SUNY STONY BOOK ONLINE COURSES
Note to All Stony Brook University online graduate courses - Participants will be required to login 3 times a week and participate on the message board. Stony Brook requires all graduate course participants to submit proof of immunizations to their Health Center. (This form can be downloaded here )
SPDI ONLINE In-Service COURSES
All SPDI online In-Service courses for the Fall Semester 2016 began on October 17, 2016 and end on December 16, 2016. (Registration will continue until November 15th.) All assignments must be completed by December 16, 2016 to secure your 3 certificate of completion.
Course Approval - Online courses will require the same course approval as regular In-Service courses. Please secure District Office approval when registering.
Registration - Please login to My Learning Plan to register for on-line courses.
*Courses cannot be extended or rolled over.
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Granting of In-Service Credit
Graduate courses are offered through Stony Brook University. These classes are available for teachers seeking their MALS degree and for teachers in need of graduate or In-Service credit. In order for these classes to run, a minimum of 12 graduate participants per course must be registered. You must submit proof of immunizations (This form can be downloaded here ) to Stony Brook if this is the first time you are taking a graduate course with them or have not attended the university within the last 5 years.
Please fax the completed immunization form to StonyBrook's Student Health Center @ 631-632-6936 or contact them at 631-632-6740 (option 1) to verify that they have your immunizations on file. Please do not return this form to SPDI.
Online Courses
SPDI has teamed-up with Stony Brook University and we are proud to announce that we can now offer an advanced graduate certificate program in Educational Computing. Several of the cohorts are offered each semester, please watch the SPDI website for more information.
Please contact our office at 631.488.0640 if you have any further questions or concerns. Our staff is here to assist you.
For Sachem teachers, prior approval must be sought for each in-service course to be used toward salary advancement. In-service course credit up to nine in-service credits per year can be taken within or outside of the District. Credit will be given up to a maximum of nine (9) in-service credit hours of the fifteen (15) hours needed for salary advancement. Teachers are reminded that the school "year" runs from July 1 - June 30.
Please contact the Sachem Personnel Office if you have questions concerning your individual course credit status.
Please note: Sachem School District grants in-service credit based on 10 class hours for each in-service credit.
Teachers from other districts should be aware that the awarding of in-service credit is contingent on the policies and practices of their respective districts.
No refunds or credit will be given for the following:
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Courses taken without administrative approval
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Courses taken over the credit allotment for the school year
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Graduate Course Fees are non-refundable
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All online Course Fees are non-refundable
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - SACHEM TEACHERS
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All in-service courses used toward salary advancement must be approved by the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel prior to the start of each course. Credit will be given up to a maximum of nine (9) in-service credit hours of the fifteen (15) hours needed for salary advancement. Teachers are reminded that the "school year" runs from July 1 - June 30. Prior approval is also required for anyone seeking graduate credit towards Masters +75.