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Certification UpdateSpring 2014
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Certification Agenda
• Upcoming Certification Rule Work• Verification Lawful Presence• GACE & MyPSC • Technology Update• Stats • Questions
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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
www.gapsc.com www.gapsc.org
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
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Certification Rule Work
• Annual Performance Evaluation Rule – New
• Clearance Rule – Revise
• Tiered Certification Rules – New
• Adjunct Rule – Revise
• CTAE Rules – Revise
• Educational Leadership - Revise
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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
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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
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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
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Certification Rule Work
REVISE ADJUNCT LICENSE RULE
• CTAE fields• Dance• Drama• Effective 1/15/14
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Certification Rule Work
REVISE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP RULE
• New Alternative Route added
• HB 455/923 Language added
• Simplify current language
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Certification Rule Work
REVISE CTAE RULES
• New CTAE fields based on Federal guidelines
• Revision of Trade/Industrial and HSTE rules
• Timeline and implementation forthcoming
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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
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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.
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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.
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Verification of Lawful Presence
• Reference Cert Training Library on .ORG account
• VLP Guidance Document published December 2013
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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
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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.
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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
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GACE Update
IMPORTANT!Always use LEGAL NAME when:
• Registering for MyPSC & GACE• Applying for Certification
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Electronic Forms Revised
CERT Portal on .ORG• Recommendation Form
• Employer Assurance Form
• Experience Verification Form
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Technology Update
ACRES Non-Functional
- Use Expresslane ACRES Renewal
- Renewal is still “automatic” once checked-in by GaPSC staff
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Technology Update
Document View Available
- Gapsc.org
- MyPSC
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Technology Update
Coming Soon!
GaPSC Online Application
Target Date: Winter, 2014
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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
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Certification Stats
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Certification Stats
Educational Interpreter License
- Over 250 EI licenses issued since 7/1/13
- EI Information @ Cert Training Library
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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 [email protected] to request training
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GAPSC.ORG ACCOUNT REQUESTS
For CERT transactions:Expresslane, ACRES, CLAIMS, electronic forms, and technical assistance:[email protected]
For HiQ accounts or HiQ technical assistance:[email protected]
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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: [email protected] for System HR staff ONLY! (Not to be given to teachers and general public)
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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: [email protected] Always include Cert ID number in email rather than SSN.
UPGRADE EMAIL: [email protected]
MyPSC AVAILABLE 24/7 at www.gapsc.com
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QUESTIONS?