About Your Professional Development
Professional development is required for continued licensure for all educators and administrators. To be of high quality, professional development is guided by the learning needs of all students, includes accepted theory on the learning needs of educators and incorporates a planned progression for improvement on a continuing basis. A professional development plan that fulfills the licensure renewal requirements is based on the needs of the educator, the students, the school, and the school district in which the educator is currently employed.
An educator/staff member wishing to renew a professional license must receive the approval of his or her Local Professional Development Committee for an Individual Professional Development Plan and complete the required amount of professional development during their renewal cycle:
- Six semester hours of coursework related to classroom teaching and/or the area of licensure; or
- 180 contact hours (or 18 CEUs) in workshops or equivalent activities related to their IPDP goals as approved by their Local Professional Development Committee.
- Coursework, workshops, or other equivalent activities may be combined.
Master Teacher Application deadline is March 1st.
LPDC Policies and Procedures
Click on the links below to obtain more information about each of these topics.
Meeting Dates for 2019 - 2020
| Dates | Time | Location |
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September 9, 2019 All LPDC meetings are open to staff to attend for help. It is best to notify an LPDC member if you plan to attend a meeting so the LPDC can set time aside for personal assistance. If a meeting time does not work with your schedule, please contact any LPDC member to arrange for a 1:1 help session. |
3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
| October 7, 2019 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
| November 11, 2019 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
| December 9, 2019 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
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January 6, 2020 This meeting is set aside as an open help session for staff. Staff can meet with an LPDC member 1:1. Come any time in the 2 hour window and leave when you are done. Sue Kunar will have the fingerprinting equipment available during this time for those staff renewing in 2020. Please contact Sue ahead of time so you know what payment to bring with you at the time of fingerprinting. |
2:30-4:30 | IBC at Central Office |
| February 3, 2020 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
| March 2, 2020 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
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March 30, 2020 There are 2 meetings in March and no meeting in April due to spring break. |
3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
| May 4, 2020 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
| June 1, 2020 | 3:30-4:30pm | Lee Eaton conference room |
The LPDC meets monthly. Forms for approval must be submitted before the 3:30pm meeting time to be reviewed that month.
Documentation of contact hours must be submitted online using the "Add Documentation" button next to the individual activity. Documentation should be submitted AFTER the hours are completed.