LCC Professional/Technical Certification Requirements WAC Requirements LCC Contract Requirements Relationship to PDUs

WAC (7) Certification under the standards specified in WAC through is a condition of continued employment for all professional-technical education personnel (7) Certification under the standards specified in WAC through is a condition of continued employment for all professional-technical education personnel

WAC  Initial Certification – 3 year duration, non- renewable  Standard Certification – 5 year duration, renewable  CPR/First Aid Requirements listed in this WAC

WAC Requirements Professional Development Plan  Maintaining a plan is required in WAC  The plan must be linked to Washington State Skill Standards for Professional/Technical Faculty

LCC Faculty Contract  Teaching Effectiveness Plan is now called: Teaching Effectiveness/Professional Development Plan  The implication is that one plan serves both purposes (Article 808.3)

Teaching Effectiveness/Professional Development Plan  For probationary faculty, your goals and objectives serve this purpose  For temporary full-time faculty, the plan must be created within one quarter if you are renewed for a second year  For tenured faculty, the plan must be in place by the end of the first quarter following the granting of tenure, and must be maintained annually  Some part-time faculty must also maintain certification  Annual progress reports are required for tenured and temporary faculty.

Plan Duration  The faculty contract calls for three years to match the evaluation cycle  The WACs call for five years to match the certification cylce  Guideline:  Plan on the five year cycle, and you should always be covered

Relationship to PDUs  The LCC faculty contract professional development units (PDUs) are how progress is tracked and equitable treatment is maintained  Collective bargaining agreements are specified as the mechanism for this purpose in WAC

Relationship to PDUs  Submit PDU forms EVEN IF YOU ARE A PROBATIONARY FACULTY MEMBER  It should be possible to fit any reasonable activity into both the contract PDU and the skill standards categories  See the chief professional/technical administrator if you have questions