Professional improvement funds are available to PAT members

PAT members who are active employees, half-time or greater, are eligible for $1,500 in Professional Improvement Funds to use over a three-year cycle. (Note that these funds are separate from the PAT Tuition Reimbursement program, which reimburses PAT members up to six credits per school year.)

Professional Improvement Funds may be used for registration costs for

• conferences, 
• workshops, 
• seminars, 
• site visitations, 
• travel costs, if the activity is outside a 25-mile radius of Portland.

Please consult the Guidelines for Use of Professional Improvement Funds for additional information about the use of these funds.

You can contact the Travel Desk at x63378 or traveldesk@pps.net to ask questions about Professional Improvement Funds as well as to check your current fund balance. (You can contact Donna Williams in HR at x63063 for questions about PAT Tuition Reimbursement.)