LPDC Information

Fostoria Community Schools

LPDC Information

2007-2008 School Year

1.  If you are on a permanent teaching certificate, you do not need to submit forms to LPDC.  However, please do keep copies of all of your professional development activities.

2.  You need to only submit one Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) plan per certificate/licensure cycle.  Remember that you may change this plan at any time providing you get the change approved by the LPDC.  Please remember for your IPDP to be current, it must be filed after renewing your most recent licensure/certificate and approved by the LPDC after the issue date of your most recent credential.  Please remember that NO professional development counts without an IPDP in place, that has been approved by the Fostoria Community Schools LPDC or a previous district, prior to engaging in the professional development for which you would like credit.  there is a rubric available to help you develop your IPDP goals in the standards book from the ODE.  Copies are also available from Sherry Riley.  You will need to complete the rubric prior to writing your goals.  If you need assistance in writing your IPDP goals, please contact Sherry Riley to make an appointment.

3.  Check with the checklist in the LPDC booklet with the purple cover which you were given last school year 2006-2007, to see if a pre-approval form is required.  Pre-approval means that you need to submit the forms prior to the event for which you would like the LPDC to grant credit.  If you are not sure whether or not you need to submit a pre-approval form, please go ahead and submit on.  (If in doubt - please pre-approve!)  Remember that all activities that you are seeking LPDC credit for must reflect your IPDP goals.  Please submit all pre-approval forms to Sherry Riley at the middle school.  You may also access the LPDC information and forms on-line at our district website.  Go to Teacher Resources and then click on LPDC.

4.  There are some upcoming changes in LPDC.  recently you received a standards book from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).  These same standards are listed in draft form in your LPDC booklet and on the district website under LPDC.  All LPDCs are now being asked to evaluate professional development by way of these standards.  The LPDCs need to look at which teacher/principal standard(s) the professional development addresses (You are asked to do this on our pre-approval form).  Further, all professional development will be revaluated by using the professional development standards.  All professional development must meet these standards to be approved.  These standards can be accessed also at the ODE website.  Furthermore, the ODE is asking all districts to evaluate the types of activities that receive credit.  Starting next school year, 2008-2009, informational meetings are not considered professional development unless there is a way to gauge teacher learning and they are on-going.  Also technology in-services in and among themselves will not be considered professional development.  They can easily lead to professional development though.

5.  When it is time to renew your license, you can begin the renewal process after Jan. 1 of the year you need to renew.  Our LPDC would like to have all renewals in by May because it cant ake the ODE eight weeks or more to process renewals.  Please remember that for every licensure renewal you need a BCI (fingerprint) check.  If you do not do the BCI, the ODE will hold your renewal for 60 days and then return it to you.  You need a valid teaching license to be in the classroom.

6.  If you have any questions, please contact an LPDC committee person.

        Sherry Riley (Chair) FMS (W) 419-436-4120  (H) 419-435-9661

        Joan Strusbaugh (Assistant Chair) FMS 419-436-4120

        Lisa Marshall FMS 419-436-4120

        Georgianna Widmer Longfellow 419-436-4135

        Barb Peterson Riley 419-436-4145

        Melissa Depinet 419-436-4135

        Andrew Sprang 419-436-4120

Please discard any and all of the old LPDC forms.

The LPDC Committee is a guiding body - you are in charge of your professional development.

Please make sure your activities reflect your IPDP goal.

Your LPDC is served by the Region 1 LPDC Regional Support Team which is comprised of two representatives: Peter Zaras of Findlay City Schools and Sherry Riley of Fostoria Community Schools.  Region 1 is made up of 13 counties.  The LPDC Regional Support Team (LPDCRST) works closely with the ODE and has for the past 2 1/2 years with the districts in their regions.