Professional Development Forms for Salary Step Advancement
Information posted on the North Valley Occupational Center web site is for your convenience only and is not to be considered an official source of Salary Step Advancement Procedures! You must refer to the Adult and Career Education Human Resources Web Page or the Human Resource Division Certificated Assignment & Support Services Salary Allocations Unit for official and presumably the most up-to-date information. https://achieve.lausd.net/dace-hr
The Adult and Career Education Human Resources Web Page: https://achieve.lausd.net/dace-hr
Read the complete Step Advancement Manual below, but be advised that this dates back to 2003 as still found on the DACE website. It will presumably be updated when the procedures for the new 5th Step are finalized.
From the manual:
Staff Development activities include but are not limited to the following:
1. Attendance at Conferences
2. Attendance at Workshops
3. Attendance at Seminars
4. Level I Coursework
5. Level II Coursework
6. Development of Course Outlines
7. Evaluation of Educational Materials
8. Presentation of a Demonstration Lesson for New Teachers
9. Peer Observations for Teachers on Step A
10. Peer Observations for Teachers on Step B
11. Presentation of a Workshop
12. Co-Presentation of a Workshop
All other Staff Development activities, such as grant writing, research, innovation of
technology, et cetera, must be pre-approved by the Division Superintendent or his/her designee.
1. Attendance at Conferences
2. Attendance at Workshops
3. Attendance at Seminars
4. Level I Coursework
5. Level II Coursework
6. Development of Course Outlines
7. Evaluation of Educational Materials
8. Presentation of a Demonstration Lesson for New Teachers
9. Peer Observations for Teachers on Step A
10. Peer Observations for Teachers on Step B
11. Presentation of a Workshop
12. Co-Presentation of a Workshop
All other Staff Development activities, such as grant writing, research, innovation of
technology, et cetera, must be pre-approved by the Division Superintendent or his/her designee.
Read the complete manual (2003) edition for more specifics.
Professional Development Forms: CA, CP, CW, D, & O. Use these forms to request Salary Step Advancement hours. Some of them need to be signed by the Principal before the endeavor is completed as a "plan" for acquiring Professional Development Hours, and then AGAIN after the endeavor has been completed (with evidence).
CA: for conference, workshop, and seminar attendance
CP: for presenting a workshop at a conference, workshop and seminar
CW: for college coursework
D: for presenting a demonstration lesson to other teachers
O: for peer observations
Step Advancement Application Submission (From the 2003 manual-expect changes!)
Submission of Documents
The Application for Step Advancement and all original and or official documents
verifying completion of 30 hours of Staff Development must be submitted in one packet no later
than June 15th for the Step Advance to go into effect on the following July 1.
Applicable forms and original official supporting documents may be received by the
Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit in three (3) convenient ways. All are acceptable. They
are as follows:
1. Original and/or official applications, forms and supporting documents may be delivered
in person to the Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit. The office is on the 15th floor
of the Beaudry building which is on the corner of Beaudry Avenue and West Third Street
near the Harbor Freeway (#110). The address is 333 South Beaudry, Los Angeles,
California 90017. When you step out of the elevator on the 18th floor, please come to the
counter and ask for the Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit and sign-in on the clip
board.
2. Address the envelope via school mail to: Adult and Career Personnel Services, Adult and
Career Salary Allocation Unit, Beaudry Building 15th Floor. No postage is required.
Place envelopes in the school site mail bag.
3. Some employees like to place documents and forms into the U.S. mail. If so, please
address the envelope as follows: LAUSD, Division of Adult and Career Education
(DACE), Adult and Career Personnel Services, Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit,
15th Floor, Post Office Box 3307, Los Angeles, California 90051. Please remember to
affix the appropriate amount of postage.
The Application for Step Advancement and all original and or official documents
verifying completion of 30 hours of Staff Development must be submitted in one packet no later
than June 15th for the Step Advance to go into effect on the following July 1.
Applicable forms and original official supporting documents may be received by the
Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit in three (3) convenient ways. All are acceptable. They
are as follows:
1. Original and/or official applications, forms and supporting documents may be delivered
in person to the Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit. The office is on the 15th floor
of the Beaudry building which is on the corner of Beaudry Avenue and West Third Street
near the Harbor Freeway (#110). The address is 333 South Beaudry, Los Angeles,
California 90017. When you step out of the elevator on the 18th floor, please come to the
counter and ask for the Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit and sign-in on the clip
board.
2. Address the envelope via school mail to: Adult and Career Personnel Services, Adult and
Career Salary Allocation Unit, Beaudry Building 15th Floor. No postage is required.
Place envelopes in the school site mail bag.
3. Some employees like to place documents and forms into the U.S. mail. If so, please
address the envelope as follows: LAUSD, Division of Adult and Career Education
(DACE), Adult and Career Personnel Services, Adult and Career Salary Allocation Unit,
15th Floor, Post Office Box 3307, Los Angeles, California 90051. Please remember to
affix the appropriate amount of postage.
The March 2019 revised Application for Step Advancement