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 2024 - 2025
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September 9, 2024 Google Meet code was posted prior to the meeting and deleted at the conclusion of the meeting. If you are planning to attend a meeting for general assistance please let one of the committee members know so we set aside time to help you. Any of the committee members will be glad to schedule a 1:1 meeting with you to allow for more specific help. Please know where you stand in regards to the license renewal process and reach out to us any time for assistance. |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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October 7, 2024 Google Meet code was posted prior to the meeting and was deleted at the conclusion of the meeting. |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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November 11, 2024 Google Meet code was posted prior to the meeting and deleted at the conclusion of the meeting. |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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December 9, 2024 Google Meet code was deleted at the conclusion of the meeting. |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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January 6, 2025 Google Meet code was deleted. |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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February 3, 2025 Google Meet code is meet.google.com/jss-pcht-kpz |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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March 3, 2025 Google Meet code will be posted the day of the meeting and deleted at the conclusion of the meeting |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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April 7, 2025 Google Meet code was posted prior to the meeting and deleted afterwards. |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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May 5, 2025 Google Meet code was posted prior to the meeting and deleted at the conclusion of the meeting., |
starting 3:45pm | Virtual |
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June 2, 2025 Google Meet code will be posted the day of the meeting and deleted at the conclusion of the meeting. The LPDC will continue to review submitted documents throughout the summer. If you are in need of a quick pre-approval, please contact any of the committee members to let us know. |
starting 1:00pm | Virtual |
The LPDC meets monthly. Forms for approval must be submitted before the 3:30pm meeting time to be reviewed that month.
Documentation of completed hours must be submitted online using the "Add Documentation" button next to the individual activity. Documentation should be submitted AFTER the hours are completed.