The LPDC meets monthly during the school year to assist you as you go through the process to renew your 5-year teaching license. This committee is mandated by the Ohio Department of Education to verify that teachers are participating in professional development activities. Everyone who currently holds a license and plans to renew will need to be in contact with the committee at least two times during the licensure period.
Step 1: When you receive your new (5 year) license, you must provide a new IPDP (Individual Professional Development Plan) to the committee for approval within 30 days after receiving the new license. When the committee approves your IPDP, we will return it to you with a form stating that the IPDP is approved. You are responsible to keep these in a safe place until it is time for renewal.
Step 2: The second time you must meet with the LPDC is when you are renewing your license. (Licenses may be renewed starting in January of the year they expire.) At this time, the LPDC must verify the professional development (PD) activities in which you have participated. You will need to provide the committee with a copy of your IPDP and the approval form. Along with these forms, we will need an original transcript and/ or the CEU certificates that verify your PD activities. This is a required step in the renewal process.
Step 3: Select the “IPDP Form” link to the right to download and begin creating your plan.