SCECHs Credit State Continuing Education Clock Hours

1. SCECHs CreditState Continuing Education Clock Hours

2. New Administrative Rules • “State Board Continuing Education Units” (SB-CEUs) are now “clock hours” for renewal purposes. • SB-CEUs earned previously can still be used for renewal • 1 semester hour = 30 clock hours • The Secure Central Registry will now show your credit in Hours and SB-CEUs earned previously will be converted to hours • For conversion purposes, SB-CEUs x 10 equal the clock hours earned

3. Major Changes • You may now renew your certification using only the required 30 hours of District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) • IF you attend a minimum of 30 hours of DPPD for 5 years you will be able to renew your certification with 150 clock hours • The maximum number of DPPD hours per year is 30 • However, if you do not earn a minimum of 30 per year for WHATEVER reason, you must get 180 clock hours for your renewal

4. If you’d like to save $10 (for each SCECHs earned) you must keep track of your hours using the MDE form “District Provided Professional Development Record for Certificate Renewal” • AFTER the hours have been verified and signed by your Principal, the information may be added to the MOECS site under the “View/Update Professional Development Tab” • This form MUST be kept in your files, so documentation can be provided if your record is audited • Use a new form for each year

5. MOECS

6. MOECS • Each day needs to be a separate entry • For example you would enter each full day (12 hours), and then enter 12 Monday mornings (18 hours) to get to your 30 hours • There is a drop down for the PD category – choose the category that best describes the PD • The Activity Title may include: • Classroom Management • Mentoring • Instructional Technology • Instructional Strategies • Virtual Learning • Administrator Continuing Education • School Improvement Related

7. Currently • Southgate’s DPPD is 2 full days (6 hours each) and 21 Monday mornings (1.5 hours each) for a grand total of 43.5 hours • Basically someone could 13.5 hours and still receive the 30 hours • PLEASE keep in mind that a maximum of 30 hours counts each year • For the future if less than 43.5 hours are scheduled for PD we still should plan on more than 30 hours in order to have some flexibility

8. Other Information • Principals will begin signing DPPD forms in the spring of 2013 • For example principals will not be asked to verify your 30 hours of attendance for the 2011-12 school year • If you are in the middle of a renewal period hopefully you already have hours on the Central Secure Registry site • You will need 180 clock hours in order to renew your certification, a combination of SB-CEUs converted to clock hours, semester hours and/or DPPD • NO more surveys to complete

9. Southgate Sponsored SCECHs • At this time there are no plans for Southgate to continue to be a sponsor for SB-CEUs/SCECHs • IF you need to earn hours Wayne RESA is a sponsor • Other ways to earn hours – 30 hours each • During a five-year renewal period you may not earn more than 90 hours in any one category • School Improvement Participation (min. 6 meetings) • Mentoring • Supervising a student teacher • Committee Meetings (min. 6 meetings)

10. SAMPLE FORM

11. The Following Slides • Are directions to help navigate through the renewal process using the Secure Registry Site • These slides were part of the MDE PowerPoint found on the Secure Registry Site

12. Access to the Secure Central Registry • http://www.solutionwhere.com/mi_sbceu/welcome.asp

13. Logging In Logging into your account: Click on “Been Here Before?” or if you are setting up your first account select “New To This Site?” Your log-in to your account is your email address and your password is what you recorded in the system when you set up your account. If you “Forget Your Password?” we can send it to you. (SCR – Not Southgate) After you have logged into your SCR account, you will see your Personal Information page. Please check to make sure all the information is current.

14. Personal Information There are some new fields for you to fill in: Alternate Email: You may list a secondary email for notifications to make sure you receive the evaluation notice. Receive Email Notifications at: you can choose to receive email notifications at the Primary Email, Alternate Email, or Both Security Question: Choose one of the security questions to help us keep your account information more secure. Security Answer: Answer to the security question (not case sensitive) Certification Expiration Date: this will allow the SCR to just list the credit available for your current renewal period – Issue date to Expiration date. Save and Continue to proceed into the SCR

15. Unofficial Transcript Your unofficial transcript will appear after your Personal Information page when you enter the SCR. This page will show all the programs you have participated in that offered SB-CEUs and the new State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) If a program is not listed, please contact the Sponsor of the program, double checking the email address you used to register with them. Check on any Evaluations pending by clicking on Evaluations in the top menu.

16. If you need to change any of your Personal Information, Change your Password, or you have more than one SCR account and need to Merge them together, select

17. To view your unofficial transcript, select the top menu row. Unofficial transcripts may be used for educator certificate renewals. You may also purchase an Official Transcript for a charge of $20 through this menu item. Official transcripts are not required for educator certification renewals.

18. Steps to receive an Official Transcript 1) Use Filter By: if you wish to only list a specific date range on your transcript. If nothing is filled in, click on Search and all your credits will be listed on your Official Transcript. 2) Make $20 Payment using Credit Card or e-Checking 3) View and print your Official Transcript. Your transcript will appear as a PDF that you can save and print from your computer. Your payment voucher is also available.

19. Evaluations To check on any evaluations you may have that are not completed, select evaluations from the top menu, and Access Evaluations Due. Evaluations must be completed within 30 days after the participants are uploaded into the system. To access any Evaluations Due, select You can Filter By: specific dates, or Leaving the Filter By: blank, all incomplete evaluations will be listed. Show Records: “Recent” limits evaluations only to those not completed within the last 30 days. “All” shows all not completed.

20. Payments Individuals now have the option to complete several evaluations, then pay for them all together. Select from the top menu, then Payments Due to see a list of items you still need to pay for. ► Credit will not be awarded for evaluations completed till payment is received. Payment vouchers are also accessible to print at anytime for your records.

21. Approved Program List The SCR will still list all the available programs that have been approved by MDE. The list can be accessed through programs on the top menu bar. Programs are sorted by Category, Month, or Sponsor. When you locate a program you are interested in, click on the program title for more information. To register for the program, contact the Sponsor, or the person specifically listed in the program description. An alphabetized list of approved Sponsors can be accessed through Sponsors on the top menu bar.

22. To return to your Unofficial Transcript page from the Programs or Sponsors page, use the Back arrow on your browser. Please remember to Log Off using the menu bar. If you have any questions concerning your State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH), please contact the Program Sponsor first, then the MDE SCECH/SCR Administrator at (517) 241-4928 or MISBCEU@Michigan.gov If you encounter problems with the SCR, please contact the help desk at (517) 327-5925 or scrhelpdesk@gmail.com