Technology Update

1. Technology Update Spring, 2013

2. 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

4. 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”

8. 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

9. 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

10. Upgrade Advisor Two 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

11. http://www.gapsc.com/Commission/Policies_guidelines/UpgradeUtility/Upgrade_Initial.aspxhttp://www.gapsc.com/Commission/Policies_guidelines/UpgradeUtility/Upgrade_Initial.aspx

13. 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

14. mypsc.gapsc.org • Average 730 people logging in per day • Average 90 new accounts per day

15. 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

16. mypsc.gapsc.org Why register? • View and print a certificate • View and print correspondence • Online Application (under development)

18. www.gapsc.org • Simplified login – just need username and password • Username recovery • Better password recovery

19. 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”

20. Certification Training Library

21. Certification Training Library • Topics include… • Upgrades • Leadership • HiQ • Certificate Types

22. 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.

23. ACRES • You can now update an educator’s “profile” – name & address • Email address is required • Now checking for one unremediated “UNSAT”

24. 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

25. 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.”

26. 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

27. Georgia School Staffing Survey • Replaces VRS • Report of vacant positions • Feeds teacher shortage report • Training in January & February • First data collection in March

28. 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

29. GSSS and ICP Training Contact Tom Hall via email at tom.hall@gapsc.com

30. GaPSC Outreach Training Send email to cert_training@gapsc.com

31. www.gapsc.org For CERT transactions: Expresslane, ACRES, CLAIMS, electronic forms, etc. For technical issues: Provide a screen shot of the technical issue certhelp@gapsc.com

32. TeachGeorgia Administrator Training Training is use of the TeachGeorgia Administrator in www.gapsc.orgis 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 TeachGeorgia@gapsc.com.

33. Thank you! Email: chuck.mccampbell@gapsc.com Skype: chuck_mccampbell_2574 Phone: (404) 232-2574