Responsibility #1:
Develop on Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
An IPDP identifies an educator’s goals for learning. The IPDP development process
enables educators to
reflect upon their practice and to take responsibility for their continued
professional development. Educators
are responsible for keeping their own professional development plans and maintaining
documentation that
the activities outlined in the plan have been completed.
Responsibility #2:
Base the IPDP on the needs of the district, the school,
the educator, and the
students.
At the heart of the IPDP are a few (typically two or three) statements of the
broad learning goals of the
educator plans to meet during the renewal cycle. A goal statement should:
• State an intention to engage in learning. In this part of the goal statement,
the educator should use an
action verb that signifies learning.
• Describe an area related to practice that will be the focus of the educator’s
learning.
• Describe how learning will be demonstrated.
For examples of goals for your IPDP:
Responsibility #3:
Submit the IPDP to the LPDC for approval prior to completion
of the plan’s
activities.
The educator must have an IPDP in place that has been approved by the LPDC
before completing any
workshops, inservices, or coursework. CEU’s and college hours that were completed
before the IPDP was
approved will not be accepted.
Responsibility #4:
Maintain their own records and documents that the activities
within the IPDP have
been completed.
Educators must provide evidence to the LPDC that they have completed the requirements
for licensure or
certification. The LPDC will determine that:
• All coursework, CEU’s, and other professional development activities are
completed after the latest
issue date of the certificate to be renewed.
• Coursework has been completed at a college or university approved by the
Ohio Board of Regents to
grant the baccalaureate degree or the equivalent if completed out of state.
• CEU’s completed prior to July 1, 1998 are approved by the Ohio Department
of Education.
• Professional development activities participated in after July 1,1998 meet
the requirements
established by the LPDC. A request for approval must be completed for all CEU’s.