CPI / PSC From Data Collection to HiQ

Agenda

CPI – Certified Employees The CPI/PSC “Connections”

Mandates Data Checks

PSC Data Definitions From CPI to PSC Charter Waivers HB 280 HB455/923

Reporting Employees in CPI

Major Categories of Employees:

CPI Data Element Glossary:

ASSIGNMENT TYPE CODE identifies whether each assignment is certified (C) or classified (N). ASSIGNMENT TYPE CODE is reported in CPI RECORD TYPE = "C01"; for all active Certified and Classified personnel.

Classified Certified

Traditional Definition of “Certified”

Instructional Staff Administrator Positions Instructional Support Staff Authorized by GaPSC

Job Code

Title Description Cert. Required

Report Cert on CPI

Function Object

435 ParaPro N Y

114 Grade 9 Teacher

Y Y

410 School Nurse

N N

CPI Job Code Table…

Certification Exemptions: Some Charter Schools and Residential Treatment Facilities Third-Party Contract Employees

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Certified Employees

Data reported for certified employees affect

• T&E (Training & Experience Funding)

• HiQ (Highly Qualified Teachers)

Data for Two Departments

(2) REQUIREMENTS.Local units of administration (LUAs) shall pay to full- and part-time certified professional employees the salary prescribed by the state schedule of minimum salaries adopted annually by the Georgia Board of Education.

1 . LUAs shall pay certified personnel based on the validity date of the individual's certificate within the contract year .

2. Personnel holding at least one valid professional certificate in any field shall be paid the professional salary at the certificate level held, regardless of the field of assignment , provided that a valid certificate is held in the field of assignment . Certificate validity, type and level are defined by the Professional Standards Commission . .

Certification and Minimum Salary

160-5-2- .05 EXPERIENCE FOR SALARY PURPOSES .

(1) Purpose. The minimum state salary of certified educators in Georgia is determined by the number of years of creditable experience earned and the highest level and type (provisional or professional) certificate held. Creditable years of experience represent the experience approved by the State Board of Education for advancement on the state salary schedule .

ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE TYPE

…the type (B, T, DT, etc.) of certificate for the assignment. See Certificate Type Code Table for a list of ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE TYPES currently in use. ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE TYPE is reported in CPI RECORD TYPE = „C’; for all active Certified personnel. The ASSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE TYPE must match the information on file at the Professional Standards Commission (PSC).

Source: CPI Data Glossary

PSC Code Validity Checks in CPI

Certification information is checked against cert data from PSC.8/22/2010 6:05:45 PM 11

CPI Checks Against PSC Data

E639 CERTIFICATE FIELD CERTIFICATE FIELD "Expiration Date" in PSC Database has passed.  

E641 CERTIFICATE LEVEL CERTIFICATE LEVEL does not match PSC. Enter the most recent active CERTIFICATE LEVEL issued by PSC. 

E645

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,

ASSIGNMENT TYPE CODE 

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER does not exist in PSC Database for this employee. 

E691ASSIGNMENT

CERTIFICATE TYPE 

Assignment Certificate Type does not match PSC data. If employee's paperwork requesting new or renewal certificate has been sent to PSC but certificate has not yet been issued, enter '998' for pending certificate. 

E698ASSIGNMENT

CERTIFICATE FIELD CODE 

ASSIGNMENT FIELD CODE is either not in code table or does not match PSC data for employee. If employee's paperwork requesting new or renewal certificate has been sent to PSC but certificate has not yet been issued, enter '998' for pending certificate. 

What is the Certificate Level?

The level of certification recognizes the commission’s determined equivalent of an individual’s level of education. The assignment of a certification level is contingent upon: a valid certificate field being held; the degree being from a regionally accredited institution; and the degree and/or major meeting rules on acceptable credit and degrees. In some cases, the commission’s determined equivalent certification level may be equal to or less than an individual’s highest degree level. (For example: degrees with "doctoral" or "doctorate" in the degree title may result in a certification level of four, five, six, or seven. – See PSC Rule 505-2-.002.)

• Level One (Vocational) - completion of a high school diploma or GED

• Level Two (Vocational) - a minimum of an associate’s degree

• Level Four - a minimum of a bachelor’s degree

• Level Five - a minimum of a master’s degree

• Level Six - a minimum of an education specialist’s degree; or completionor completion of an all-but-dissertation (ABD) program

• Level Seven - a minimum of a Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree

Generally Recognized Certification Levels

What is the Certificate Type Code?

Certificates are organized by type according to the school personnel function. Certificate types include Teaching, Service, and Leadership; the type of certificate dictates in what capacity the educator may serve.

TYPES (9) Teaching (T) Service (S) Leadership (L) Paraprofessional (PARA) Non-instructional Aide (AIDE) Technical Specialist (TS) Permit (P) Support Personnel License (SP) Adjunct License (J)

What is the Certificate Field Code?

Identifies the content areaExamples: Early Childhood Education Math English

Identifies grade levelExamples: Elementary (P-5)Middle Grades (4-8) Secondary (6-12)

Transfer of Data

What does PSC Receive?

• All data reported in CPI cycle 1

• Demographics• Certification Information• Assignment Information

Data Used for HiQ

• System Code• School Code• SSN• Subject Matter Code• Job Code• Percent of Time•Certified Employment Basis

Ambiguous or inaccurate data reported in CPI will necessitate corrections during HiQ2 reporting.

Job Code

Teacher-of-record or not teacher-of-recordGrade level of instruction

Subject Code

Content Modality

Conversion Issues in HiQ2

Charter Waivers

Charter schools can have state certification requirements waivedAll teachers of core content areas must meet federal NCLB requirements Refer to Title IIA for guidance

Charter Waivers in CPI

GaDOE codes for charter waivers to allow non-PSC data in CPI:New GaDOE “substitute” CertificateType Code for CHARTER

CHW =GaDOE Charter School Waiver

To be combined with:

New GaDOE “substitute” Certificate Field Codes for CHARTER WAIVER• 101 = Academic Major (Grades 6-12) - GaDOE Charter School Waiver only• 102 = Course work (minimum of 21 semester hours)*  - GaDOE Charter School Waiver

only• 103 = GACE  - GaDOE Charter School Waiver only• 104 = HOUSSE  - GaDOE Charter School Waiver only

Combinations of these codes will only be allowed for charter schools that have waivers.

Charter Waivers in HiQ

New GaDOE/CPI Field and Type codes will transfer to the HiQ2 system

These codes will only be available for teachers in charter schools with state certification waivers.

A list of approved charters is provided by the GaDOE Charter Division

Signing off on the HiQ2 system is the charter’s assurance that NCLB requirements of subject matter competency are met.

Impact of HB280

• Math and Science Teacher Funding IncentivesGrades 6-12 CertificationsGrades K-5 Endorsements

• New report with a separate signoff

20-2-212.5

Report to identify teachers to be submitted to Budget as eligible for possible incentive funding separate from T&E

Grades 6-12 - Certified in Math and/or Science by PSC

First-time increase to Salary Step for 6 years experience (Step 4)

Annual 1 Step increases each year up to 5th year Beyond 5th year, based on OSA student achievement

criteria Reverts back to actual years if criteria not met.

K-5 – PSC Endorsements in Math and/or Science

• possible incentives if funded (General Assembly appropriations)

• Stipend of $1000 per endorsement each year up to 5 years.

*** Both dependent on funding ***

Impact of HB280

Impact of HB455/923

“Performance-Based Leadership”

Definition of Leadership Certification

Certification Type with “L” in the codeNext year starts the regulating of Certification Level for T&E based on working in leadership positionRequirements will be progressively implemented over the next three years for masters, education specialist, and doctoral degrees.

Impact of HB455/HB923

Excerpt from Ga Code 20-2-212

“…an educator's placement on the salary schedule shall not be based on a leadership degree…in conjunction with completion of an educator leadership preparation program approved by the Professional Standards Commission, unless the educator is employed in a leadership position as defined by the State Board of Education…”

THIS YEAR: New CPI Report will allow districts to identify employees reported with leadership certification, but no leadership Job Codes, to assist with planning for future.

PSC Ethics Guidelines

Reporting of accurate data is important!

505-6-.01 THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR EDUCATORS

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