The Ohio Standards for Professional Development define effective professional development as an ongoing, systemic process, linked to the daily practice of educators and based on data-driven needs. Educators are asked to examine their practice and determine priorities and goals. The IPDP should be based on the needs of the students, the educator, the school, and the district. and should included proposed professional development for the upcoming 5 years. Upon completion, the IPDP should be submitted to the LPDC as well as the documentation necessary to meet the requirements and timelines for renewal of licenses. This includes:
Licensing/certification renewal forms:
- The IPDP Kiosk online procedure can be found on the LPDC website.
- The individual staff member will be responsible for maintaining and providing:
- all current certificates/licenses
- college transcripts
- Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
- verification sheets, and
- pre-approval forms and evaluation forms for CEU, contact hour, and PDU activities
- Fingerprinting and a BCI and FBI background check (must be done in Human Resources)
revised 1/15/2015