COLLEGE CERT OFFICIALS CERTIFICATION

UPDATEDecember 1, 2008

OUR MISSION

“To build the best prepared, best qualified and most ethical education workforce in the nation.”

AGENDA

• New Call Center Hours• Rules

• In-Field Assignments• New Rule Types (Classification Rule)• Non-Instructional Aide• Support Personnel License• Foreign Languages• Special Education• Paraprofessional• Educational Leadership

• Approved Program Rec. Form • Computer Competency Requirement• SpEd Acad. Content Concentrations • Using ExpressLane

PSC CHANGES CALL CENTER HOURS

In order to better meet the needs of the working hours of educators, the PSC recently changed its call center hours. Information Specialist will be available to receive calls on Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except for state holidays. To speak with an Information Specialist, call 404-232-2500 or (800) 869-7775 outside the Metro Atlanta area.PSC offices continue to be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

CERTIFICATION FACTSFY 2008

• Certified Educators in Georgia

• Total Certificates Maintained

• Certificates Issued

• Documents Scanned

• Certification Phone Calls

• Certification Cases Backlogged Aug 1st

Georgia Educators with Active Certificates

190,193

197,358

202,067

206,402

213,112

221,567

230,738

235,169

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220,000

230,000

240,000

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Teacher 180,079 186,781 191,265 195,395 196,338 209,298 217,193 221,935

Leadership 19,309 20,359 21,451 22,918 24,119 26,207 28,123 29,798

Service 32,249 33,687 34,789 35,887 35,964 38,012 38,898 38,656

Paraprofessional 1,167 5,616 22,655 29,009 33,913 39,462 43,739 42,220

Other 1,801 1,907 1,974 2,042 1,342 2,139 2,681 2,783

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Total Number of Certificates Issued by theGeorgia Professional Standards Commission

*Educators frequently hold certificates of multiple types in multiple fields.

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**Rule changes resulted in increased issuance of some types of certificates

Total Number of Active Certificates Maintained by the Professional Standards Commission

347,672381,585

474,620509,027

547,658

778,851

857,308794,645

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The number of active certificates maintained by the Professional Standards Commission is projected to exceed one million by the end of the 2009 school year.

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Number of Certification Documents Processed by theProfessional Standards Commission

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August 1 Certification Application Backlog at the Professional Standards Commission

84,496

81,894

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101,632

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Professional Standards Commission Certification-Related Telephone Calls

CERTIFICATION

RULES

NEW RULE TYPES – SEPT. 15, 2008

NEW NON-INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE RULE

IN-FIELD ASSIGNMENTS RULE

505-2-.26 In-Field Assignments505-2-.26Rule 505-2-.26

NEW RULE TYPES – SEPT. 15, 2008

NEW SUPPORT PERSONNEL LICENSE

CHANGES TO ALL SPECIAL ED andFOREIGN LANGUAGE RULES – OCT.15,2008

PARAPROFESSIONAL RULE – OCT. 15, 2008

Superintendent (PL-6/7)

Building Leader (PL-6/7)

System Leader (PL-6/7)

NEW GEORGIA PERFORMANCE-BASED LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATES

Pre-Service Leadership Candidate (NL-5+)

Employment in an Educational Leadership Position

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NPL

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OLD “L” CERTIFICATE(Field 704)

Holders of Clear Renewable L-5, L-6 or L-7 certificates issued prior to SEPTEMBER 30, 2009: GRANDFATHERED - KEEP “L” CERTIFICATE

• Certificate will NOT be Performance-Based. • Renew with standard requirements. • Continue to be eligible to be hired/serve as leaders. If L-5, do not have to move to L-6 or 7. • May elect to add PB Designators, not required.

INCOMING OUT-OF STATE

LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE HOLDER

NO CHANGE FROM CURRENT PROCEDURES

Move employment to Georgia with out-of-state “L” certificate and their content test: * Meet Sp GA Req - get Clear Renewable “L” (field

704) (Not PB) * Without Sp GA Req - get 1-yr NL (field 704) to meet. * May elect to add Performance-Based Designators (field 706/707) - optional not required.

NOTE: In this case, the PSC does accept out-of-state “L” Content Test.

EMPLOYED IN GEORGIA, COMPLETE OUT-OF-STATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Until Sep 30, 2009: * No change from current procedures (field 704)

After Sep 30, 2009: -Redefine reciprocity (Leadership only) * Get an upgrade of existing Georgia certificates. * If meet Sp GA Req (including GACE), get Pre-Service NL cert (field 705). * If do not meet Sp GA req, get no certificate until met.* Upon Leadership employment, enter a Performance-Based L-6 or 7 Program (field 706 (Bldg) or 707(system)).NOTE: In this case, the PSC does NOT accept out-of-state “L” Content Test.

• Approved Program Rec. Form • Computer Competency Requirement• SpEd Acad. Content Concentrations

• Using ExpressLane

COMPUTER SKILL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT

• HB 1187 and HB 972 – all educators must satisfy Computer Skill Competency requirement;• If an educator completes a PSC or NCATE approved preparation program after June 1, 2001, he/she satisfies the requirement;• Other paths include completing an InTech course

OR PSC-approved course OR Test-out option (CSC-GACE, which is available at each school site upon request.)• If educator has not satisfied CSC requirement, the

employer MAY request a 1 year, Non-renewable certificate.

(Your Name)

Step 1 (Applicant ID)Enter a Certification ID or SSN and click “Search”

Step 2 (Name Edit) Enter/edit name and address information and click “Save Changes”. If no changes are needed, click “Continue”.

Note: This date and all other date entries in ExpressLane require a 4-digit year.

Step 3 (Request)Select the actions you wish by checking one or more boxes.

In this example, we requested “Add a Field by Approved Program” and “Upgrade to Level 6”

Scroll this page down to see full Certification Status. Note this teacher has Level 5 already, so “Upgrade to Level 5” was not listed as an option.

Step 3 (Confirmation)

Click “Proceed” unless you need to “Start Over” or “Quit”

Step 4 (Dialogue - Part 1)

Enter the required information and click “Proceed” unless you need to “Back Up” or “Quit”

The Dialogue is uniquely constructed to fit your requests. In this case you would need to enter the details of the level 6 degree, which may include an actual degree completion or an alternative.

See the next slide for more dialogue ...

Step 4 (Dialogue - Part 2)

Select a field to be added as the second part of this request. Click “Add”. You will need to enter dates indicating start of employment in this field.

Repeat if there are other fields to be added with this request.

The Dialogue will end after fields are selected for addition. In this example, we selected two requested actions - upgrade and add a field by approved program.

Step 5 (Confirmation of All Requests)

If the information is correct, enter “yes” and click on “Finish”.

At this step, ExpressLane reminds you of the documents you will need to support these requests.

Step 6 (Construction of the FAX Cover Sheet)

Click to create the FAX cover sheet, then Return to the ExpressLane Home Page.

Step 7 (Print)

Use the FAX Cover Sheet within 30 days.Use the checklist to make sure all required documents are included. FAX them all to the PSC. It is critical that you fill

in this blank accurately and legibly.

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If the applicant answered Yes to any ethics question, shade in this circle.

Ready for More …

Listings of your prior requests will appear on the ExpressLane startup page

Track your case status with these three indicators.

If you lose your first cover sheet, you may print another one.

Warning: after you print a second cover sheet, the first one is no longer valid; the first cover sheet won’t “work” if you send it in after replacement.

If you change your mind and you want to “recall” this request, you may do so with the “withdraw” option. This must be done quickly. The withdraw option will not be available after the case has been assigned to an evaluator for work.

Listings of your prior requests will appear on the ExpressLane startup page. Pick a category and click “Refresh”.

Track your case status with this column

If you lose your first cover sheet, you may print another one.

If you change your mind you may “withdraw” an ExpressLane request. But this must be done before we receive your fax! The withdraw option will not be available after the fax has been checked-in and a case has been assigned to an evaluator for work.

Some Helpful Hints ...

It helps the evaluator when important items are circled. Do not highlight with a pen of any color. This is especially true for transcripts. Do not highlight on transcripts. However it is helpful to circle degree award information and GPA on transcripts.

If a required document is already on file at the PSC, a note to that effect is very helpful, too.

This number is important. If you don’t tell us how many pages to expect, we won’t know if the transmission was complete.

We may need to call your office if the FAX transmission was bad, so if you prefer another number, write it above this one.

(xxx) xxx-xxxx

If the applicant marked “Yes” to any ethics affirmation questions, fill in this circle to alert PSC staff.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Information Specialists – 404-232-2500 OR 1-800-869-7775 (outside Metro), then

press # 1 upon cue, then # 1 again

• Email - Dianne.Holt@gapsc.com OR

- K.Young@gapsc.com OR- Phil.Blackwell@gapsc.com

• ExpressLane Support or Sign-On Authorization– Support@gapsc.com

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