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LPDCs are groups sanctioned by the State to review coursework and professional development activities proposed and completed by educators to determine if state certification and licensure requirements have been met.

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LPDCs are responsible for reviewing and approving Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDPs), coursework and other professional development activities that educators propose to complete for the purpose of license renewal.

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These links provide support for LPDC’s.

• Resource Guide for Establishing an LPDC
• Regional Support Team
• Registration and Approved Signatures
• Forms
• Become an e-Signer

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An LPDC requires its own IRN separate from the school/organization IRN.  If an LPDC does not currently have its own IRN , registration instructions can be found at: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Professional-Development/LPDC-s/LPDC-Registration-and-Approved-Signatures. 
 
This online system enables ESCs, school districts and schools to request new LPDC registrations and to update LPDC address and staffing information. The LPDC data will update the ODE OEDS-R system.

Once the LPDC has been registered with an IRN it is not necessary to re-register each year. The date associated with the LPDC indicates the year it was registered. An LPDC Change Request is only necessary when updating and changing the coordinator and designees.

It is the LPDCs responsibility to maintain and update the LPDC roles when necessary. The OEDS administrator cannot change the coordinator or designee roles. This is done through CORE, using the OH|ID Account of the active LPDC coordinator or LPDC designee. The change needs to be completed prior to an LPDC coordinator or LPDC designee leaving the district.

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All educators (teaching, non-teaching, and associate personnel, including interpreters and treasurers) who:

• Hold a certificate, professional or an associate or career technical workforce development 5-year license; and
• Are employed full- or part-time in the school, school district, agency or institution the LPDC represents; and
• Wish to fulfill the license renewal requirements

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An LPDC may develop criteria and procedures to serve educators with standard certificates or professional licenses (i.e., substitute teacher) who are employed on a regular basis in the district or school represented by the LPDC. If there is no such operational procedure, those educators must work directly with the Ohio Department of Education in order to fulfill license renewal requirements.

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• Resident Educators and Alternative Resident Educator license holders
• Provisional Career Technical Workforce Development license holders
• Alternative Administrative Educator license holders
• Supplemental or 1-year Out-of-Sate license holders
• Professional Pupil Services license holders (i.e, school nurse, school social worker)
• Permanent certificate license holders

For additional information, see Resource Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Local Professional Development Committees (ohio.gov)

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An IPDP is a document prepared by individual educators as a record of personal professional development goals and as a document of their achievement.

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Check with your LPDC for the specific form used for your district.  A recommended template can be found at:   IPDP Recommended Template

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• When leaving a district/school, as soon as possible after employment and before engaging in any additional coursework or professional development activities, the newly hired educator must submit an IPDP to the new LPDC in accordance with the operating procedures of the new district.

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The CORE licensure system allows users to apply for new and renewal licenses online. The process also provides a secure environment for educators to update their demographic data and pay licensure fees online using a credit card.  More information can be found here:  CORE licensure system

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Once an LPDC approves a completed IPDP for license renewal, the individual completes the application for license renewal through the OH|ID account.
 
Renew a License Renew a License | Ohio Department of Education
Renewing 5-year licenses How to Renew a Five-Year Professional, Advanced or Associate License | Ohio Department of Education
OH|ID Sign-Up https://safe.ode.state.oh.us/portal/ Everyone needs an OH|ID account.

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Information about advancing licensure can be found at:

• Advancing from a 2 year provisional to a 5 year license Renew a License | Ohio Department of Education
• Ohio’s Four-Tiered License Structure Four Tiered Licensure Structure (ohio.gov)
• Advance to a Senior or Lead Professional License Senior Professional Educator Licenses | Ohio Department of Education; Lead Professional Educator Licenses | Ohio Department of Education
• Advance Resident Educator or Alternative Resident Educator License Advance Resident Educator or Alternative Resident Educator Licenses | Ohio Department of Educatio

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To ensure that all appropriate professional development activities may be considered to meet renewal requirements, the IPDP should be written and submitted to the LPDC for approval as soon as possible after the issuance of the license to be renewed.

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To qualify for licensure renewal, the educator must complete one or a combination of the following: 

• Six (6) semester hours of coursework related to classroom teaching or the area of licensure.
• Eighteen (18) continuing education units (CEUs) which represent 180 contact hours of professional development OR engagement in equivalent other activities (EOAs) related to classroom teaching or the area of licensure as approved by the LPDC of the employing school, district or agency since the issuance of the license to be renewed.

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When an educator retires or takes employment in a new district, the former district will provide verification of the IPDP approval, including coursework and continuing education approval, including coursework and continuing education that is completed and accepted.

It is the educator’s responsibility to request and retain the approved and signed form, Educator Leaving an Ohio LPDC Verification Form, sample found here: Verification Form for Educators Exiting the LPDC and submit it to the new LPDC at the time of employment in the new district; or if no longer employed by a district to the Ohio Department of Education at the time of application for renewal.  If the plan was not completed in total, a new plan to address the time period remaining in the renewal cycle will have to be written and approved by the new LPDC.  Or, if the educator is not employed, the remaining credits will have to be completed by taking coursework at a college or university prior to application to the Ohio Department of Education.
 
See Educators not currently employed in an Ohio School, District or Educational Service Center at: How to Renew a Five-Year Professional, Advanced or Associate License | Ohio Department of Education
 

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Ohio educators who have multiple license types now have flexibility regarding the alignment of license validity periods.  Since the implementation of licensure, a “one-license approach” has been utilized and multiple license types have been combined on one professional license spanning the same time period.

For more information click here:  Aligning licenses

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• This decision is determined by the practices and procedures of the Local Professional Development Committee. The primary responsibility of the Local Professional Development Committee is to review educators’ Individual Professional Development Plans and ensure that the identified goals and strategies are relevant to the needs of the district, the school, the students and the educator. Such decisions should be based on the committee’s local criteria and be aligned to the Ohio Standards for Professional Development.

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• This is a decision made by the local Professional Development Committee.  Consult the practices and procedures of your local LPDC for a plan of operation.  Whether licenses are issued together or separately, educators should continue to work with their LPDCs to ensure that IPDPs are properly maintained.

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