What platform does the district use for tracking Professional Development?
What platform does the district use for tracking Professional Development?
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What are the PD days for the 2025-2026 school year?
What are the PD days for the 2025-2026 school year?
July 30, 2025 - School-Based Day
July 31, 2025 - District-Wide Day
August 1, 2025 - District-Wide Day
August 4, 2025 - School-Based Day
September 19, 2025 - Asynchronous Day
October 24, 2025 - Asynchronous Day
December 19, 2025 - School-Based Day
January 5, 2026 - District-Wide Day
February 2, 2026 - Asynchronous Day
April 24, 2026 - Asynchronous Day
May 21, 2026 - School-Based Day
How many professional development hours am I required to complete each year?
How many professional development hours am I required to complete each year?
Documentation verifying one of the following continuation options was met during the certificate’s valid period:
Option 1: 50 clock hours of allowable professional development
·Allowable clock hours of professional development must be documented:
In the applicant’s PowerSchool Professional Learning account. Before application submission, the applicant should verify that allowable clock hours of professional development are under the correct ALSDE ID in PowerSchool Professional Learning. The Educator Certification Section will verify clock hours in PowerSchool, no additional documents must be submitted. To establish an account or for questions regarding PowerSchool Professional Learning, contact the PowerSchool Specialist at pladmin@alsde.edu or (334) 694-4883.
AND/OR
On Supplement VPD by an APPROVED PROVIDER. Supplement VPD may be found at Alabama Achieves Teacher Certification (click Teachers & Administrators 👉 Teacher Center 👉 Teacher Certification 👉 scroll down to Miscellaneous Documents)
Option 2: 3 semester hours of allowable credit (coursework)
Allowable credit must be documented on official transcripts. See ALLOWABLE CREDIT for guidelines and transcript submission. If applicable, submission of the Supplement RCR form verifying the credit completed is part of a State/state-approved P-12 educator preparation program. Supplement RCR may be found at Alabama Achieves – Teacher Certification (click Teachers & Administrators 👉 Teacher Center 👉 Teacher Certification 👉 scroll down to Miscellaneous Documents)
Option 3: Initial issuance or renewal of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification
The NBPTS certificate must have been initially issued or renewed during the valid period of the certificate(s). The NBPTS certificate will be verified on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) website. The Educator Certification Section will verify NBPTS certification; no additional documents must be submitted.
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