What is a Professional Development Plan?
An Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) is your proposed program for professional growth. This plan must be approved and activities completed prior to license renewal.

Who must have an Individual Professional Development Plan?
An IPDP must be completed by an educator prior to renewing a license. If you have a permanent certificate, you will not need to file an IPDP with the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC). However, an IPDP is required for ABLE compliance.

What is the non-LEA ABLE Local Professional Development Committee?
This is a group of educators who will be reviewing and approving each educator's IPDP. ABLE LPDC approval of documentation of activities is required for issuance of your professional educator license.

What are the requirements to renew a license?
Non-LEA ABLE LPDC follows the Ohio Department of Educations (ODE) requirements for renewals. Please refer to ODE's website: www.ode.state.oh.us and click on EDUCATORS at the bottom of the page.

Can you combine semester hours, Professional Development Units, and contact hours?
Yes. However, we are asking educators to convert their activities into Professional Development Units as the standard unit of measurement. So, even though you will participate in a variety of activities, when completing your paperwork for the non-LEA LPDC refer to the non-LEA ABLE LPDC.

What is the process for non-LEA ABLE LPDC approval?
Submit the following forms to Susie Lockhart at the Ohio Literacy Resource Center (OLRC):
1) Personal Information Form
2) ABLE IPDP

The committee will:
1) Review the IPDP's on a quarterly basis:

July-September
October-December
January-March
April-June

How much will the license cost?
Licenses and costs vary. Please check ODE's website for licensure costs.

What licensure/certification services does the LPDC not provide?
The LPDC does not upgrade provisional certificates to professional certificates, upgrade professional certificates to permanent certificates, renew or approve temporary certificates, licenses or validations, or add new areas to a certificate or license. The LPDC does not renew certificates or licenses for substitute teachers.