LPDC (Local Professional Development Committee)

The Alexander Local LPDC is responsible for verifying contact hours and college coursework you have successfully completed to renew your 5 year license. You must complete 180 contact hours to renew your professional teaching certificate. Before your certificate expires, you will need to make and appointment with the LPDC committee to review your contact hours and/or college coursework. Once that has been completed, the committee will provide you with the appropriate paperwork to help you complete the renewal process.

If a teacher fails to renew their teaching license by June 30th of the expiration year, it will take 6 semester hours of college coursework to successfully obtain a vaild teaching license.

Renewal Schedule

renewal materials

meeting dates

contact hours

consistently high performing teacher status

coursework conversions

1 CEU = 10 contact hours

1 college quarter hour = 20 contact hours

1 college semester hour = 30 contact hours

Tuition waiver opportunities with Ohio University

leaving the district

If you are planning to leave the district, it is in your best interest to have us verify professional hours earned at Alexander before you go.  Here are the steps:

  1. Make an appointment to attend one of the meetings. 

  2. Bring evidence of completed hours earned since the date that is listed on your current license. 

  3. Our committee will verify the hours and complete a state-approved form.

  4. Take the form and your IPDP to your LPDC representative at your next school. 

  5. Your hours will be accepted

LPDC members

Julie Rice (LPDC chair) ext. 114, jrice@alexanderschools.org

Stephanie Stamper (secretary) ext. sstamper@alexanderschools.org

Elementary representatives:

  • Connie Sheets ext 116, csheets@alexanderschools.org

  • Rachel Terry ext. 121, rterry@alexanderschools.org

  • Melissa Johnson ext. 133, mjohnson@alexanderschools.org

  • Darla Sheets ext. 239, dsheets@alexanderschools.org

JH/HS representatives:

  • Kerry Bullock ext. 420, kbullock@alexanderschools.org

  • Megan Karr ext. 410, mkarr@alexanderschools.org

3 year terms for members

Term expires in 2025:  Julie Rice, Rachel Terry

Term expires in 2027:  Darla Sheets, Stephanie Stamper, Kerry Bullock, Megan Karr, Lee Raines, Melissa Johnson, Connie Sheets