Certificated Clock Hours and Credits

Please expand the sections below for information on professional development clock hours, where to review your credits that have been logged with SVSD, and what documentation we can accept.

Clock Hour/Credit Information and FAQs

Clock hours are units of credit assigned to educators at a professional development/training event and can be accrued by Washington State educators toward continuing education requirements and advancement on the salary schedule.

1 clock hour = 0.1 quarter credit; 10 clock hours = 1 quarter credit.
All courses must be a minimum of 1 clock hour to be accepted.
OSPI and SVSD are completely separate. SVSD cannot access clock hours submitted to OSPI and vice versa.
Clock hours must be earned from an OSPI approved clock hour provider.

How To View Clock Hours Used for Salary Placement

To view which credits and clock hours have been used to determine your placement on the salary schedule:

1. Log into Skyward Employee Access.
2. Select Employee Information.
3. Select Personal Information.
4. Within Personnel section, select Prof Development.

All credits and clock hours will be listed. Please note that the number of courses shown is limited by the number of records set to display. At the bottom of the screen, you can increase the display number using the drop-down.

For easy manipulation, you can export the records in Excel (xlsx) format.
Select “View Edu & Exp Summary” to view total clock hours, experience and highest degree.

Submit Clock Hours for Salary Placement

IMPORTANT! Acceptable documents must be received in Human Resources no later than the close of business day on October 1 to be considered for salary placement in the current school year. Clock hours submitted after October 1 will go towards salary placement for the following school year.

It is highly recommended that you make a copy of the clock hour transcript for your own records. OSPI and SVSD are separate and do not share documents.

Acceptable Documentation

Please do not write on, mark, highlight or staple transcripts or clock hour forms. Documentation will be returned, and a new, clean copy will be requested.

Classes taken through Snoqualmie Valley School District:

All class offerings offered through SVSD Teaching and Learning are approved for clock hours.
Registration for the class must be completed through Frontline Professional Growth.
Documentation for all completed classes, if registered through Frontline Professional Growth, will automatically be submitted to Human Resources for salary advancement.

Classes taken outside Snoqualmie Valley School District:

An official transcript or carbonless copy of the OSPI In-Service Registration Form, issued by an approved clock hour provider.
College transcripts must be official and sent directly to us from your school either electronically or via mail.
Educational Staff Associates (ESA) Only – PD used for your WA State Department of Health License can be submitted by certificate of completion when submitted together with the DOH Licensure Hour Verification form.

Documentation We CANNOT Accept

Certificates of completion, grade reports, unofficial transcripts, opened official transcripts, and clock hours earned from out-of-state districts. If these are submitted, the documents will be returned and/or new documentation will be requested.

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