- The West Geauga Professional Development Committee [WGPDC] shall be, by State statute
(Ohio Administrative Code 3301-24-08), the official certification/licensing body
for the West Geauga Local School District.
- The WGPDC policy and procedures cannot supersede the District?s policies and the
negotiated Contract.
- Membership shall consist of eleven [11] members. The WGEA shall elect eight [8]
representatives, two teachers per building. Three [3] administrators (including
one elementary principal and one secondary principal) shall be appointed by the
superintendent. The Personnel Administrative Assistant shall be a standing, nonvoting
member. At all times, the WGPDC shall have a majority of teachers. Each member will
serve a three-year term. Terms shall run from July 1 to June 30. Elections for the
teacher members will be held in the spring. The Superintendent will appoint the
administrators by August 1 of each year.
- If a member cannot fulfill his/her term of office on the committee, vacancies shall
be filled as follows:
- Teacher vacancies: A replacement for a teacher committee member will be appointed
by the WGEA Executive Committee. The appointed teacher will be a representative
of the same school building as the departing committee member.
- The Superintendent will fill administrative vacancies.
- Vacancies will be for the duration of the term of the departing member.
- The committee shall hold a maximum of eight [8] meetings during the school year
and a maximum of four [4] meetings outside of the school day. A scheduled calendar
will be determined by the WGPDC and posted on the website.
- WGPDC meetings shall be held at the West Geauga Local Board of Education offices,
8615 Cedar Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026, unless otherwise agreed to by a majority
of the WGPDC. Monetary compensation will be determined by the Contract between the
WGEA and the school board.
- In accordance with state statute, the WGPDC members shall elect a chairperson. Co-chairs
may be elected if a majority of the WGPDC members agrees.
- The chair[s] of the WGPDC shall:
- Preside at all WGPDC committee meetings;
- Call all meetings and set agendas in collaboration with the membership;
- Keep current on state standards and requirements;
- Ensure adherence to the Individual Professional Development Plan review processes
and procedures;
- Serve as appeals process contact and liaison;
- Serve as a reviewer for IPDP certification/license renewal; and
- Communicate professional growth opportunities to staff.
- The chair[s] of the WGPDC will serve as one voting member of the WGEA Executive
Board.
- Meetings
- All meetings held by the WGPDC are subject to the Sunshine Law.
- Meetings will not violate the WGEA negotiated contract.
- The schedule of meetings of the WGPDC will be posted on the website annually by
September 1 of each year.
- The WGPDC chairperson may call an emergency meeting of the WGPDC.
- No action will be taken unless a majority of the WGPDC membership is present.
- The chairperson reserves the right to cancel a scheduled meeting if no IPDPs or
Professional Development Activity forms are submitted during a particular month.
- A committee member shall excuse him/herself from review/voting on his/her personal
professional development plan, activity proposals, or any other occasion that presents
a conflict of interest.
- Record-Keeping and Paperwork
- It is the responsibility of every educator to keep his/her own personal files and
records of professional development activities.
- All forms used for professional development activities and the licensing process
will be developed by the West Geauga School District?s WGPDC.
- All WGPDC records will be kept in the Online LPDC Forms Database. The Database is
backed-up on a daily basis. However, the total number of contact hours appearing
on an educator?s transcript may or may not reflect an accurate total.
- All professional development activities intended for use in the certification/licensure
renewal process must be preapproved by the WGPDC. This preapproval must occur before
any professional development activity is undertaken.
- Contact Hours (CEUs) will ONLY be granted if Preapproval, Reflection, and Verification
are submitted and approved. These items must be submitted within the same school
year as the activity.
- Individuals who leave the West Geauga School District will be provided with a certificate,
upon request, to verify their professional development activities undertaken while
in the employment of the West Geauga School District.
Revised: August 2009
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