Clock Hours

All professional learning activities are available on the Frontline Professional Growth Module.

How to Use Frontline

Getting Started with Professional Growth

Logging In
- Access the internet and go to http://app.frontlineeducation.com
- Enter your username and password
- Click on ‘Sign in with your Frontline ID’
Browse the District Catalog/Calendar
- Click on Activity Catalogs from your left menu. You can access the District Catalog or Calendar view.
- Browse the district offerings and click the title of an activity if you are interested in participating
- Click the button to request approval/sign up for the activity
- Complete the form (if necessary) and submit it
- The activity will appear on your Learning Plan page accessible from your left menu.
View your Portfolio
- Click on My Info from your left menu. There are a variety of views to look at your completed activities.
Print Your Transcript
- Click the My Info link on your left menu.
- Click on the Clock Hour Transcript link.
For additional help, click on in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

Viewing the Professional Development Catalog

Use these steps to View the Catalog/Calendar of Activities:

Upon logging in you will be brought to the main workspace. Simply click “activity catalogs”
and select either District Catalog or Calendar to view the course offerings. Optionally, your
organization may show a calendar view of these workshops. If that is the case, click the
Calendar link.

Click the appropriate catalog/calendar link to view the activities/courses.

When viewing the catalog there may be tags/annotations that describe the activity's status. Refer to the following table for descriptions of the status'.

Status	Description
Starting Soon/Starting Today	The activity is starting soon/starting today
New Activity	Recently added to the catalog
Waitlist	Activity now enrolling for the waitlist
Closed	Activity enrollment is full

Not finding the activity you were told to look for???

There are two possible reasons that you are experiencing this issue.

The activity has been directed towards a certain group of users, and you may not be on that list.
You are using a login that is not associated with your district or has been assigned to you by your district.

If you think this is in error, we recommend that you seek the help of your district's administration or professional development offices.

Use these steps to Register for an Activity in the Catalog/Calendar:

Once logged into Frontline Professional Growth, click the District Catalog or Calendar link to view the available activities that are offered by your organization.

Activity Catalogs > District Catalog

Note the available search options and the Advanced search feature.

Use the search features to identify a particular activity. Once the activity is found, click the
title to access the activity details screen.

The activity details may look like the following:

Note: The activity details screen will be different in different organizations.

To register for an activity, click the button on the right side of the screen. There are several possible buttons that may appear for registration. The differences are described below:

Request Approval button - The activity requires prior approval before enrollment. Clicking on the Request Approval button will forward the request to the appropriate approver(s). Once approved, the enrollment will be complete, and the activity title will appear under Approved and In Progress on you home page.
Sign Up Now button - The activity does not require prior approval. Clicking on the Sign Up Now button will immediately process the enrollment.
Join the Wait List button - The activity is full, and there is a wait list. Clicking the Join the Wait List button will add the user's name to the wait list.

After your registration is complete, review the Confirmation Message. A confirmation
message will be displayed indicating that the registration has been successful.

How to Find Professional Learning Events

How to Complete the Professional Learning Evaluation Form on Frontline

Step 1

Upon completion of an activity, you must complete the Professional Learning Evaluation Form for each activity. To find this form go to the left side NAVIGATION menu and click on Learning Plan.

Step 2

Under My Requests, to the left of the PD name click on the blue button that is labeled Manage.

Step 3

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the blue button labeled Professional Learning Evaluation Form.

Step 4

Fill out the Professional Learning Evaluation Form. When done click on Save at the bottom of the page.

Step 5

You will receive a Confirmation page like below.

Step 6

In the next few days, the facilitator of the course will go in and mark your course as complete. Once the facilitator has marked your course as complete, when you view your Learning Plan, your PD will appear under Recently Completed.

Step 7

To View your Clock Hour Transcript. Go to the left side NAVIGATION menu and click on My Info and then under PORTFOLIO click on Clock Hour Transcript

Earning Clock Hours

STEPS TO EARN Clock Hours:

Register for activity: In order to be eligible to receive clock hours for a clock-hour event, you must register for the activity. Please see video on how to navigate Professional Growth and register for activities
Participate in the activity: Attend the activity.
For asynchronous activities, complete all required assignments.
Complete the Professional Learning Evaluation Form: Once you have participated in the activity, you must complete a Professional Learning Evaluation Form located under your Learning Plan in Frontline Professional Growth.
For asynchronous activities, the Professional Learning Evaluation form will be available once completion of all assignments and attendance has been confirmed by the instructor.
Verify clock hours are posted on your Clock Hours Transcript in Professional Growth: The activity instructor will take attendance and complete the activity to grant clock hours upon completion of the course and evaluation form. Check your clock hour transcript to ensure the earned hours are reflected. Contact the activity instructor if clock hours are not reflected.

Offering Clock Hours:

If you are interested in offering clock hours for a professional learning activity, please submit a clock hour proposal in Frontline Professional Growth.

You must be an approved clock hour provider to offer clock hours for a PD. If you'd like to become an approved provider, please submit a become an approved provider form request in Frontline Professional Growth.

Clock hour providers: In accordance with state guidelines, all certificated and FCS clock hour proposals submitted by clock hour providers after the event has occurred will be denied.

Certificated Staff

Salary Advancement

All certificated educators are placed on the salary schedule, with advancement based on years of service and education level. One step on the schedule is earned for every 45 credit hours or 450 clock hours (or a combination). In order to advance after BA+90 you must earn an MA.
*Process Update: To reduce our paper usage and increase efficiency, in Fall 2021 Human Resources will be establishing a new process for submitting external clock hours, and requesting a review for salary advancement, via Frontline. Please watch the Insider for updates.

Contact Human Resources employee services with questions on salary advancement.

Continuing Education

Continuing Education is a requirement for all certificated educators in Washington. Once you achieve professional certification, renewal is earned through continuing education in one of several ways:

100 Clock hours every 5 years
4 Annual Professional Growth Plans every 5 years (NEW)
10 Quarter credits/6.7 semester credits every 5 years
Some combination of the above
A valid National Board Certificate

Classified Staff

After you have completed the 28 hours of the Fundamental Course of Study (FCS), 70 additional general clock hours must be completed to earn the General Paraeducator Certificate. Continuing education credit hours, known as clock hours, are for Washington educators who want to earn and keep track of professional development. Training provided to meet the requirements of the general certificate and the advanced certificate must come from approved clock hour providers.

General Paraeducator Certificate - Required
- FCS - 28 hours
- General Clock Hours - 70 hours
ELL Special Subject Matter Certificate - Optional, 20 hours
SPED Special Subject Matter Certificate - Optional, 20 hours
Advanced Paraeducator Certificate - Optional, 75 hours

Please visit our Paraeducator Certificate page for detailed information.

Here is more information about the role of clock hours in the paraeducator certificate program from the Professional Educators Standards Board.

Administrator's Corner

How to Enter Events

Taking Attendance & Granting Clock Hours

Approving Clock Hours

How to Approve Request

How to Approve Request

This procedure reviews the steps required to approve a request form.

When a staff member submits a request form, it is routed to the appropriate approver. The approver is then required to log in to the Professional Learning solution to review the request. (Note: if the user profile settings have enabled email notifications, a daily email will be sent about any remaining pending approvals.)

Use these steps to Approve a Request Form:

When a request form requires your attention, it will automatically appear in the appropriate pending approval section (ie: Forms Pending Prior Approval) on the District Admin tab. There are two ways to approve a form:
- Full Form Approval - Click the title of the activity on the Forms Pending Prior Approval/Forms Pending Final Approval list to review the request form. (Note: Clicking the submitter's name will show that user's portfolio).
Review the request form. Edit the form as necessary.
At the bottom of the form you can write a note to other admins, the requester and then determine the action to take on this request. Click one of the following:

Approve - To approve this request. If there is another approver, the request will be forwarded to them for their review. If you are the last approver for this request, an email will be sent to the requester letting them know they have received approval (assuming they have email notification set to 'Yes' in their User Profile) and the activity title will be moved to 'Approved and In Progress' on their My Requests dashboard.

Deny - To deny the request. Type a comment in the "Your Comments to the Requester" field on the form if you want to let them know why it has been denied. An email will be sent to the participant letting them know the request has been denied, and the activity title will be moved to the "Denied" status on their My Requests dashboard.

More Info - To request more information (from the submitter) regarding the request. Type your question in the Your Comments to the Requester field on the form and then click the More Info button. The participant will receive an email notifying them that there is a question regarding their request, and the activity title will appear on their My Requests dashboard under the status 'More Information Requested'. ** Please note...the "More Info" link is only used to question or comment to participant. They will not have the option to edit anything on their form as a result of "More Info". It is only being used to gather information or ask a clarifying question.

Once finished, a confirmation screen indicating that the form was processed will appear.

Contact

Human Resources Employee Services

206-631-3008
Email

For General Questions and Certificated Clock Hours

Adriana Lara Espinosa

For Para Certification Clock Hours

Alicia Rodriguez

Professional Growth Plan

Seeking Clock Hours for work related to your individual Professional Growth Plan? Check out information provided by the Professional Educators Standards Board on how you can do this. Please note, these hours are not initiated or tracked through Frontline.