after school or on a Pro-D Day,
-the application must include a poster that the STA will distribute to all STA members,
-the STA will run the registration under the Pro-D section of the STA website and close it 5 business days before the event is due to run,
-group applications require a minimum of 5 STA members in attendance,
-group applications will be funded up to $100 per attendee to a maximum of $3000,
-honouraria are capped at $50 per 75 minute session,
-food and refreshments are limited to $25 per attendee of the event (receipts required).