The following standards shall be used in the determination of professional improvement unit values for vocational certification by Community College District No. 20.

(1) Each forty hours of planned, preapproved paid work experience shall be equal to one professional improvement unit.

(2) One credit on the quarter system or two-thirds credit on the semester system earned in accredited programs at colleges or universities shall be equal to one professional improvement unit, provided it is in compliance with the professional improvement plan.

(3) Each accumulated twenty hours of preplanned participation in conferences and seminars shall be equal to one professional improvement unit, provided that such activities are in addition to those covered by the normal contractual obligations.

(4) Each day of preplanned experience in either domestic or foreign travel related to the individual's instructional area shall be equal to .20 of a professional improvement unit.

(5) Additional professional improvement units may be granted as approved in the individual improvement plan on the basis of independent research and development activities in excess of the normal contractual obligations of the instructor, counselor, or administrator.

(6) The vocational director shall be responsible for the approval of professional improvement plans, equivalencies, and units as stated in WAC 132T-05-040, 132T-05-050, and 132T-05-060.