LICENSURE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS

In order to renew a 5-year professional license (unless Consistently High Performing Teacher Status is achieved, see bottom of this page), the following need to be processed through and accepted by the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC):

• Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) with at least two professional goals to work toward over the period of your current license

• Verification of 180 contact hours (or equivalent) of professional development activity which support IPDP goals. Workshops, conferences, etc. are documented in terms of actual hours of participation. Each college semester credit is the equivalent of 30 contact hours. Each professional development activity is documented and submitted to the LPDC with proof of participation.

• Evaluation of Plan. Upon completion and verification of all professional development hours, an evaluation is submitted detailing the degree to which goals were achieved, along with preliminary planning of goals for the next licensure cycle.

FORMS

Use the following forms to submit the necessary documentation to the LPDC:

Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)

Use this form to submit your initial IPDP. Your plan will include two goals, aligned to professional standards, with an explanation of how progress on each goal will be monitored/evaluated. Reference the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession when creating your goals.

Approval of Workshop/Conference

Use this form to document professional development hours obtained through workshops, conferences, etc. Submit one activity per form submission. You will explain how the activity supports your IPDP goal(s). 

If you have already participated in the activity and have your proof of attendance and hours (i.e., certificate of participation), you can upload it to the form. 

Note that completing an experience prior to committee approval risks the activity not being accepted as supporting your goal(s). Be certain that you are providing good rationale for how the activity supports your goal(s).

Approval for College/University Coursework

Use this form to document college credits toward your professional development requirements. Submit one activity per form submission. 

As with workshops/conferences, you will explain how the activity supports your IPDP goal(s), and you have the ability to upload your transcripts. Again, completion prior to approval risks the committee not accepting the course as supporting your goal(s). Be certain that you are providing good rationale for how the activity supports your goal(s).

Documentation of Workshop/Conference Attendance or College/University Transcripts

In the event that you submitted for preapproval of a workshop/conference/course prior to completing it, you can upload your proof of completion (certificate, transcript, etc.) here upon completion of the activity.

Evaluation of Plan

This form is submitted after everything else has been completed, submitted, and approved. Based upon the means of goal monitoring identified in the IPDP, you will evaluate your success. Further, you will identify possible goals for your next IPDP cycle.