PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES
The purpose of the Local Professional Development Committee is to promote professional development. The committee is to review, approve and monitor professional growth activities for certificate and license renewal. The activities will serve to improve student learning, enable the educator to progress toward individual professional goals and be in alignment with the strategic plan of the LCESC.
THE COMMITTEE
Members:
The LPDC will be governed by a five-member team. Three teachers and two administrators (supervisors) who have a minimum of three years experience and who have demonstrated a belief in lifelong learning as evidenced by their individual professional development records and/or documentation. There shall be one teacher alternate and one administrative alternate to serve in the absence of regular committee members. Committee members shall be recommended by the County Superintendent and voted on by the Governing Board. The following are members of the LPDC Committee for the 2007-2008 school year:
Brian Bontempo
Chris Crawford
Patricia Ruez
Sherri Samac
Steve Young
Shane Spence
Terms of Office:
Committee member terms shall be three years with no more than one member rotating off the committee each year. No individual committee member shall serve consecutive terms; however, committee members may serve unlimited numbers of non-consecutive terms. One administrator/supervisor who is the designee of the Superintendent shall be able to serve consecutively at the Superintendent's request. These terms shall be the rule except for the implementation years, 2003-2004, when the teacher members shall be selected for terms of three years, two years and one year respectively. One administrator/supervisor member shall serve two years after which an administrator/supervisor would be appointed to serve a three-year term. This facilitates the natural rotation of three-year terms with only one member being rotated each year.
Officers:
Committee officers shall serve for a term, which shall run from August 1 to July 31 of the corresponding years. They shall be elected by the committee members and shall consist of the following:
- Chair (one year term)
- Chair Elect (one year term)
- Recorder (one year term)
Roles and responsibilities of the officers are governed by Robert's Rules of Order. They shall be further defined and clarified herein.
The Chair shall:
Schedule all meetings
Conduct all meetings of the LPDC
Communicate information to their LPDC members
Coordinate the filling of vacancies on the LPDC in accordance with selection rules
Coordinate the scheduled meeting dates and the LPDC calendar
The Chair Elect shall:
Serve as the chair in the absence of the chairperson. Will move into the position of Chair; following the training year Serve and assist the Chair during the training period
The Recorder shall:
Record the minutes of each LPDC meeting Notify applicants of the status of the individual professional development plan Maintain all correspondence
Training and Compensation:
Each committee member shall have a basic understanding of Senate Bill 230, the LPDC by laws and operating procedures and the purpose and completion of appropriate professional development activities. A training session will be conducted for each incoming committee member and on going training will be provided as necessary.
Committee members shall be compensated as determined by a supplemental salary schedule. Meetings that occur during the regularly scheduled workday will not be compensated twice.
OPERATING PROCEDURES
Meetings:
The LPDC shall hold regular monthly meetings. The initial meeting of the school year shall be called by the County Superintendent. At this meeting, the committee shall elect its officers. Once elected, the Chair may cancel a meeting if no individual professional proposals or plans have been submitted and no items of business exist. An emergency meeting of the LPDC may be called by the Chair. A quorum is necessary to conduct LPDC business and shall be four of the five-committee members.
A quorum must approve any proposal or plan. An appropriate time limit per proposal should be adhered to by all LPDC members, as determined by the Chair.
The LPDC shall keep information, proposals and plans confidential including discussion, voting and records, which review and evaluate professional development; exceptions being those defined by the "Sunshine Law ".
Copies of meeting minutes/actions/records shall be provided to the county Superintendent. When necessary, to maintain confidentiality, a summarized version of the minutes shall be available in the County office.
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