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PA-Educator.net. PASBO 52 nd Annual Conference Mini-Workshop Presentation Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:30 – 4:50 pm “Electronic Application and Applicant Search System for Instructional and Administrative Vacancies. Discover how to find qualified candidates in a fraction of the time.”

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  1. PA-Educator.net PASBO 52nd Annual Conference Mini-Workshop Presentation Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:30 – 4:50 pm “Electronic Application and Applicant Search System for Instructional and Administrative Vacancies. Discover how to find qualified candidates in a fraction of the time.” Dr. A. Richard Pitcock Consultant/Project Director PA-Educator.net/Allegheny Intermediate Unit WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

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  3. PA-Educator.net • PA-Educator is an online clearinghouse database for Pennsylvania certificated professional employees who are interested in working in the schools of the Commonwealth WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  4. PA-Educator.net • Purpose: To make it easier for instructional and administrative applicants to apply for jobs and for school districts to find them WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  5. PA-Educator.net • “Working Together Consortium” A group of Western Pennsylvania Civic and Business leaders looking at what needed to occur to attract Business and Industry to the Western Pennsylvania area. WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  6. PA-Educator.net November 14, 1997 Working Together Consortium Report • Dr. Boyce’s committee - Two recommendations • Establish and publicize throughout the region high standards for the hiring of teachers • Establish a regional clearinghouse of teacher candidates WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  7. PA-Educator.net June 30, 1998 • The Grable Foundation approved a grant of $75,850 to the AIU for the development of an online teacher clearinghouse WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  8. PA-Educator.net December 1998 • Demonstration of the clearinghouse at a meeting of Foundation officials resulted in grants totaling $310,000 to make the clearinghouse operational WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  9. PA-Educator.net April 1, 1999 • PA-Educator.net became operational and FREE to school districts and applicants through June 30, 2000 WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  10. PA-Educator.net Applicants • Complete the Standard PA application online • Compose a letter of interest, resume, and required state essay as word documents and cut and paste them into text fields • Send the remaining required documents to PA-Educator which are scanned and linked to their application WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  11. PA-Educator.net Required documents that constitute a complete file include: • PA Act 34 (Criminal Record Check) • PA Act 151 (Child Abuse Clearance) • PA FBI Background Check (effective 4/1/07) • 3-6 Letters of Recommendation • Transcript(s) • Copy of PA Professional Certificate • Praxis Scores WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  12. PA-Educator.net School Districts • Find applicants two ways using the clearinghouse: • Post jobs on the Job Opportunities page. Applicants express their interest in jobs for which they are certificated by clicking an “interested” button which instantly sends their application and required documents file to a District’s HR Office. WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  13. PA-Educator.net • Districts can also query the database for qualified applicants using specific criteria such as certification area, undergraduate GPA, years of teaching experience, degree level, geographic area (via county), complete records, etc. Getting results of the query takes 3-5 seconds. Districts may search for day-to-day and long term substitutes. WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

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  18. PA-Educator.net September 2000 • The Grable Foundation funded an independent evaluation of the program after its first full year of operation • The average savings the first year for the 47 school districts that participated in the study was between $15,000 - $16,000 WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  19. PA-Educator.net July 1, 2001 • The Grable Foundation ($150,000) and the Vira I. Heinz Endowment ($60,000) provide funding to expand the clearinghouse across the state WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  20. PA-Educator.net • However, the system had to become self-supporting. • It is free to applicants. • School Districts pay an “Annual User Fee” based upon State Aid Ratio and Weighted Average Daily Membership (WADM). WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  21. PA-Educator.net February 26, 2007 • There are 160+ school districts, charter schools, approved private academic schools, and intermediate units across the Commonwealth using PA-Educator.net WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  22. PA-Educator.net February 26, 2007 • The database contains nearly 24,000 applicants with over 34,000 certifications WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  23. PA-Educator.net • It is estimated that 75% - 80% of the participating districts that use PA-Educator no longer accept paper applications. They depend upon the Clearinghouse. WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

  24. PA-Educator.net Dr. A. Richard Pitcock Consultant/Project Director PA-Educator.net/Allegheny Intermediate Unit 485 East Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120 412-394-4975 WWW.PA-EDUCATOR.NET

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