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Question
and Answer |
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Q |
Who is eligible to use the Professional
Growth Plan for license renewal?
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If you are licensed under Rules 2002,
you must always submit a Professional Growth Plan License Renewal
Report for evaluation. Even if you have six (6) credit hours and/or the
equivalent of ninety (90) CRU’s, your professional growth activities
must equal 90 points for license renewal. For individuals with renewable
license issued under prior rules, the professional growth plan is now
an additional option for license renewal. IMPORTANT NOTE: For
individuals licensed under Rules 46-47 or who hold licenses under a previous
Bulletin, once you elect to submit a Professional Growth Plan, you MUST
CONTINUE to submit a licensing renewal report for ALL subsequent license
renewals. |
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| 2 |
Q |
I have earned enough credit hours and/or CRU’s
to renew my Rules 46-47 license. Will completing a Professional Growth
Plan allow me to count those toward another five-year renewal?
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If you go over the 90-point requirement
in any five-year period, you will not be allowed partial credit toward
a subsequent five-year renewal. In this case, completing the Professional
Growth Plan would not give additional license renewal credit. |
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Can professional growth experiences be used
to renew an inactive license?
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Professional growth experiences can be
used to renew an inactive license as long as ALL participation in those
experiences occurred during the five years immediately preceding renewal
of the license. |
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| 4 |
Q |
Can I renew all of my licenses with one licensing
report?
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A renewal report for an instructional license
will enable you to renew instructional licenses ONLY. Completion of the
administrator’s license renewal report, however, will enable the
holder of multiple licenses to renew all of those licenses with a single
report. |
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| 5 |
Q |
Can I use the same report to renew licenses
with different expiration dates?
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As long as professional growth experiences
have occurred within either the five-year period the license is active
or within the five years immediately preceding the renewal of an inactive
license, a single report can be used to renew licenses with different
expiration dates. |
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| 6 |
Q |
What if I am unable to complete enough professional
growth activities to earn 90 points within the appropriate five-year
period? Will I be able to obtain credit for those experiences?
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Because you must demonstrate that
you have earned 90 professional growth experience points during the five-year
period your license is active (or prior to the renewal of an inactive
license), you will not be able to "bank" points toward a future
renewal. However, conversations with experienced teachers indicate most
can identify well over 90 points of creditable experiences within the
time period allowed for completion. |
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Q |
How are my goals determined?
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The educator chooses up to three
goals that should be aligned with the PL-221 plans, Indiana
Academic Standards and the appropriate Indiana Professional Standards
for the individual. The goals should focus on specific professional development
objectives. |
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What should I do if I teach in different
buildings at different levels in different subject areas?
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Consider all of the Developmental
and Content Standards relevant to your situation, and establish
your goals to represent your unique and diverse circumstances. |
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| 9 |
Q |
Can I earn professional growth experience
points for serving on my school district’s teacher contract negotiating
team?
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"Negotiating a Contract" is
not an approved option for earning professional growth experience points.
Keep in mind that the experiences highlighted in your Professional Growth
Plan must support the attainment of at least one of your goals. In addition,
those experiences "must enhance your work in the profession or contribute
to your area of specialization, and [be] documented as standards-based." |
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When can I submit my Professional Growth Plan
report for evaluation?
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Professional Growth Plan reports may be
submitted NO EARLIER than two (2) years prior to the expiration of the
license(s) being renewed; however, you are encouraged to submit your
report NO LATER than 120 days prior to the expiration date of your license(s). |
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| 11 |
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What happens if the Professional Standards
Board receives my report later than the 120 days prior to the expiration
date on my license(s)?
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The educator is responsible for timely
submission of license renewal reports; therefore, any reports received
with less than 120 days for processing and evaluation are not guaranteed
the issuance of an evaluation approval or denial letter prior to the
expiration of the license(s). The Professional Standards Board recommends
alerting your superintendent or human resources staff to the possibility
that there will be a delay in renewing your license(s). |
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Q |
What happens if I become employed by
another school district, I am no longer teaching, or my employment situation
changes in any other way?
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The Professional Growth Plan belongs
to the individual and can be submitted regardless of one’s employment
situation for the purpose of renewing both active and/or inactive licenses. |
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What feedback will I receive about my Professional
Growth Plan licensing renewal report?
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If you have met the appropriate established
criteria for renewal, you will receive an approval letter indicating
successful completion of the report. In addition, the letter will reflect
a deadline (or expiration date) for submitting application materials
needed to renew your license(s). Please note, since your report will
not be returned, you should retain a copy of the entire submission for
your files. |
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What if I receive a denial letter?
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You will have a specific time period, as
indicated on the denial letter, for addressing any deficiencies. If you
are unable to clear deficiencies prior to the date indicated on your
denial letter, you will be required to submit a new Professional Growth
Plan licensing renewal report for evaluation. |
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How do I obtain my renewed license(s)?
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Once you have received an approval
letter indicating successful completion of the license renewal report,
you will need to follow the application instructions on the renewal
checklist. Instead of submitting transcripts and/or obtaining a licensing
advisor’s recommendation for renewal, you will submit your approval
letter along with the other application materials (including appropriate
fee). IMPORTANT: Application must be made PRIOR to the expiration date
on the approval letter. Anyone submitting an application after the date
indicated on the letter will be required to submit a new Professional
Growth Plan. |
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