Process

=Process Overview=

Workshop registrations used to be handled this way:
 * 1) Participant fills out paper Professional Day request form with required documentation
 * 2) Form is sent for approval & funds disbursement
 * 3) Participant is notified of acceptance or rejection
 * 4) If accepted, participant registers, requests a sub if applicable, funds are disbursed and participant attends event
 * 5) Afterward, participant fills out yellow "Professional Day Critique" slip and files any paper certificates in their personal PD folder
 * 6) All records are maintained in physical {hard copy) files

Here's how the process will work with My Learning Plan (MLP):
 * 1) Participant logs into MLP and searches the district catalog for the workshop they wish to attend (or enters a Professional Day request)
 * 2) If the workshop is not in the catalog, participant notifies the MLP Administrator (Suzanne Klotz, x-9999) and requests that it be added to the district catalog
 * 3) If the workshop IS in the catalog, the participant completes the enrollment request form
 * 4) The enrollment request is routed to the appropriate individual(s) for approval (if needed)
 * 5) Participant is notified of acceptance or rejection; the workshop request is shown as "Awaiting Pre-Approval" in MLP
 * 6) If accepted, a substitute is automatically requested, workshop request status is changed to "Approved and In Progress" - participant then prints the request form and submits it along with any required documentation
 * 7) Participant then attends event
 * 8) Afterward, participant completes the "Professional Day Critique" (PDC) form within MLP, certifying their attendance; the system automatically sends the form to the approving manager one final time
 * 9) The approving manager confirms the PDC has been submitted and the event is shown in the user's portfolio as completed; at this point a certificate is generated (and can be printed if desired, it is not required)