Information for Professional, Initial, Supplemental, Alternative, and Aide Licenses

1. Click HERE for the license application from the ODE website. You will complete the application online and submit payment online.

2. You may need a BCI and/or FBI fingerprint check for this license. Click HERE to see ODE requirements. The ESC will run a BCI/FBI check for you (call 419-738-3422 for an appointment) between the hours of 8:00 PM - 3:30 PM. The cost of the BCI is $35 and the FBI is $35. You will need to bring your driver's license or state ID with you. (Not your teaching license). We accept cash, check, or credit cards.

3. Once you have received your license, please email a copy to the ESC office at jberning@auglaizeesc.org for our records.

To renew your five-year license, you must complete an online application and show proof that you have completed either 6 semester hours of coursework, 18 CEUs of professional development (180 "clock hours") of equivalent activities, or any combination that was planned and approved by an LPDC committee.

Step 1: Portfolio Submission

Please organize and place the following in a manila folder or 3-ring binder and send it to the Auglaize County ESC. This shows the continued education you have completed to renew your license. 

Place in this order:

1. A copy of your current certificate or license.

2. Your most recently approved IPDP plan, that covered the years of this license cycle. 

3. The completed summary sheet.

4. Verification forms for activities on the CEU Option Chart.

•  Transcripts of any college coursework completed during the current licensure cycle. Click HERE for the Conversion Chart.
•  Certificates of Attendance (CEU documentation) for all professional development activities completed during the current licensure cycle.
• All activity vouchers for any activities that do not have Certificate of Attendance, if applicable. 
• Click HERE for an interactive PDF of the Activity Report
• Click HERE for the Word Document of the Activity Report

Please submit documentation for only 18 CEUs

Portfolio Review Process

Once your portfolio has been submitted, it will be reviewed by the LPDC Coordinator and/or the Approval Committee. Once reviewed, you will receive notification of approval or changes needed

Step 2: Fingerprints

FBI/BCI CHECK: The ESC can run the FBI/BCI check for you (call 419-738-3422 for an appointment) between the hours of 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM. The cost of the BCI is $35 and the FBI is $35. You will need to bring your driver's license or state ID (not your teaching license) with you. The ESC accepts cash, check, or credit cards. A small fee applies when using a credit card. Jenny Berning at the ESC can check to see if you need both FBI and BCI completed at this time. Please call if you have any questions (419) 738-3422. Click HERE to see ODE's requirements.

  *Note: Your license will be denied by ODE if you do not have current fingerprints on file. 

Step 3: Online Renewal Process

Once your portfolio has been approved, you will then be able to go online and complete the application. Click HERE for directions to complete the online application from ODE.

Licenses will be e-signed by a LPDC Coordinator. Once signed, you will be able to go online to download and print a copy of your new license. Please send a copy of your new license via email to jberning@auglaizeesc.org.

A new IPDP will then need to be completed for this next license cycle. No new CEU hours can be earned until this new IPDP is submitted online.

Process for Writing an Individualized Professional Development Plan (IPDP)

A license renewal requires 18 CEUs of professional activities, 6 semester hours of coursework, or any combination of the two. These CEUs must be pre-planned by writing an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) and approved by our LPDC committee.

PLEASE NOTE: Any activities that happen before the submission date of the IPDP plan to the local LPDC committee will not be accepted. Your building has LPDC committee members who can help you with this process.

Step 1:  Have the following documents before writing your plan: 

1. Your current year professional growth plan goals (if applicable) 

2. Your district's current and projected goals

3. Your new license number and expiration date. (Note this number will start with TWO capital letter followed by seven numbers. The expiration date is for the new license, not your current license.)

Step 2: Complete the online  IPDP form and click submit.

Follow the directions below:

• Fill out your information
•  All fields are mandatory except second and/or third license information as many do not have this. If you have more than 3 licenses, please enter the three most recent.

• Write your District Goal. To write this, review your district's current and projected initiatives and any directional systems in place. Then select TWO professional standards that align with your District Goal.

• Write Professional Goal #1. To write this, you may use the professional growth goals you have in place in your district or come up with your own. Consider what you plan to do in the next five years as you write your goal. Then select TWO professional standards that align with your goal.

• Write Professional Goal #2 repeating the step above.

Tips/Suggestions for goals:

• Use the CEU Options sheet to help you with ideas on what you may like to pursue in the next five years
  
• Remember you are NOT writing activities, so be sure you write GOAL statements, not activities.
• For sample IPDP goals, click here

Your IPDP will be automatically emailed to the ESC Office for approval at the next LPDC meeting. You MUST submit your IPDP Form no later than one week before the committee meeting. Following the LPDC meeting, you will receive a stamped copy of your approved IPDP.