2025-26 Committee Members
| Member Name | Role |
| Laura Fryday | Committee Co-Chair – Queens County Local NSTU |
| TBD | Queens County Local NSTU |
| TBD | Lunenburg County Local NSTU |
| Mai-Ling Storm | Lunenburg County Local NSTU |
| Connie Bird | 51勛圖 |
| Shawn Feener | 51勛圖 |
| Jennifer McMullen | 51勛圖 |
| Beth Woodford-Collins | Committee Co-Chair – 51勛圖 |
Please check the current 51勛圖 NSTU PD Committee’s Form and Guidelines here.
The Committee meets on a monthly basis throughout the school year and on an as-needed basis during the summer months. The tentative meeting dates and application deadlines for the 2025-2026 school year are as follows:
The meeting dates and application deadlines for the 2025-2026 year are as follows:
| APPLICATION DEADLINES | Documents Due | Meeting Date |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
| Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
| Thursday, September 18, 2025 | Course Grant Applications | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
| Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year. teacher initiated PD | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
| Monday, November 3, 2025 | NSTU Conference Grant Deadline | Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
| Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
PLEASE NOTE: THE PD COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN DECEMBER
| Thursday, January 8, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Storm Date: Thurs, Jan 22, 2026) |
| Thursday, February 12, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, February 19, 2026 (Storm Date: Thurs, Feb 26, 2026) |
| Thursday, February 12, 2026 | Applications for educational leaves of one year | Thursday, February 19, 2026 (Storm Date: Thurs, Feb 26, 2026) |
| Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, March 26, 2026 (Storm Date: Fri, March 27, 2026) |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, April 16, 2026 |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Applications for Educational Leave of 60-77 Days |
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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PLEASE NOTE: THE PD COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN MAY
| Thursday, May 28, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
| Thursday, July 30, 2026 | Eligible conferences, leaves less than 1 year, teacher initiated PD | TBD |
Applications received between the deadline date and the meeting date will normally be deferred to the following meeting.