HKIS aims to equip faculty to meet students’ changing needs, and to support faculty in their efforts to stay abreast of their profession and to make their teaching alive and creative.

A generous annual professional development fund is made available to each faculty member. The allocation can be accumulated for up to three years to support a major professional growth opportunity.

Members of faculty are able to take courses, subscribe to professional journals or attend conferences; allowing faculty to be absent for a maximum of 5 working days, in any one year, to participate in professional development while school is in session.

Faculty are encouraged to take up professional development opportunities which may include:

• Weekend workshops on topics such as classroom management, assessment and multiple intelligences.
• HKIS faculty lead training in learning styles, cooperative learning, math manipulatives, technology etc.
• Graduate level courses sponsored by Michigan State University and Washington State University.
• Faculty retreats.
• Summer study.
• Sabatical leave.
• Attending lectures by visiting consultants such as Bambi Betts, Jay McTighe, Maribeth Yoder-White and Carrie Ekey.