A guided workspace designed to help CCSD licensed educators identify a likely activity category, understand documentation expectations, organize evidence, estimate Contact Units, and prepare for ELMS.
DescribeYour professional activity
MatchCompare likely PGS activities
DocumentPrepare the right evidence
SubmitUse the ELMS-ready record
The FamilyPD assistant uses these changes only when the activity date is September 1, 2026 or later. Final eligibility and approval remain with CCSD.
Educators/licensed professionals serving exclusively at a Title I school and self-contained special education teachers are eligible for the two-year track. Non-Title I educators use the three-year track. Centrally assigned employees generally use the three-year track unless all assignments are in Title I schools.
In-person/live professional-development conference attendance has an 80-CU maximum. Virtual/synchronous conference attendance has a 40-CU maximum. The new guide does not list a standalone asynchronous conference/webinar attendance category.
Only Digital Promise-approved micro-credentials may be used, with a 50-CU maximum. The 9/1/26 reference-guide table does not state a universal CU value per credential, so FamilyPD no longer assumes 5 CUs each for new-era activities.
Nevada Department of Education professional development is listed with a 120-CU maximum. The category is limited to free activities provided by NDE staff and excludes activities educators/licensed professionals must pay to attend.
Teachers should not have to enter the same activity into a dashboard, spreadsheet, evidence checklist, and document generator separately.
Describe the work in plain language. The assistant recommends the strongest match, explains why, and shows close alternatives.
Use activity-specific calculations, maximums, fixed values, payment rules, exceptions, and manual-review warnings.
See the required documentation, form timing, signatures, limitations, and final single-file submission expectations.
The private workspace will use one teacher-owned Activity Log to support totals, Drive links, evidence status, and ELMS preparation.
Other annual advancement dates may be published separately. Always confirm current dates and announcements on the official CCSD PGS page.
The submission deadline for all activities completed during the advancement cycle is October 1 of the year the employee is advancing.
For self-reported activities, required documentation is uploaded to the educator's CCSD Google Drive as a single file and shared so anyone in the Clark County School District with the link can view before the link is entered in ELMS.
The guide states that submissions for activities completed during a previous advancement window will not be accepted.
The private matcher preserves 43 prior-era activity options through August 31, 2026 and maps 44 options under the 9/1/26 guide beginning September 1, 2026. The activity date controls which options appear.
Approved and non-approved universities, education and non-education courses, and multicultural coursework.
District courses, RPDP, CCEA, Vegas PBS, school/site PD, teaching, course development, and PLCs.
IEP/MDT work, extracurricular advising, coaching, academic trips, tutoring, and summer school.
Parent/community engagement, SOT service, schoolwide planning, and university-student assignments.
Qualifying mentor and mentee relationships with role-specific documentation and limits.
Community, state, and national awards plus grants that directly benefit students, school, or community.
In-person and virtual/synchronous conferences, presentations, Digital Promise micro-credentials, National Board activities, specialty CEUs, endorsements, and qualifying NDE professional development.
Additional endorsements and qualifying continuing education for specialty licensed professionals.
Open the secure CCSD Google Workspace assistant to identify an activity, create one master record, organize evidence, and prepare for ELMS.
Videos will follow the same workflow as the assistant so teachers can watch only the step they need.
What the system is and where the assistant fits.
Learn why similar-looking work may fall under different activity options.
Forms, signatures, supporting evidence, sharing, and single-file preparation.
Video links will be added as each FamilyPD tutorial is published.
The Professional Growth System was developed through the CCSD–CCEA negotiated process. Contact Units, or CUs, are the units licensed educators accrue toward movement across the Professional Salary Table. The assistant helps organize information, but CCSD and CCEA guidance remain the official authorities.
Under current guidance, one unpaid CU generally represents three qualifying hours. A paid supplemental-rate or stipend activity generally earns one CU per six qualifying hours unless a listed exception applies. Category rules, limits, and documentation still matter.
Successful accrual of 225 approved CUs is used for one column movement. The time available to complete that movement depends on the employee's eligible two-year or three-year track, and current annual requirements must still be verified on the official CCSD PGS page.
CCEA provides a PGS Companion Guide, virtual support, professional-learning opportunities, microcredentials, and assistance for members who believe CUs were wrongfully denied.
ELMS is used for CCSD professional-learning registration and for submitting and tracking PGS documentation. FamilyPD does not submit, approve, or store official CU records.
Do not let confusion, a denial, or a missed deadline stop you from pursuing salary advancement. Use the assistant to organize your work, then use the official and member-support links below to verify requirements and ask for help.
PGS can feel overwhelming, especially when you are balancing students, family, deadlines, and documentation. Before giving up, ask questions. A missing form, unclear category, documentation problem, or denial may have a solution. Getting timely help can protect the work you already completed and help you avoid leaving possible salary advancement on the table.
FamilyPD reminder: The goal is not to chase every CU opportunity. Choose qualifying activities that strengthen your practice, keep organized records, review your Advancement Status, and get support early.
Use FamilyPD for planning and preparation—not final approval.
CCSD guidance, ELMS records, and PGS approval control.
Member resources can help you understand activities, resolve denials, and find learning opportunities.
