Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

As far back as 2004 teachers were urged to start a License Renewal folder to keep documents verifying all the professional growth activities in which they have been participating. If you haven't already done so, you should start keeping license renewal-related documents so that you won't have to recreate history once the license renewal process moves forward. You will be amazed at the number and variety of activities you have under your belt. Make it a point to regularly file the documents you'll need to verify completion of your Professional Growth Plan and to report on the impact of your Professional Growth Experiences. Doing so will save you the stress and hassle of racing to beat any reporting deadlines.

Here are some ideas of what you should save:

Documentation that you were a participant in an activity: It could be a roster, college transcripts, a letter from your principal, a certificate of completion, etc.

A description of the activity: This could be a course syllabus, workshop description or agenda, task force description/purpose, research topic/synopsis, etc.

Documentation of the date of the activity: This may be found on a meeting agenda, conference program, itinerary, transcript, etc.
Identification of which Teacher Performance Standards were addressed:

This may be found on a syllabus, certificate of participation, etc., or you may need to provide this information based on topics addressed in the activity.

Evidence of the activity's impact on your teaching or your students' learning: This would include your notes, anecdotes, reflections, etc., that describe how you applied what you learned/gained from an activity and the results you observed in your teaching and/or your students.

You will find that some documents may serve multiple purposes. For example, a college transcript can document that YOU were the participant, WHEN you participated, and a partial description of the activity. This is acceptable. The Board is not interested in confining teachers to only one form of acceptable documentation.