Licensure Renewal
Your Guide to the Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
About the IPDP Process
The Professional Development Committee (PDC) In-service Plan for the Kansas District and the Results-Based Staff Development Plans for schools are critical for developing the quality of education in any school. One area that has immediate impact on educators is their professional development.
All educators currently teaching in a Kansas District Lutheran School must have an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) on file in the Kansas District Office. Your file will include a copy of your current teaching certificate, an approved IPDP, and a transcript of your professional development (in-service activities recorded by the PDC and kept in your file).
This new plan is valid for the same period of time as your teaching certificate or license. When you renew your certificate or license, you must submit a new IPDP to the District Office along with a copy of your new certificate.
Strategies and activities must be listed in your IPDP for the PDC committee to award points on your professional development transcript. Understandably, it’s not possible to know all of the strategies and/or activities planned by your school for the next five years. You may revise your plan and send an amendment to the Kansas District Office at any time.
Because of the diversity of schools in our district, the focus of staff development is determined at each individual school. Each staff develops an improvement plan to meet the needs of their students. Building principals give initial approval to educators’ plans and activities as they align with the school’s goals and objectives.
When to File a New IPDP
Every time you get a new license, you need to file a new IPDP. All teachers must have a license on file at the District Office.
Click here to access the Professional Development Plan.
Professional Development Council
Lottie Lee, Chair
913-426-0395
ksdistrictpdc@gmail.com
Angie Achong
Zion Lutheran School, Independence
620-332-3332
aachong@zionindy.com
Margie Krzesinski
Hope Lutheran School,
Shawnee
913-631-6940
krzesinski@hopelutheran.org
Miranda Mondary
Hope Lutheran School,
Shawnee
913-631-6940
Mondary@hopelutheran.org
Terry Harries
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Marysville
785-562-3181
tharries@goodshepherdks.org
Andrea Kosmicki
Topeka Lutheran School,
Topeka
785-357-0382
kosmicki@topekalutheran.org
Gwen Thomas
Holy Cross Lutheran School, Wichita
316-684-4431
gthomas@holycrosslutheran.net
District Contacts
Jim Bradshaw
Assistant to the President for Education and Youth
785-357-4441
Fax: 785-357-5071
jbradshaw@kslcms.org
Janet Powell
Administrative Assistant
janet@kslcms.org
785-357-4441, ext. 2001