The IDP Is a Personalized Tool for Facilitating the Professional Growth and Development

The Chief Executive Officer, folliwng the Maryland State Department of Education mandate as defined in COMAR 13A.12.05, requires that all certificated employees develop a yearly Individual Development Plan.

·  The IDP is a personalized tool for facilitating the professional growth and development of certificated employees in the Baltimore City Public School System.

·  The IDP is a road map that describes the knowledge, skills/behaviors, attitudes and/or interests that an employee wishes to develop to improve job performance. It includes specific goals, enabling activities, time frames and outcomes.

·  The IDP should be used to address areas in need of improvement if a teacher’s performance in any Performance-Based Evaluation System domain is weak or marginal.

·  The IDP should be flexible and responsive to the ongoing growth requirements of the employee.

·  The IDP is a focused, achievable plan designed by the employee with input from the supervisor as appropriate. The IDP describes the employee’s professional growth and development. It is a requirement for renewing a certificate or advancing to another certificate for certificated employees.

·  The IDP is cumulative and transferable to new worksites.

·  The IDP should address the coursework needed to staisfy requirements for certificate renewal.

·  The IDP should not be used as a resume or a recollection of disparate workshops and activities.

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Baltimore City Public School System

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Last Name First Name Middle Initial Employee ID Number

School Name ______School Number ______Supervisor’s Name ______

Job Title ______Years in BCPSS ______Years in Present Position ______

Note: Indicate approved credit-bearing experiences with an *.

Activity / Timeline / Anticipated Credits / Observable Outcomes /
Activity / Timeline / Anticipated Credits / Observable Outcomes /

The employee and the supervisor shall sign this document to indicate that it has been reviewed and discussed. Keep one for your file. An additional copy should be submitted to your surpervisor.

Employee’s Signature ______

Supervisor’s Signature ______

Date ______

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