Certification Division A Day With The GaPSC

AGENDA 1 Certification Update 2 Pre-Service 3 Tiered Certification Reminders 4 Educational Leadership 5 Upgrade 6 Renewal 7 Annual Performance Evaluation 8 Strategic Waiver School Systems

Teacher Support Specialist Endorsement to Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement 8 edTPA/PPAT required for those completing student teaching or clinical practice 9/1/15 and after 7 GACE Induction Passing= Professional until 7/1/17 6 EAF reopens cases to convert COEs 5 Improved processing time for cases and response time for 4 Webchat feature coming soon! 3 CertHelp and HR line has two or more staff assigned daily to assist LUA staff 2 New phone system which includes a queue for HR line M, W, F 1 What’s Going on in Atlanta Certification Update

8,157 Issued 208 Holding 199 Ethics Cases 8,564 Total Cases Effective 7/1/15, every certification program candidate completing student teaching in a Georgia school must hold a Pre-Service (PS) certificate. To be eligible for a PS certificate, the following is required: Enrollment in approved educator preparation program, program claimed via MyPSC 2.5 minimum GPA Verification of passing or exempting GACE PAA Completion of GACE Educator Ethics Program Entry assessment, unless enrolled prior to 7/1/14 Clear GCIC background check (performed by the GaPSC) Pre-Service certificate applications are only acceptable when submitted via ExpressLane by the EPP with the transaction “Pre-Service Certificate”. Pre-Service Certificate Make sure candidates hold a Pre-Service certificate before placing them in your schools!

Performance-Based Certificates Lead Professional Certificates Teacher Leadership Certification Issuance of this certificate type will be postponed until TEM ratings are used in TKES evaluations. Began issuing 7/1/15 No minimum number of exemplary TKES evaluations at this time. The number will be determined once we have sufficient data on the distribution of TEM ratings from the statewide evaluation system. To date, no LP certificates have been issued Candidates completing TL programs Spring 2014-Summer 2016 are only required to attempt the GACE TL assessment. We will issue the upgrade and 2-year NS in TL at the candidates request, and they must attempt the test to convert and retain upgrade Candidates completing TL programs after Summer 2016 must pass GACE TL assessment. These will be issued the upgrade and a 1-year NS and must pass GACE in TL to retain upgrade Pay Close Attention Tiered Certification Reminders

Building LevelSystem Level PrincipalSuperintendent Assistant Principal Program/Curriculum Directors Georgia Educational Leadership Current System

Building LevelSystem Level Supervises Other Leaders (Tier II) PrincipalSuperintendent Does Not Supervise Other Leaders (Tier I) Assistant Principal Program/Curriculum Directors Georgia Educational Leadership New System

OOS program completers at the master’s level with less than three years of leadership experience Tier I Georgia program completers TIER I Standard

Performance-Based Performance-Based Building Level Field 706 Performance-Based System Level Field 707 Tier II Georgia program completers Standard Educational Leadership Field 704 OOS Educators holding Educational Leadership at the Specialist or Doctoral level or at the master’s level with at least three years of experience TIER II Standard and Performance-Based

Tier I Requires a bachelor’s degree and Ethics for Educational Leadership Assessment – Program Entry Standard Non-Renewable Educational Leadership Tier II Requires Tier I certificate or a master’s degree and Ethics for Educational Leadership Assessment – Program Entry Performance- Based Leadership by reciprocity will be issued and individuals must complete any outstanding SGRs prior to renewal.

Denied Upgrades (~25% of denials are Ed. Leadership degrees) Total # of upgrades issued since 7/1/12 Appeals Denied Appeals Remember the Advisor Upgrade ,

Continue to encourage educators to use the Upgrade Advisor! The Upgrade Degree Approval form is for requesting review of an advanced degree program that is not already listed in the upgrade advisor. Educators should be encouraged to submit the form prior to enrollment into an advanced degree program. New programs (both acceptable and unacceptable) are entered into the advisor regularly. Educators who completed an advanced degree in Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Technology or Teacher Leadership, but are outside of the extended grandfathering period, are placed on hold for completion of the conversion mechanism rather than denied. Educators continue to be confused as to why they need the conversion mechanism and believe passing the test should be sufficient. Upgrade Reminders

Before 7/1/11 7/1/11 to 6/30/17 Complete coursework in anything for renewal!! Apply for renewal Receive certificate Complete NO courses for renewal!! Apply for renewal Receive certificate 7/1/17 Remediation of low performance PLGs and PLPs PL Communities Remember the time… Renewal

The GaPSC shall maintain a central clearinghouse of information on Georgia educators receiving annual ”Unsatisfactory,” “Ineffective” or ”Needs Development” performance evaluations and/or annual performance remediation. Each LUA is required to report this information to the GaPSC on or before June 30 of the academic year in which the evaluation or remediation occurred. The LUA superintendent or authorized official is responsible for ensuring that this information is provided in an accurate and timely manner, and shall attest to the completeness of reporting on or before June 30 of each academic year. Remember to Report Annual Performance Evaluation

If waiving certification as part of the charter or SWSS contract, system personnel must contact the GaDOE with questions. Strategic Waiver School Systems

Certification Spring 2016 Outreach COMING SOON! GaPSC Offices: Tuesday, February 9 Tuesday, March 22 Tuesday, April 19 Houston County BOE: Tuesday, March 1 Coffee County BOE: Tuesday, April 12 Cert webinars will be available on gapsc.org

Contact Us Educators: Metro Atlanta area and outside Georgia: Outside metro Atlanta area, within Georgia: General inquiries: Upgrade and Ed. Leadership inquiries: LUAs, EPPs, RESAs: Metro Atlanta calling area: Outside metro Atlanta area: Certification inquiries: *Please do not give this address to educators and refrain from including the educator in any inquiries submitted.