Professional Development (Admin) SOP
Updated 9/18/25
THIS SOP WILL BE UNDER-DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FALL 2025 AS WE CHANGE PROCEDURES FOR THE FALL25/WINTER26.
Standards for Professional Learning
Professional Teaching Standards
School Code for PD
School District Code for Forms (activity summary and evidence of completion): 040041000 - 26
THIS SOP WILL BE UNDER-DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FALL 2025 AS WE CHANGE PROCEDURES FOR THE FALL25/WINTER26.
Standards for Professional Learning
Professional Teaching Standards
School Code for PD
School District Code for Forms (activity summary and evidence of completion): 040041000 - 26
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1PD Activity SummaryInstructor identifies the details outlining the PD and completes the Professional Activity Summary
Summary is sent to the designated administrator for review with accompanying documents (agenda, session presentations materials, etc).
These materials must be sent at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled date of the event.
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2Admin Review (CO or Building Level)Designated administrator does the following:
- Reviews the Professional Activity Summary and provides feedback as needed to finalize for approval
- Sends approved PD Activity Summary to the HR Department - PD Coordinator
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3HR Department ReviewDesignated HR staff member - PD Coordinator does the following:
- Using the Professional Activity Summary and provides feedback as needed to finalize for approval
- Creates an online/Google folder for the PD event within their department specified folder
- Creates event within the KickUp Learning Management application
- Event is then shared either as a link to the event allowed to be viewed/browsed by all employees within the Kickup Events.
- Evaluation (Feedback) and Evidence of Completion (Certificate) will be made available after participate registers for event and event is completed.
- Using the Professional Activity Summary and provides feedback as needed to finalize for approval
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4State ReportingDistrict Level OP completes the following form for state reporting purposes (outside of district providers only).
This form is due by June 30 each year.
HR PD Coordinator will submit forms yearly to the state. -
5Evaluation (Feedback)The evaluation (called Feedback in KickUp) is located in the event they register for. Participants must go into Kickup to access the evaluation or the presenter provides a QR code to complete attendance and the evaluation (feedback).
Participants can access their Evidence of Completion (Certificate) at anytime in KickUp. The 5 school days is now removed. -
6PDHsPDHs will be auto generated and available in the KickUp application for the attended event.
Participants should print the form for their record and input the information into ISBE's website for their PD hours gained.
Professional development credit is awarded on a 1:1 basis – 1 clock hour of attendance = 1 professional development hours.
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7Closing out the PD ExperienceDesignated Admin/Presenter:
- Ensures that all documents related to the training are housed in the digital folder for review by the District Level OP
- Emails District Level OP to close out the training session
- If the training was paid, please make sure attendance sheet is provided.
- Ensures that applicable matrices listed above (state and local) are completed.
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