Common use of Local Professional Development Committees Clause in Contracts

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) local professional development committees (LPDCs) shall be established in accordance with the terms of this Article. Their purposes shall be to ensure that professional 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs shall be composed of five (5) members, 3 bargaining unit members, and two (2) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. B. Jr. High/Sr. High School committee will encompass teachers 7 - 12. At least one administrator will be from the middle/high level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC shall serve for two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings that 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject to the terms of this Article, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends of $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members of the LPDC. This stipend will be paid the second pay of the month of June.

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) A. Local Professional Development Committees 1. A local professional development committees committee (LPDCsLPDC) shall be established to oversee and review professional development plans for continuing education units, organizing and planning inservice programs in accordance collaboration with the terms Staff Development Committee, mentor training, mentor programs, CEU credits (if approved by the State of this ArticleOhio), identifying and setting priorities for district staff development in collaboration with the staff development committee, and serving as one discussion group for instruction and curriculum issues. 2. Their purposes The term of office for LPDC members shall be three (3) years, except the initial term shall be staggered (1 year, 2 years, 3 years) to ensure that professionalprovide continuity. 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs 3. The LPDC shall be composed of five four (54) memberspersons appointed by the Association which shall have as representation elementary, 3 bargaining unit members, middle school and two high school and three (23) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be persons appointed by the Superintendent. Vacancies arising during the term shall be filled in the same manner. B. Jr. High/Sr4. High School committee The chairperson and LPDC decisions shall be determined by majority vote of the LPDC. It is the chairperson's responsibility to prepare agendas and minutes for each meeting. 5. The LPDC shall develop and maintain an independent appeals procedure for appeals from decisions of the LDPC, whose decisions are not grievable. Administrators and the Treasurer, whose plans are denied, may appeal to the Board of Education per the Board appeals procedure as the alternative to the LPDC's independent appeals process. 6. The LPDC will encompass teachers 7 - 12meet as necessary. At least one administrator The agenda for the meeting will be from distributed in advance of the middlemeeting. 7. LPDC members shall be afforded the opportunity to attend training related to performance of their duties, subject to the Superintendent's approval. Where such training occurs during the regular workday, paid release time shall be granted not subject to any professional leave restrictions but subject to the approval of the Superintendent, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such training may constitute an appropriate "equivalent" activity for committee members on the LPDC. 8. Secretarial services, certificate/high level. Administrators will license tracking services, and storage of information and files for the LPDC shall be appointed provided for and/or paid by the Board working in collaboration with the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC 9. Educational plans shall serve for two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, be submitted in writing to the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by for approval. Any questions of the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings that 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject in writing to the terms individual. If there are further questions or concerns of this Articlethe LPDC, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process the individual may be required to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by appear in person before the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends 10. LPDC committee members will receive a supplemental contract and it is the intent that every building will have a building staff representative. Committee members must attend a majority of the meetings, be accountable to the assigned building(s), and ensure that licensure paperwork is complete in order to present to the committee for final approval. The Superintendent, WHEA president and LPDC chair will meet annually to review member representation and fulfillment of committee member expectations. Members attending meetings outside the work day shall be compensated with a $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members stipend per year.  (A) Purpose: The purpose of the LPDCevaluation is to improve instruction and to make a record of performance. This stipend will be paid For the second pay purpose of this article, OTES evaluation is required for teachers holding a teaching license and spending at least 50% of the month of Junetime employed providing student instruction.

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two 1. The number of Local Professional Development Committees (LPDC) within the district will be one (1) LPDC, (comprised of 9 classroom teachers and 6 administrators. 2) local professional development committees (LPDCs) . The composition of the committee insures that a majority of the members of each LPDC are classroom teachers selected by the Association President. The other members will be selected by the Superintendent and elected by the Principals. 3. A vacancy will be filled during the term of an LPDC member who vacates the position by the AEA President and/or Superintendent, as applicable. The appointment shall be established in accordance with for the remainder of the term. 4. The length of the terms of this Article. Their purposes LPDC members shall be three (3) years and the terms shall be staggered. 5. Release time, along with substitutes or $19.00 per hour will be provided during which LPDC members are handling LPDC responsibilities outside their defined 7-1/2 hour workday. 6. The criteria required when an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) is submitted will be established by the Committee. 7. By the end of his/her second year of a certificate or license, an individual must submit his/her IPDP to ensure that professionalthe LPDC. The plan may be amended once between the second and fourth year. 36.02 Each 8. A majority vote of the two LPDC members will decide whether an IPDP is approved or disapproved. The IPDP will be returned to the submitter within thirty (230) LPDCs calendar days. Rationale/ Recommendations will be given if the plan is disapproved. 9. Training for members of the LPDC shall be composed provided through the Alliance City School District. The 1A0.ppeals Board shall consist of five three (53) AEA members, 3 bargaining unit membersappointed by the AEA President, and two (2) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be administrators appointed by the Superintendent. B. Jr. High/Sr. High School committee will encompass teachers 7 - 12Their decision is final, unless the State establishes a different mandatory appeals vehicle. At least one administrator 11T. imetables and locations for meetings of the LPDC, as well as the Appeals Committee, will be from the middle/high level. Administrators will be appointed established by the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC shall serve for Superintendent with at least two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, the weeks prior notification provided to all LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by the PCTA President for the unexpired termmembers. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings that 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject to the terms of this Article, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends of $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members of the LPDC. This stipend will be paid the second pay of the month of June.

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) local professional development committees (LPDCs) shall be established in accordance with the terms of this Article. Their purposes shall be to ensure that professionalprofessional development alights with the ongoing continuous improvement of the District and its schools, to oversee and review individualized professional development plans, to provide a mechanism through which District educators can maintain professional credentials and participate in meaningful professional activities to improve student achievement, and to fulfill such other purposes as may be required by Section 3310.22 of the ORC and any administrative regulations issued under that statute. 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs shall be composed of five (5) members, 3 bargaining unit members, and two (2) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. 1. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre Pre- K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. B. 2. Jr. High/Sr. High School committee will encompass teachers 7 - 12. At least one administrator will be from the middle/high level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC shall serve for two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessarynecessary expenses with such training. 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings thatthat each LPDC shall elect a chairperson by a majority vote of the full LPDC and that a quorum for any meeting of the LPDC shall consist of at least three (3) members with at least one (1) teacher and one (1) administrative member present. 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject to the terms of this Article, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends of $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members of the LPDC. This stipend will be paid the second pay of the month of June.

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) A. Local Professional Development Committees 1. A local professional development committees committee (LPDCsLPDC) shall be established to oversee and review professional development plans for continuing education units, organizing and planning inservice programs in accordance collaboration with the terms Staff Development Committee, mentor training, mentor programs, CEU credits (if approved by the State of this ArticleOhio), identifying and setting priorities for district staff development in collaboration with the staff development committee, and serving as one discussion group for instruction and curriculum issues. 2. Their purposes The term of office for LPDC members shall be three (3) years, except the initial term shall be staggered (1 year, 2 years, 3 years) to ensure that professionalprovide continuity. 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs 3. The LPDC shall be composed of five four (54) memberspersons appointed by the Association which shall have as representation elementary, 3 bargaining unit members, middle school and two high school and three (23) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be persons appointed by the Superintendent. Vacancies arising during the term shall be filled in the same manner. B. Jr. High/Sr4. High School committee The chairperson and LPDC decisions shall be determined by majority vote of the LPDC. It is the chairperson's responsibility to prepare agendas and minutes for each meeting. 5. The LPDC shall develop and maintain an independent appeals procedure for appeals from decisions of the LDPC, whose decisions are not grievable. Administrators and the Treasurer, whose plans are denied, may appeal to the Board of Education per the Board appeals procedure as the alternative to the LPDC's independent appeals process. 6. The LPDC will encompass teachers 7 - 12meet as necessary. At least one administrator The agenda for the meeting will be from distributed in advance of the middlemeeting. 7. LPDC members shall be afforded the opportunity to attend training related to performance of their duties, subject to the Superintendent's approval. Where such training occurs during the regular workday, paid release time shall be granted not subject to any professional leave restrictions but subject to the approval of the Superintendent, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such training may constitute an appropriate "equivalent" activity for committee members on the LPDC. 8. Secretarial services, certificate/high level. Administrators will license tracking services, and storage of information and files for the LPDC shall be appointed provided for and/or paid by the Board working in collaboration with the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC 9. Educational plans shall serve for two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, be submitted in writing to the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by for approval. Any questions of the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings that 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject in writing to the terms individual. If there are further questions or concerns of this Articlethe LPDC, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process the individual may be required to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by appear in person before the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends 10. LPDC committee members will receive a supplemental contract and it is the intent that every building will have a building staff representative. Committee members must attend a majority of the meetings, be accountable to the assigned building(s), and ensure that licensure paperwork is complete in order to present to the committee for final approval. The Superintendent, WHEA president and LPDC chair will meet annually to review member representation and fulfillment of committee member expectations. Members attending meetings outside the work day shall be compensated with a $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members stipend per year. • (A) Purpose: The purpose of the LPDCevaluation is to improve instruction and to make a record of performance. This stipend will be paid For the second pay purpose of this article, OTES evaluation is required for teachers holding a teaching license and spending at least 50% of the month of Junetime employed providing student instruction.

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) local professional development committees (LPDCs) shall be established in accordance with the terms of this Article. Their purposes shall be to ensure that professionalprofessional development alights with the ongoing continuous improvement of the District and its schools, to oversee and review individualized professional development plans, to provide a mechanism through which District educators can maintain professional credentials and participate in meaningful professional activities to improve student achievement, and to fulfill such other purposes as may be required by Section 3310.22 of the ORC and any administrative regulations issued under that statute. 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs shall be composed of five (5) members, 3 bargaining unit members, and two (2) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. B. Jr. High/Sr. High School committee will encompass teachers 7 - 12. At least one administrator will be from the middle/high level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC shall serve for two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessaryfor 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings thatthat each LPDC shall elect a chairperson by a majority vote of the full LPDC and that a quorum for any meeting of the LPDC shall consist of at least three (3) members with at least one (1) teacher and one (1) administrative member present. 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject to the terms of this Article, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends of $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members of the LPDC. This stipend will be paid the second pay of the month of June.stipend

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) A. Local Professional Development Committees 1. A local professional development committees committee (LPDCsLPDC) shall be established to oversee and review professional development plans for continuing education units, organizing and planning inservice programs in accordance collaboration with the terms Staff Development Committee, mentor training, mentor programs, CEU credits (if approved by the State of this ArticleOhio), identifying and setting priorities for district staff development in collaboration with the staff development committee, and serving as one discussion group for instruction and curriculum issues. 2. Their purposes The term of office for LPDC members shall be three (3) years, except the initial term shall be staggered (1 year, 2 years, 3 years) to ensure that professionalprovide continuity. 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs 3. The LPDC shall be composed of five four (54) memberspersons appointed by the Association which shall have as representation elementary, 3 bargaining unit members, middle school and two high school and three (23) administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be persons appointed by the Superintendent. Vacancies arising during the term shall be filled in the same manner. B. Jr. High/Sr4. High School committee The chairperson and LPDC decisions shall be determined by majority vote of the LPDC. It is the chairperson's responsibility to prepare agendas and minutes for each meeting. 5. The LPDC shall develop and maintain an independent appeals procedure for appeals from decisions of the LDPC, whose decisions are not grievable. Administrators and the Treasurer, whose plans are denied, may appeal to the Board of Education per the Board appeals procedure as the alternative to the LPDC's independent appeals process. 6. The LPDC will encompass teachers 7 - 12meet as necessary. At least one administrator The agenda for the meeting will be from distributed in advance of the middlemeeting. 7. LPDC members shall be afforded the opportunity to attend training related to performance of their duties, subject to the Superintendent's approval. Where such training occurs during the regular workday, paid release time shall be granted not subject to any professional leave restrictions but subject to the approval of the Superintendent, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such training may constitute an appropriate "equivalent" activity for committee members on the LPDC. 8. Secretarial services, certificate/high level. Administrators will license tracking services, and storage of information and files for the LPDC shall be appointed provided for and/or paid by the Board working in collaboration with the Superintendent. 36.03 All members of an LPDC 9. Educational plans shall serve for two (2) year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, be submitted in writing to the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by for approval. Any questions of the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary 36.05 Decision making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings that 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject in writing to the terms individual. If there are further questions or concerns of this Articlethe LPDC, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process the individual may be required to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by appear in person before the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends 10. LPDC committee members will receive a supplemental contract and it is the intent that every building will have a building staff representative. Committee members must attend a majority of the meetings, be accountable to the assigned building(s), and ensure that licensure paperwork is complete in order to present to the committee for final approval. The Superintendent, XXXX president and LPDC chair will meet annually to review member representation and fulfillment of committee member expectations. Members attending meetings outside the work day shall be compensated with a $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members stipend per year. • (A) Purpose: The purpose of the LPDCevaluation is to improve instruction and to make a record of performance. This stipend will be paid For the second pay purpose of this article, OTES evaluation is required for teachers holding a teaching license and spending at least 50% of the month of Junetime employed providing student instruction.

Local Professional Development Committees. 36.01 Two (2) local professional development committees (LPDCs) shall be established in accordance with the terms of this Article. Their purposes shall be to ensure that professionalprofessional development aligns with the ongoing continuous improvement of the District and its schools, to oversee and review individualized professional development plans, to provide a mechanism through which District educators can maintain professional credentials and participate in meaningful professional activities, to improve student achievement, and to fulfill such other purposes as may be required by Section 3319.22 of the Ohio Revised Code and any administrative regulations issued under that statute. 36.02 Each of the two (2) LPDCs shall be composed of five (5) members, 3 bargaining unit members, members and two (2) 2 administrators. The composition of each LPDC shall be as follows: A. Elementary LPDC - Elementary Committee will encompass teachers Pre K - 6. At least one administrator will be from the elementary level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent. B. LPDC: Jr. High/Sr. High School committee will encompass teachers 7 - 12. At least one administrator will be from the middle/high level. Administrators will be appointed by the Superintendent.LPDC: 36.03 All members of an LPDC shall serve for two (2) two-year terms, staggered elections. In the event of a vacancy, the LPDC member vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by the PCTA President for the unexpired term. 36.04 All teacher members of an LPDC shall receive release time, without loss of pay, to perform necessary LPDC work. LPDC members shall receive a reasonable opportunity for training in LPDC functions and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessarynecessary expenses with such training. 36.05 Decision Decision-making by each LPDC shall be by consensus, with further understandings thatthat each LPDC shall elect a chairperson by a majority vote of the full LPDC and that a quorum for any meeting of the LPDC shall consist of at least (3) members with at least one (1) teacher and one (1) administrative member present. 36.06 Each LPDC shall accept out-of-District approved individualized professional development plans and progress to date of a teacher toward fulfilling such a plan, as well as previously approved professional development progress within the District. 36.07 Subject to the terms of this Article, each LPDC shall establish its own meeting time, method for conducting business, and an appeals process to be used by a teacher if his/her proposed individualized professional development plan is not approved by the LPDC. 36.08 Stipends of $1,000 will be paid to the Bargaining Unit members of the LPDC. This stipend will be paid the second pay of the month of June.