Staff Development Units - Faculty

Staff Development Units (SDU) are designed as incentives to promote faculty development toward work-related improvements. They may be awarded for course completion, workshop attendance, or related activities designed to facilitate job performance.

Staff Development Units may be earned following these procedures:

1. All faculty, employed halftime, or more, may accrue SDU.
2. No employee may accrue more than 3 SDU per fiscal year.
3. Application and approval for SDU must be made prior to undertaking development activities.
4. Application is made by submitting an SDU form to the immediate supervisor and appropriate member of the president's staff.
5. Staff Development Units will be approved only for those activities that promote the development of the faculty member's job performance - not for personal growth activities that are unrelated to NPC work responsibilities.
6. Staff Development Units are awarded on the basis of 1 SDU per 1 college credit, or 1 SDU per 18 hours of approved activity.
7. Total SDU approval for the institution cannot exceed the amount budgeted for those activities during the fiscal year.
8. Courses and activities resulting in SDU reimbursement may not also be applied toward incremental salary movements.
9. Northland Pioneer College credits may qualify for SDU.
10. Staff Development Units may not be awarded if the college provides an alternative form of financial support for the course/activity, such as release time, per diem, tuition reimbursement, conference fee, or a similar type of assistance.
11. Each SDU will accrue $125 upon completion of the course/activity. In the case of coursework, a final transcript must be completed. Each SDU completion will result in a one-time stipend.