In public education, training mandates are intended to improve the quality of education, student achievement, health, safety and wellness, accountability, and transparency, while making efficient use of taxpayer-funded resources. Pennsylvania is no exception, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is committed to ensuring that students across the state are given their best opportunities to learn and grow in the best environments possible.
Pennsylvania public school entities, including school districts, intermediate units, charter schools and CTCs, are required to comply with a variety of state mandates for training their employees in areas that include policy and procedure, curriculum, professional development, health and wellness, human resources, and school safety and security.
Yet, time, training, tracking, and reporting continue to pose a growing challenge as new mandates become enacted. Assigning training, conducting follow-ups, and ensuring compliance each impact a district’s ability to fulfill their obligations under the law.
At Edulink, we are educators ourselves and understand the challenges educators and administrators face in complying with PDE training mandates. Our team is committed to ensuring that you meet all state-mandated requirements quickly and efficiently by providing essential tools for compliance.
Ensuring Compliance with PDE Training Mandates
Edulink’s Comply State Mandates and Compliance Tracking Software enables educators and administrators to manage PDE compliance items in one place, including tracking and submitting Act 48 hours directly to PERMS.
What’s more, as requirements change and new mandates are enacted by the state, our software engineering team updates Comply accordingly to help ensure that educators and administrators remain in compliance. Edulink continually introduces new templates that conform with key training requirements as they become law.
PDE Compliance Made Smooth and Easy
Comply simplifies compliance with PDE training mandates like no other platform, saving precious time, eliminating paperwork, and enabling educators and administrators to focus more attention on what they do best.
Edulink also makes implementation smooth by providing free onboarding and training for every new Comply client. Each client is assigned a support specialist who guides the LEA step by step through the process of setting up and implementing items. Ongoing meetings and auditing of the portal ensures that each client is getting the most out of Comply.
Over time, Comply pays for itself by significantly reducing the time and energy that district personnel spend tracking items manually.
But that is not all. Comply does more than just track and manage mandated items. The user-friendly platform enables districts to better facilitate internal requests for conferences, field trips, credit approval, expense reports, time sheets, future absences, and work orders. Comply is also used to track background check clearances and submit earned Act 48 hours seamlessly to PERMS.
Professional development and training templates currently available in Comply to help facilitate and ensure compliance with state mandates:
- Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting
- CLEAN Security Awareness Training
- Coaching
- Antihazing Law
- Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid
- Safety in Youth Sports / Concussion Management
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention
- Educator Effectiveness (Act 13) Training for New Educators
- Overview for Classroom Teachers
- Overview for Non-Teaching Professional Supervisors
- Overview for Non-Teaching Professionals
- Overview for Supervisors of Special Education
- Opioid Abuse Prevention Training
- Professional Ethics
- PSSA/Keystone Test Administrator Training
- School Safety and Security (Act 55)
- Behavioral Health Awareness
- Emergency Training Drills (In-person training)
- Recognizing Concerning Behaviors
- Situational Awareness
- Substance Use Awareness
- Suicide & Bullying Awareness
- Trauma Informed Approaches
- Structured Literacy
- Suicide Awareness and Prevention (Act 71)
- Trauma-Informed Practices (Penn State)
Coming to Comply in 2025!
- Developing Teacher Competency
- Increase Student Learning
“Comply is so simple to use for both the employee and the administrator and has saved the district a significant amount of time. In addition, the client service team is OUTSTANDING! The personal attention that we have received is truly a huge benefit.”
Sharon Goble
Administrative Assistant/Board Secretary
Northeast Bradford School District
“Edulink’s Comply software has made it easy for us to submit Act 48 requests to the State. We can process numerous requests in a short amount of time.”
Records and Service Specialist
Arts Academy Elementary
“Comply has eliminated a ton of paperwork and personal emails for me! Built-in notifications are handled directly between Comply and the user, which has been tremendous! … I will continue to use Comply to track Act 48 and Paraeducator hours, as well as managing Clearances.”
Sharon Hawke
Confidential Secretary to the Superintendent
Grove City School District