Welcome to the Professional Development Page!
PDC provides $450 yearly stipends for professional development conferences, webinars, etc. related to improving the academic instruction of our certified staff in their current teaching positions.
For questions, email Jane at jgriffin@eldok12.org or ask another committee member.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING REQUEST PROCESS
GENERAL INFO
--The PDC Committee meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month.
--Please plan ahead to ensure time for the paperwork to be properly completed & approved
--Give your completed paperwork to a committee member.
Elementary School: Traci Adams, Tabatha Culbertson, & Jeanie Norman
Middle School: Jane Griffin, Amanda Obert, & Stephanie Steward
High School: Kristen Casey, Tandi Leonard, & Kristal Swopes
PAPERWORK FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
1. Completed PDC Meeting Request Form. Your building principal must sign it. If you are going as a group, you can put everyone in the group's name on the same form.
2. Completed Purchase Orders. You will need 2-3 of them.
Purchase orders are available in each office. Please fill them out as thoroughly as possible. See the examples in the menu.
FYI: DO NOT get your principal's signature or complete the code section. PDC handles that part.
If you are going as a group, you can put everyone in the group's name on the same P.O. Just let us know who the contact person is for your group in case we have questions.
A) Conference Registration
Attach a copy of the registration info (including price & date) for our records. COPY ONE FOR YOURSELF.
Include as much information as possible in the vendor section.
Be sure to include your name, the conference name & date, and the amount on the P.O.
B) Substitute (if needed).
Write Substitutes on the vendor line.
Include your name, the conference you are attending, and date(s) gone in the description.
$161.48/day is the 2026-27 cost for a substitute. You'll note who your sub was on the conference evaluation spreadsheet. If your sub was NOT a retired teacher, the price difference ($37.68) will be put back into the PDC general fund.
C) Lodging (if needed)
Print a quote for your lodging and attach it to the P.O. COPY ONE FOR YOURSELF.
Include as much information as possible in the vendor section.
Be sure to include your name, the conference name & date, and the amount on the P.O.
DO NOT REGISTER OR MAKE ANY RESERVATIONS
UNTIL YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED!
AFTER APPROVAL
After PDC has approved your request, we will return the pink copy of your purchase orders to you along with an instruction sheet. You MUST have the pink copy of the P.O. with you when you get a credit card from the central office. You are responsible for making your own reservations and registrations.
Secure a substitute through the regular process. Code it as "School Business" so it won't count against your 12 days, unless you are using a personal day. In that case, code it as "General Leave."
Take the pink copies of your receipts to the central office to get a credit card. Use it to make your conference registration and lodging. Tip: Record the name on the credit card & the date on your pink copy to make it easier to track down (if needed).
Email Ty Moran or Emily Hudson in the high school office to reserve a vehicle.
Before you go to your conference, check out a credit card as security for your lodging.
KEEP YOUR LODGING RECEIPT!
You will need TWO copies of your receipt--one for the Central Office & one for PDC.
AFTER YOUR CONFERENCE
1. Complete the Workshop Evaluation Spreadsheet to share the information you learned at your conference with others in the district. This can be done as a group if you attended with others. The spreadsheet is also where you'll let the committee know who your substitute was.
2. If you had lodging receipts, attach them to a PDC Expenditures Form, and give them to a PDC member.
3. Return the credit card to the central office with another copy of your lodging receipt.