The amount of training hours each year is very frustrating to veteran teachers. It is very difficult to find the time away from work and family responsibiltes to attend so many trainings.  Many of the trainings are repetitive after 17 years of teaching.  I would like to see a graduated training scale.  New teachers have the most hours with a reduction in needed hours as the years pass down to 6 or 10.  Teachers should not have to spend weekends attending training when they have been teaching long enough to be able to offer training.  It is a waste of our time and insulting to us as professionals.