Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC)
Educators renew their certificates or licensure by developing an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP), which must be reviewed, approved, and verified by the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) in each school district.
Educators who hold a permanent certificate are not required to develop an IPDP. Permanent certificates remain valid under the current licensure system.
What is the K12 PD Tracker?
K12 PD Tracker is a cloud-based professional development software designed to simplify the creation and tracking of all LPDC documents, including:
- Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDPs)
- Professional development completion certificates
- Transcripts
- Individual professional development activity forms
All educators working through the LPDC must have a K12 PD Tracker account. To set up your account, please contact Bill Lauson or Britni McKinniss.
Do I Need to Work with the LPDC to Renew My License?
Who must work through an LPDC?
All educators (teaching, non-teaching, and associate personnel, including interpreters and treasurers) who:
- Hold a certificate, professional license, or an associate/career technical workforce development 5-year license;
- Are employed full- or part-time in the school, district, agency, or institution represented by the LPDC; and
- Wish to fulfill the license renewal requirements.
Who may work through an LPDC?
An LPDC may establish criteria and procedures to support educators with standard certificates or professional licenses (such as substitute teachers) who are regularly employed in the district or school represented by the LPDC. If no such procedures exist, those educators must work directly with the Ohio State Board of Education to fulfill license renewal requirements.
Who is exempt from working through an LPDC?
- 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-State license holders
- Professional Pupil Services license holders (e.g., school nurse, school social worker, OT/PT, SLP, audiologist)
- Permanent certificate license holders