PD Forms

All requests related to professional development credit earned outside of MCC (This would be PD other than PD classes/ZPODs) should be submitted and processed electronically. The PD Credit Form is available below. 

How to submit a form:

• Download the PDF and save it to your computer. 
• Complete the PD Credit Request Form and attach that with any supporting documentation to an email.
• Send the application and supporting documents to your Program Director for approval. Upon their approval, the application would then go to your Department Chair. 
• To check the status of your request, contact your Department Head. 

For more information about these requirements and schedules, refer to these documents:

• Academic Freedom, Responsibility, and Tenure
• Policy on Faculty Salary Schedule

Professional Development Program Policy

http://www.mclennan.edu/employees/policy-manual/docs/F-III-D.pdf

Committee for Professional Employees and Faculty:

The Professional Development Committee serves to solicit, collect, and judge proposals submitted by full-time regular professional employees for professional development and to provide input for professional development activities on campus for all professional staff. Click here for the Professional Employees Professional Development Proposal Form. Proposals are due no later than the last Wednesday of each month.

To apply for Professional Development Funding: 

• Download and save the Faculty and Professional Staff PD Funds Proposal Form.   
• Complete and save the Faculty and Professional Staff PD Funds Proposal Form. 
• Email the Faculty and Professional Staff PD Funds Proposal Form to Dr. Staci Taylor at staylor@mclennan.edu. 
• Attach any supporting documentation (conference information, airfare, lodging, gsa.gov screenshot for meals etc.)
• The Dr. Taylor will process the request and obtain all relevant supervisor approvals.
• Once all appropriate supervisors have approved the proposal, it will be presented to the Faculty & Professional Staff Professional Development Committee. 
• The PD Committee meets on the first Friday of each month. 
• The Chair of the PD Committee will email all funding decisions to the applicant. 

Please contact the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Staci Taylor at staylor@mclennan.edu with any questions. PD Funding Proposal are due no later than the last Wednesday of each month. 

• Professional Employees Funding Information
• Professional Employees Follow Up Form

Committee for Support Staff:

The Support Staff Professional Development Committee serves to solicit, collect, and judge proposals submitted for professional development and to provide input for professional development activities on campus for all support staff. Click here for the Support Staff Professional Development Proposal Form. Proposals are due no later than the last Wednesday of each month.  

To apply for Professional Development Funding: 

• • Download and save the Support Staff PD Funds Proposal Form.   
  • Complete and save the Support Staff PD Funds Proposal Form. 
  • Email the Support Staff PD Funds Proposal Form to Dr. Staci Taylor at staylor@mclennan.edu. 
  • Attach any supporting documentation (conference information, airfare, lodging, gsa.gov screenshot for meals etc.)
  • The Dr. Taylor will process the request and obtain all relevant supervisor approvals.
  • Once all appropriate supervisors have approved the proposal, it will be presented to the Support Staff Professional Development Committee. 
  • The PD Committee meets on the first Friday of each month. 
  • The Chair of the PD Committee will email all funding decisions to the applicant. 

  Please contact the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Staci Taylor at staylor@mclennan.edu with any questions. PD Funding Proposal are due no later than the last Wednesday of each month. 

• Support Staff Funding Information
• Support Staff Follow Up Form

If you would like to offer a POD course, please complete the Class Creation Proposal Form located in Adobe and email that to Vincent Crowson at vcrowson@mclennan.edu. 

Submitting the Class Creation Application Form (CCAF) does not guarantee or authorize the class. All CCAFs will be reviewed by the Professional and Organizational Development office. Please keep the following in mind when developing or requesting a Professional Development class: 

• PD classes are a form of Continuing Education classes.
• PD classes are training classes with defined training objectives.
• PD classes are not wellness or personal development.
• Most classes are 90 minutes and are offered on Mondays from 2:30-4pm and Tuesday through Friday from 9:30-11am and 2:30-4pm.
• Professional development introduces and advances skill sets through continuing education, providing vital opportunities for professional careers.
• Please note on the Proposal Form if you have a proposed room for the class. 
• Step-credit classes are graduate-level, 16-hour (one step-credit) courses and offered on a limited basis. 

Please contact the Professional Development office by emailed Vincent Crowson at vcrowson@mclennan.edu with any questions.