certification update spring 2014

Certification UpdateSpring 2014

Certification Agenda

• Upcoming Certification Rule Work• Verification Lawful Presence• GACE & MyPSC • Technology Update• Stats • Questions

Certification Division

Evaluators - 15 Staff PositionsScanners/Clerical - 1 Staff and 1 Temporary position

Certification Outreach – 2 Staff positionsRT3 – 1 Staff Position

DECAL / PDR Department – 8 Staff Positions

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David Hill, Director of Educator Preparation and Certification Kelli Young, Assistant Division Director for Certification

Windy Fortenberry, Certification Program DirectorSheila Dodson, Certification SupervisorRose Wilson, Certification Supervisor

Kevin Bradley, Certification Administrative SpecialistJeff Jones, Certification Outreach & Training Program Director

Certification Rule Work

• Annual Performance Evaluation Rule – New

• Clearance Rule – Revise

• Tiered Certification Rules – New

• Adjunct Rule – Revise

• CTAE Rules – Revise

• Educational Leadership - Revise

Certification Rule Work

NEWANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RULE

• Defines process for reporting unsatisfactory, ineffective, and needs development evaluations

• Defines process for reporting remediation

• Defines effect of two or more unsatisfactory, ineffective, and needs development evaluations in five year period on certification eligibility, issuance and renewal

Certification Rule Work

REVISE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE RULE

• Eliminate for public school certified employees

• Only require for charter, waiver, and IE2 school employees who are not required to hold a certificate

• Law must be changed first before rule can be revised

Certification Rule Work

NEW TIERED CERTIFICATION RULES• Will result in a major number of rule changes

• Rule changes will be minor; mostly changing of wording

• GaPSC will stop issuing certificates until requested by employer; will issue certificates of eligibility instead

• Will initiate new rules February, 2014

Certification Rule Work

REVISE ADJUNCT LICENSE RULE

• CTAE fields• Dance• Drama• Effective 1/15/14

Certification Rule Work

REVISE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP RULE

• New Alternative Route added

• HB 455/923 Language added

• Simplify current language

Certification Rule Work

REVISE CTAE RULES

• New CTAE fields based on Federal guidelines

• Revision of Trade/Industrial and HSTE rules

• Timeline and implementation forthcoming

Certification Rule Work

JROTC Certification Revisions• GaTAPP path available for Clear Renewable certification

• May maintain Permit or opt to complete GaTAPP

• JROTC Permit changes to TS field once Clear Renewable

• Revised rule was effective October 15, 2013

Lawful Presence

Georgia Law (O.C.G.A. 50-36-1) requires all federal, state or local government agencies offering a public benefit to verify applicants for such benefit are lawfully present within the United States.

Verification of Lawful Presence Beginning 11/25/13, ALL certification application cases must include thefollowing: - Verification of Lawful Presence Form - Completed, signed and notarized Affidavit - A copy of a secure and verifiable document for identification purposes

• All individuals issued a certificate on or after 7/1/13, including those processed via ACRES and CLAIMS, will be required to submit the above documents to comply with the law.

• All individuals with certification cases currently on hold will receive a revised correspondence requesting submission of the required lawful presence documentation in addition to previously requested documents.

Verification of Lawful Presence

• Reference Cert Training Library on .ORG account

• VLP Guidance Document published December 2013

MyPSC Update

• MyPSC account required for GACE testing with ETS

• Once registered on MyPSC must select reason for testing

• Once approved to test on MyPSC can then register to take test on ETS website at www.gace.ets.org

GACE Update

IMPORTANT!After 8/17/13, test-out option for addingECE certification discontinued.

SPED academic concentrations P-5 maystill be added to SPED certificate with ECEtest.

GACE Update

IMPORTANT! Educational Leadership and Professional Pedagogy tests still offered with Evaluation Systems (ES) through Spring, 2014

Eligibility to test not required for EducationalLeadership, Professional Pedagogy and Paraprofessional assessments

GACE Update

IMPORTANT!Always use LEGAL NAME when:

• Registering for MyPSC & GACE• Applying for Certification

Electronic Forms Revised

CERT Portal on .ORG• Recommendation Form

• Employer Assurance Form

• Experience Verification Form

Technology Update

ACRES Non-Functional

- Use Expresslane ACRES Renewal

- Renewal is still “automatic” once checked-in by GaPSC staff

Technology Update

Document View Available

- Gapsc.org

- MyPSC

Technology Update

Coming Soon!

GaPSC Online Application

Target Date: Winter, 2014

Certification Stats

Year Calls Email

2009 109,033 7,925

2010 101,012 23,055

2011 78,452 56,547

2012 81,267 128,510

2013 93,141 139,788

Certification Stats

Certification Stats

Educational Interpreter License

- Over 250 EI licenses issued since 7/1/13

- EI Information @ Cert Training Library

Spring Cert Training and Outreach

• February – April 2014: Regional training at LUAs around the state: Liberty County, Cherokee County, Coastal Plains RESA, Houston County, Rockdale County, Washington County and in Atlanta at GaPSC offices

• Customized Training Also Available

• Email cert_training@gapsc.com to request training

GAPSC.ORG ACCOUNT REQUESTS

For CERT transactions:Expresslane, ACRES, CLAIMS, electronic forms, and technical assistance:certhelp@gapsc.com

For HiQ accounts or HiQ technical assistance:hiq@gapsc.com

CERTIFICATION CONTACT INFORMATION

HUMAN RESOURCES ONLY

HR HOTLINE: 800-390-6698 for System HR staff ONLY! Open M-F from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Not to be given to teachers and general public)

HR EMAIL: certhelp@gapsc.com for System HR staff ONLY! (Not to be given to teachers and general public)

CERTIFICATION CONTACT INFORMATION

GENERAL PUBLIC

MAIN NUMBER: 404-232-2500 or 800-869-7775Press # 1 for Certification, then Press # 1 a second time for an EvaluatorCall Center Open M, W, and F, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding state holidays

GENERAL PUBLIC EMAIL: mail@gapsc.com Always include Cert ID number in email rather than SSN.

UPGRADE EMAIL: certupgrade@gapsc.com

MyPSC AVAILABLE 24/7 at www.gapsc.com

QUESTIONS?