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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS

 

LSTA UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES

  • Fall Retreat for LSTA Executive and Council—October 9th​, 2025
  • Maternity/Paternity Seminar—Coming Soon
  • MTS PD DAY—October 24th, 2025​
  • Pre-Retirement Seminar—Coming Soon
  • Pension (TRAF) Sustainability—Various dates on MTS website
  • LSTA AGM—May 13th, 2026

         2025-2026 ​PUBLIC RELATIONS
                    ​     PLEASE JOIN US!

  • Santa Parade—Coming Soon
  • LSTA Curling—January 8th, 2026
  • Quiz Night—April 9th, 2026

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MTS PD Day Registration 2025
Manitoba Teachers' Society - Professional Development Opportunities

​​Joint LSSD/LSTA PD Fund is now open for 2025-2026!​
Please apply online directly from your Employee Connect Account—Absences—Leave Request—Division/LSTA PD Joint Fund.
Be sure to include all required information for a quick turnaround and approval.

Professional Development Chair: Lynne Ogale and Jamie Shuhyta
Joint PD Fund Guidelines
Joint LSSD/LSTA PD Fund - How to Apply to The Professional Development Fund
​Teacher Entitlement/Responsibility for PD:  
​Teachers have their own unique ways of teaching. In recognition of their professional independence, teachers share a professional obligation to maintain high standards of conduct and to use professional judgment in the application of their specialized knowledge and skill set. This professional identity is shaped by pre-service preparation and teaching experience, and nurtured by shared professional practice and on-going professional development.

​ARTICLE 29  –  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Effective September 1st, 2015:
The Division shall provide $70,000 on an annual basis to be paid into a Division­ Association Professional Development Fund for the purpose of professional development of LSTA members. The following expectations shall apply:
a) The Fund shall be administered jointly by a committee consisting of equal representation from the  Division and the Association.
b) Release time of the teacher must be approved in advance by the Principal and Superintendent or Designate. Such release is subject to a substitute being available.
c) The annual cost of substitutes shall be deducted from the annual allocation.
d) At the end of each school year, the Committee will present a detailed report to the Division and the Association on the use of the funds.
e) It is understood and agreed that the allocation of professional development funds from the Division-Association Professional Development Fund account to LSTA members is to be aligned/referenced to at least one of the following four qualifying criteria/areas:
      i)Divisional Goals
      ii) School Goals
      iii) Teacher Professional Learning Plan “Growth Plan/Goals”
      iv) Teaching Assignment.
f) Any unused financial amount will be redirected back to the Division on June 30th  of each year.
​Reimbursement:  Once you have paid for your PD, submit your receipts with the leave # from your CIMS application to Lisa Poponick at the board office. 
​You can email receipts to [email protected]

Professional Development Under Manitoba Law:  A teacher is responsible for ongoing professional development (Education Administration Act).

President: Jamie Shuhyta
Vice President: Markus Hofer

255B Main Street
Selkirk, Manitoba R1A 1S1
[email protected]
​204-482-6534​

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  • LSTA TEAM AND EVENTS
    • LSTA Exec 2025-2026
    • LSTA Council 2025-2026
    • LSTA Approved Minutes
    • LSTA Member Events
  • MEMBER RESOURCES
    • Benefits
    • Kii (Humanacare)
    • Workplace Safety & Health & Reporting
    • T.R.A.F.
    • Equity & Social Justice
    • Quick Links
  • P.D. & P.R.
    • PD Info and Important Dates
    • Divisional Events & Highlights
  • FORMS & DOWNLOADS