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Technology Update Spring, 2013
Technology Update
Spring, 2013
Agenda
• Revision of www.gapsc.com • MyPSC Portal• www.gapsc.org
– Account Management– HiQ, Equity Data and MySPA– ExpressLane Uploads– UNSAT– Georgia School Staffing Survey– Instructional Capital Planner
www.gapsc.com
• Major goal - reach out to current and future educators
• Retained content appropriate for business partners who prepare and employ educators
• Revised, replaced or removed “old” content• Adding new content and resources• Updated the underlying “technology”
Upgrade Advisor
• Uses information about GaPSC approved programs to advise about “new field” upgrades
• Provides advice about degrees that – Support “in-field” upgrades – Are offered by approved institutions
Upgrade Advisor
Sources of information…
For New field upgrade – GaPSC database of approved initial certification programs
For In-field Upgrade – GaPSC database of accepted advanced degree programs, list of USG degree programs, and degrees submitted to GaPSC by institutions for possible inclusion in the Advisor. Degrees are vetted and aligned to certification fields by GaPSC Certificate Upgrade Review Committee
Upgrade AdvisorTwo Modes…
• “Logged In”• Educator uses MyPSC account to log in• Uses the educator’s current certification record to
provide up-to-date information• Can save the advice to the educator’s certification
record • “Quick View”
• Anonymous• Best for school district HR people
http://www.gapsc.com/Commission/Policies_guidelines/UpgradeUtility/Upgrade_Initial.aspx
mypsc.gapsc.org
• Separate website for MyPSC - no longer embedded in www.gapsc.com
• Updated the underlying “technology”• Improved security• Improved opportunities for new
features
mypsc.gapsc.org
• Average 730 people logging in per day
• Average 90 new accounts per day
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mypsc.gapsc.org
Please remind your educators to register on MyPSC!
Find out which of your educators need to register – use the “Educators NOT registered in MyPSC” report located in Databank on www.gapsc.org
mypsc.gapsc.org
Why register?• View and print a certificate• View and print correspondence• Online Application (under
development)
www.gapsc.org
• Simplified login – just need username and password
• Username recovery• Better password recovery
Account Management Coming Soon!
• Manage the accounts of your own people• You will need a “local security officer”
– Create, edit and disable accounts– Grant access to many of the tools on “dot-
org”– Request access for some of the tools on
“dot-org”
Certification Training Library
Certification Training Library
Topics include…
• Upgrades• Leadership• HiQ• Certificate Types
HiQ, Equity, MySPA
• HiQ is “open for business”• MySPA went live with 2013 data on
Friday, February 1.• “Equity” is being readied
– Received data last week– Go live by Friday, February 8.
ACRES
• You can now update an educator’s “profile” – name & address
• Email address is required• Now checking for one unremediated
“UNSAT”
ExpressLane Revision in mid-February
• Update educator’s “profile”• Email address will be required• Simplified transaction choices• Allow file upload (TIF or PDF)• Fax will remain an option
UNSAT
Rule 505-2-.24 STANDARD RENEWAL CREDIT
“The PSC shall maintain a central clearinghouse of information on Georgia educators receiving annual unsatisfactory performance appraisals or annual performance remediation. Each local school system is required to report this information on or before June 30 of the academic year in which the appraisal or remediation occurred. The local system superintendent is responsible for ensuring that this information is provided in an accurate and timely manner.”
UNSAT
Certificate renewal “protection” currently in ACRES• IF educator has one unremediated UNSAT…• THEN the operator must assert a second UNSAT will
not happen in order for ACRES renewal to proceed
Keep your UNSATs update to date!Superintendent Sign-off in June• Assert that all UNSATs have been reported• OR assert that there were no UNSATs to report
Georgia School Staffing Survey
• Replaces VRS• Report of vacant positions• Feeds teacher shortage report• Training in January & February• First data collection in March
Instructional Capital Planner
• Summary of teachers in high schools and middle schools for core fields
• Estimate of attrition risk for each teacher
• Recruiting assistance – pool of available teachers
• Differentiated access for HR and principals
• Training in January & February
• Available in March
GSSS and ICP Training
Contact Tom Hall via email at [email protected] Date & Time Location
January 17, 9:30 – 11:30 Colquitt Board of Education January 25, 10:00 – 12:00 NW GA RESA January 28, 10:00 – 12:00 Griffi n RESA January 30, 10:00 – 12:00 Pioneer RESA February 5, 10:00 – 12:00 Northeast GA RESA February 8, 10:30 – 12:30 Oconee RESA February 21, 10:00 – 12:00 First District RESA February 26, 1:30 – 3:30 Central GA Technical CollegeFebruary 28, 10:00 – 12:00 MRESA
www.gapsc.org
For CERT transactions: Expresslane, ACRES, CLAIMS, electronic forms, etc.
For technical issues: Provide a screen shot of the technical issue
TeachGeorgia Administrator Training
Training is use of the TeachGeorgia Administrator in www.gapsc.org is avilable via GoToMeeting from Enjolia Farrington, Senior Educator Recruiter and Barbara Corbin, Interim TeachGeorgia Specialist
To schedule a session, contact TeachGeorgia by telephone at 404.232.2675 or by email at [email protected].
