Licensure note   

All candidates should be aware of the CPR/First Aid requirements for all teacher licenses.  It will be necessary for all WS I applicants to get this training prior to the license being issued. The criminal background check is also required before receiving an WS I license.

First two classes 

The first face-to-face training session on Monday, August 31, 2009, 5-8 p.m. (local time for the instructional site.)   The second  face-to-face training session on Monday,  September  14, 2009, 5-8 p.m. There will be one other face-to-face training session during this WS I Training Program  that ends in April, 2009. All will be held on Monday evenings.  In addition, WS I teachers and their mentors are required to attend the Friday sessions of the Indiana ACTE Conference at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Indianapolis.  The date is  September 25, 2009.  See http://www.doe.in.gov/octe/facs/iactehome.html

The most up to date combined face-to-face and online class schedule will be provided to all WS I teachers when they attend the first face-to-face training session.   The schedule will be kept current here and in the online class site, oncourse.iu.edu, with access available via the ID and password to be given out at the first face-to-face session.   An introduction to the WS I Training Program and the online course management system will also be provided.

No one missing both of the first two face-to-face sessions (which are required) will be permitted to participate in this year's training project.  Mid-year hires will be required to begin the training in 2009-10 school year.

Face-to-face class meeting schedule for 2009-2010

All dates are Mondays (except the Indiana ACTE conference on Friday, 9/25/2009) and all times are 5-8 p.m. local time of the instructional site unless noted.  Note that some dates may need to change in the event of local facility closings, for reasons such as bad weather, days that facilities are closed, except for "make-ups for snow days, or other necessary local closings.  Your local instructor will discuss this issue with you should your location must be closed on one of the dates shown below.

Class location details can be found by clicking Class Locations.

Licensure note 

The conversion from the Occupational Specialist license to the Workplace Specialist I license pattern is done.  The new license rules started January, 2009.

OS licenses will no longer be issued.  WS I Initial Practitioner licenses are two (2) year licenses.  WS II Proficient Practitioner Licenses are five (5) year licenses. CTE Directors are to request new V-90A forms from the Teacher Licensing Office at 1.866.542.3672 or 317.232.9001.  (Note that Robin Meyer has retired.)  Click   WS License Application Guidelines   for additional WS II Proficient Practitioner license application information.

See the Office of Teacher Licensing and Development Web site  for additional information regarding WS licensing.

Special announcement from the Office of Educator Licensing and Development:

Mentor Qualifications.

Yes, WS I teachers will need a mentor for 2009-2010.  A mentor needs to be an exemplary active teacher with at least five (5) years of teaching who has a commitment to helping a new WS I teacher improve teacher effectiveness.   Note that anyone with an active teaching license that is NOT currently a classroom teacher is ineligible to be a mentor for a WS I teacher.
 

Licensure note 

Note that if you have taught full-time at an accredited K-12 school at least two (2) years with a standard K-12 teaching license, or perhaps another type of license such as a professionalized K-12 or a life K-12 license, you may be able to skip WS I licensure and go directly to WS II licensure.  Contact a licensing specialist at 1.866.542.3672 or 317.232.9001 at the  Office of Teacher Licensing and Development with your specifics to obtain a ruling.

See the Office of Teacher Licensing and Development Web site  for additional information regarding WS licensing.

Visit http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/iac_title?iact=515 then click Article 10.

Links 

http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/licensing/occupational/welcome.html http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/licensing/assignmentcode/welcome.html

Office of Teacher Licensing and Development homepage: http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/

 
IDOE homepage: http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/

Professional Development Plan (PDP) Forms

The following PDP and PDP change forms are now required for all new WS license applications and changes to any old PDPs (including those using the previous format/rules).    Teachers should no longer be submitting license applications using the rules 46 & 47 PDP forms.  The forms below are required as of July 1, 2003.  Do not submit PDP using past or customized formats.

Current PDP Form - PDF Format

Current PDP Form - Word Format

Current PDP Change Form - PDF format 

Current PDP Change Form - Word  format 

Note: Most forms available through this Web site are posted in PDF format.  This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  This software is available for free through Adobe.  Click   Adobe Acrobat Reader.  to download this software.

Please note:  All teachers applying for initial WS II licenses or renewal of same should now follow the guidelines described under the new PDP point chart for preparing the Professional Development Plans (PDP) that must accompany any license requests.  These documents are the equivalent to a contract for the activities that must be successfully completed before an expiring WS II license can be renewed. 

PDP Helpful Aids

The four items below are hot links to draft help pages for preparing acceptable Professional Development Plan (PDP) under the new point system.  Note:  These documents are pending final approval and may be revised.

New Features for PDPs                      Categories for Activities                      Common Mistakes on PDPs             

Writing Proper Objectives and Activity Statements                                WS License Application Guidelines

Note:   Courses taken to meet the Basic Skills test requirements require a grade of “B” or better, and the pass/fail or credit/no credit will not apply.  Acceptable courses are: From Ivy Tech:  For Math: MATH 050, 070 or 080; for Reading: ENG 032, for Language: ENG 025.   Also: Any 100 level or above in appropriate content areas can be taken at Ivy Tech or at any four-year institution. Equivalent courses from other institutions may be considered for use as a possible course substitute.
 

Renewal PDP Representatives

All WS II Proficient Practitioner license renewals require the  use one of two PDP representatives instead of one of the seven university representatives used in the past.  This  include signatures on old, completed PDPs.  Note:  First year teachers (only) applying for their first level WS II Proficient Practitioner license that participated in the WS I first year teacher training project will work with their online instructors from the WS I Training Program (this course)  when developing and seeking signatures for the initial PDP.

All WS II Proficient Practitioner license renewals will be processed through the PDP representatives Mr. John Jandura or Mr. Gene Pitts.  The university representatives who have processed PDPs in the past will no longer be involved in the authorizations of completed or new PDPs except for the first PDP after completing the OS I or WS I training project.

For teachers employed in schools north of US 40.

Mr. John  P. Jandura
311 Woodlawn Avenue
Chesterton, IN  46304
e-mail - jpjandura@verizon.net        Telephone - 219.926.1525

For teachers employed in schools south of US 40.

Mr. O. Eugene Pitts
1007 South Warpath Drive
Milan, IN  47031
e-mail - geanpitts@verizon.net          Telephone - 812.654.2267

Both old and new PDPs should be sent to the individuals above for final authorization.  Both forms must have the appropriate authorization lines signed by both the teacher and the director (not other administrator) prior to mailing the documents to the PDP representatives.

All supporting documentation (verifying activities completed) as indicated by the PDP point chart must be included with the information sent to the PDP representative.  Only listing the activities without official verifying documents will not be sufficient.

Be sure to include the CTE director's name, address, and employing school with the correspondence.  All signed documentation will be returned to the career and technical director (not directly to the submitting teacher).   Do not send any PDPs to the former university representatives!

PDP Point Chart

The following point chart is  used for developing PDPs all license applications. Note that any TABE deficiency can no longer be counted as part of the 90 points.  You must make up the TABE deficiency; but, it will not count on your PDP, effective with WS I licenses issued in 2009 (This includes ALL WS I teachers in the 2009-2010 WS I Training Program.).

Current PDP Point Chart

Please note for the worksheet below that there is a requirement for CPR certification for any new license that is not yet included on the worksheet.  If you are applying for an WS I or new WS II license  (and  CPR was not required for the WS I when received), then it will be necessary to also verify CPR certification.

License Application Process

License Application Process Worksheet

Mentor Qualifications.

Yes, WS I teachers will need a mentor for 2009-2010.  A mentor needs to be an exemplary teacher with at least five (5) years of teaching who has a commitment to helping a new WS I teacher improve teacher effectiveness.  Note that anyone with an active teaching license that is NOT currently a classroom teacher is ineligible to be a mentor for a WS I teacher.

There are three (3) reporting forms that must be completed by the WS Iteacher and the mentor.  One form is used to verify the completion the WS I teacher has completed the required observations of experienced teachers in the classroom.  The second form is used to verify that the mentor has completed the required observations of the WS I teacher (THIS FORM WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW FORM NO LATER THAN 9/14/2009.)   The third form is used to verify that the mentor and WS I teacher have completed the required meetings of the WS I teacher and mentor.  Each form,  at the bottom of the page, explains the minimum requirements that apply.

WS I teachers and CTE directors:  Please be sure that your mentors have these forms and manual as soon as possible!!!

WS I teacher observations of experienced teachers

WS teacher observations of other teachers must include:

• Observations of a minimum of three (3) different teachers (one may be the mentor) (Teachers to observe as recommended by the career and technical director.)
• A minimum total of eight (8) observations, beginning after the first nine (9) weeks.
• Each observation should be for at least thirty (30) minutes.

Mentor Observations of WS I teacher

(THIS FORM does NOT need to be used BUT IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW FORM NO LATER THAN 9/14/2009.)

Mentor observations of the WS I teacher should be as follows:

• One 15 minute observation per week for the first 9 weeks.
• Four hours cumulative for the remainder of the school year at 15-30 minutes per observation.
• (The above requirements are changing.  Stay tuned.)

Mentor-WS I teacher meetings (This form is going away and does NOT need to be sent in. It will be replaced by a new form by 9/14/2009.) You can still click here if you want to see the form.
Thirty-six (36) 1/2 hour conferences are required with a minimum of one conference per week, to be completed by March 15, 2010.  You will need to have more than one meeting on some weeks to complete all of the meetings.

The above three forms should be sent together with the Mentor Verification Form during the March 1-31, 2010 time period by the AV Director.

Mentors should download the first two (2) of the files above.


Note:  In prior years we required you to mail in a form called "Onsite Verification of Training."     When this form was signed, it attested that your school corporation provided corporation or building based training of about three hours at the start of the school year to get the WS I teacher off on the right foot.  We have removed the need for you to send in that form.  Verification of Onsite Training form (This form is NOT to be sent in; optionally use it as a checklist.)

This Mentor Services Verification Payment Form is to authorize payments to mentors.  Please note that mentors not verified by the end of March cannot be paid by the training project, but the service still must be verified for the WS I instructor to complete the training requirements.

Note!
The access to the above form will be available in March 2010.  CTE Directors must mail this form by March 31, 2010 for mentors to be paid!

Please see the note above in the previous section "Mentor Reporting Forms" for submitting the three mentor forms with the Mentor Services Verification Form. The Mentor Services Verification Form must be turned in by the CTE Directors to Dr. David Nickolich (The address is on the form) by March 31, 2010. 

These forms must be submitted by CTE Director
and not by the mentor or WS I teacher.

Please note that mentors not verified by the end of March cannot be paid by the training project, but the service still must be verified for the WS I teacher to complete the training requirements.