Pro D

Professional Development for SD71 (Comox Valley) Teachers

Email: pd71@bctf.ca or teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca

Pro-D Forms

SD71 District Pro-D Day - February 17, 2026 ~ AM Morning Speaker (in-person) - Mischa Oak
Mischa Oak started LGBTQ Inclusion Training to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ people and support the development of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion excellence in organizations.

PM online session - Trevor MacKenzie https://www.trevormackenzie.com/
Trevor MacKenzie is an experienced teacher, author, keynote speaker and inquiry consultant who has worked in schools throughout the world. Trevor’s passion is supporting schools in implementing inquiry-based learning practices. He is a highly regarded speaker known for his heartfelt storytelling, kind demeanour, and student-first philosophy.

Trevor’s graduate research focused on identifying and removing the barriers to implementing inquiry-based learning in the K-12 setting. He has three publications: Dive into Inquiry, Inquiry Mindset Elementary Edition, and Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition all published by Elevate Books Edu. He has vast experience supporting schools across several years in implementation strategies in public schools, international schools, and International Baccalaureate programmes (PYP/MYP/DP).

1- AT YOUR REGULAR LOCATION
If a teacher remains at their school/location of work to do pro-d – no form is needed. This includes teachers doing any online workshop as they remain within their regular classroom/work location.
2- OUTSIDE SD71 COMOX VALLEY
If a teacher is going to be out of the Comox Valley school district (Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo) to do pro-d, you must put in absence in AMS ‘Pro-D Out Of District’ with destination & details and have your principal’s approval before the trip out of Comox Valley. NIDES distance teachers are an exception, as they already work out of Comox Valley. They simply need to ensure their principal knows what pro-d work they intend to do on Pro-D Day.

Note: if pro-d is being done during regular instruction days, and you need TOC coverage, please ensure you have enough pro-d funds to pay for this absence (from $350 -$456 /day) or if any school /district funds will be paying it.
3- WITHIN SD71 BUT NOT REGULAR SCHOOL LOCATION
If a teacher is doing pro-d activities outside their school/ regular work location, but within the Comox Valley school district (another school, museum, study group, etc.), they must go into the Absence AMS to enter “Pro-D In-District” with details for your pro-d activity so as to ensure your principal is aware of your location.
* THIS AMS CODE REPLACES THE OLD “SELF-DIRECTED PRO-D FORMS”

Note: Participation in the Teacher February District Pro-D day (in-person) only requires you to inform your principal and no AMS code is needed.

Flex Pro-D days in August

T August 27th & 28th, 2025, are FLEX Pro-D days in which teachers can choose self-directed flex pro-d to complete on their own time. They may also participate fully/ partially/ not at all, as these days are optional. Workshops may be provided to offer teachers opportunities to fulfill their pro-d requirements, however, they can do their flexible pro-d hours throughout the school year (weekends, holidays, evenings) to fulfill their 2 paid days included in the 2nd week of spring break.

Teacher - Local Specialist Associations

The Pro-D Committee has funding available to support SD71 Local Specialist Associations (LSA).
If you would like to organize an LSA for SD71 please see the 5 steps below.
The funds can be used to provide snacks for meetings, supplies, resources, day-care costs, thank you gifts for presenters, or even an honorariums.
Please contact teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca if you have any questions or would like to create your own LSA!

5 Steps to set up your Local Specialist Association (LSA)

Email teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca your LSA group name (examples: Library, Home Economics, Kindergarten, Counsellors, etc.).
Constitution/mission statement – brief goals for the LSA (just a couple of lines summarizing).
Give us a list of members/participants for your particular LSA.
Collect a small fee ($2- $10) from each member for costs/resources to run the meetings.
When you run out of funding from fees, you can utilize the $250 set up in your LSA with the Pro-D secretary @ teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca
Starting an LSA Pro-D SD71

BCTF Pro-D

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OLTD is a great match for your teaching staff wishing to pursue graduate studies online and integrate blended learning and a technology-enhanced delivery model into their daily practice.