Local Professional Development Committee
LPDC

Senate Bill 230 required that effective July 1, 1998 applicants for license renewal had to prepare a Professional Development Plan (IPDP) and submit it for approval by the Local Professional Committee (LPDC). Certificate holders must work through the LPDC for verification that the requirements in the 1987 standards have been met. The LPDC must, by statute, determine whether or not an individual’s professional development plan is satisfactory and meets the established criteria.

The CH-UH LPDC has been solely created to meet the requirements of ORC 3319.22 through Article 37.00, Professional Development Committee, of the Contract between the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education and the Cleveland Heights Teachers Union, Local 795 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

Purpose

The purpose of the Local Professional Development Committee is to oversee and review professional development plans for credential renewal or transition.

Mission

The mission of the Local Professional Development Committee is to facilitate the implementation of the Cleveland Heights –University Heights City School District’s vision-Excellence in Learning through Excellence in Teaching.

The business of schools is to design, create, and invent high quality intellectually demanding work for students: school work that calls on students to think, to reason, and to use their minds well. Professional development plays a critical role in providing teachers the necessary tools to meet the multi-faceted needs of today’s youth.