Edulink Fall 2024 News & Updates
Edulink is pleased to announce the release of our Fall 2024 Newsletter. As the academic year progresses, we remain committed to enhancing your experience with key updates in the latest version of PAETEP. Additionally, we’ve introduced new templates in Comply designed to address school safety and Act 13 training.
Edulink Welcomes Our Newest Clients!
PAETEP
Central Greene SD
Bucks IU 22
Quakertown SD
Frazier SD
Northern Westmoreland CTC
Salisbury-Elk Lick SD
Central York SD
North Catholic High School
West Greene SD
Shade-Central City SD
JYK Discovery CS
Vision Academy CS (Sharon Hill)
Parkway West CTC
Jenkintown SD
Baden Academy CS
COMPLY
Avonworth SD
Delaware Valley SD
Red Lion SD
Mount Pleasant SD
Midwestern IU 4
North Catholic High School
Octorara SD
Penn Trafford SD
Latest Updates in the NEW Version of PAETEP
Edulink has implemented several new features and improvements following the PAETEP upgrade in July. These enhancements aim to provide a better user experience and more comprehensive functionality.
- Printing throughout the platform
- Adjustment to the 13 rating forms that includes the growth component for teacher-specific data
- Enhanced reporting features
- Addition of Emergency Certified and Substitute Teacher roles
The next update in PAETEP, coming in December, will incorporate the Educator Effectiveness Annual Report, essential for completing the EEAR report due in early 2025 to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
If you have feedback regarding the updated version of PAETEP, we encourage you to share it with us by following the link provided below. Your input is highly valued!
The launch of the new PAETEP has been getting rave reviews!
“Riverview Intermediate Unit finds the updated version of the PAETEP software so easy to use. The transition has been seamless for the entire team. We love how fast the support team responds to questions and help tickets. PAETEP fills a void we had in organizing the evaluation process.”
Deanna Sintobin, Riverview Intermediate Unit 6
Building Scores and Teacher-Specific Data Released
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has released the building level scores and teacher-specific data for the 2023-2024 school year. Districts can now finalize 13 rating forms in PAETEP. Please see our support article for more information and detailed instructions for finalizing 13 forms!
PDE Act 13 Office Hours
The Act 13 Office Hours Webinar is a monthly event organized by PDE and aimed at addressing common questions and facilitating interactive discussions about the implementation and processes of Act 13 Educator Effectiveness. All administrators are welcome to attend.
Sessions are held the fourth Thursday of each month from 12 to 1 p.m. via Microsoft TEAMS.
2024 Office Hours Webinar Dates:
- November 21
- December 19
2025 Office Hours Webinar Dates:
- January 23
- February 27
- March 27
- April 24
- May 22
- June 26
No registration necessary. Simply join the meeting. CLICK HERE for details.
Cyber Charter Schools Now Required to Follow Act 13
The PDE is now requiring cyber charter schools to abide by the Educator Effectiveness rules and regulations of Act 13.
Check out our blog post to learn about this new requirement.
Act 13 Training
The PDE mandates that Local Education Agencies (LEAs) deliver Act 13 Educator Effectiveness training to their staff. This includes new teachers, non-teaching professionals, principals, and supervisors of special education. The SAS Professional Development Center provides the training courses for free.
For users of our Comply software, we have added new templates specifically designed to assist with the required training for new educators, now integrated within the Comply platform. To learn more about the Act 13 Educator Effectiveness training requirements, visit our blog post.
To support our Comply clients, Edulink has added four templates to our Comply Software to facilitate the mandated training for new educators.
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Evaluate your Support Staff in PAETEP
PAETEP is not only a fantastic resource for professional staff assessments, but also an amazing tool to evaluate your support staff. Our Custom Forms and Custom Forms with Support Staff Modules enable you to shape the evaluation process to perfectly match your unique requirements. Edulink now has a comprehensive library of templates available for users to replicate and tailor to their own specific needs!
Explore more about this feature to leverage the full potential of PAETEP. Learn more HERE!
Check out the built-in templates available!
- Administrative Assistant Evaluation
- Athletic Director Evaluation
- Business Manager Evaluation
- Custodian/Maintenance Evaluation
- Food Service Evaluation
- Information Technology Evaluation
- Paraprofessional Evaluation
- Security/SRO/School Police Evaluation
- Supervisor of Custodian/Maintenance Evaluation
- Supervisor of Information Technology Evaluation
- Support Staff Evaluation (Generic)
Latest Comply News & Updates
New Funding Available for 2024-25
As part of Act 55, the Pennsylvania Department of Education offered School Safety and Mental Health grants to school districts for the 2024-25 school year.
School Safety and Mental Health Grants for 2024-25: For the 2024-25 fiscal year, the School Safety and Security Grant Program and the School Mental Health Grant Program are combined into one noncompetitive grant program with a total allocation of $100 million. School districts that applied were awarded a base amount of $100,000, plus an additional amount based on average daily membership. Intermediate Units, CTCs, charter schools, or cyber charter schools may have received $70,000 each. The deadline to apply was September 26, 2024. Districts can then allocate the funding, accordingly.
How Can Comply Help with School Safety and Security?
Act 55 School Safety and Security Training
- Situational Awareness
- Trauma-informed Approaches
- Behavioral Health Awareness
- Suicide and Bullying Awareness
- Substance Use Awareness
- Recognition of Concerning Behaviors
Background Checks / Clearances
Emergency Drill Tracking
Security Awareness Training (CLEAN)
How Can Comply Help with Act 13 Educator Effectiveness Training?
The PDE mandates that Local Education Agencies (LEAs) deliver Act 13 Educator Effectiveness training to their staff. This includes new teachers, non-teaching professionals, principals, and supervisors of special education. The SAS Professional Development Center provides the training courses for free.
To support our Comply clients, Edulink has added four templates to our COMPLY software to facilitate the mandated training for new educators. To learn more about the Act 13 Educator Effectiveness training requirements, visit our blog post.
Ensuring Compliance with Mandated Training
Edulink is dedicated to ensuring that you meet all state training mandates with ease, providing essential tools for compliance. We diligently track state regulations and promptly integrate changes into Comply to streamline your compliance process. We continue to develop templates that cater to key training requirements, reflecting our commitment to serving your needs effectively.
Listed below are all the professional development or training templates available in Comply that help facilitate compliance with state mandates!
- Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting
- 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 - Coaching
– Antihazing Law
– Fundamentals of Coaching and
First Aid
– Safety in Youth Sports /
Concussion Management
– Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention - Opioid Abuse Prevention Training
- Professional Ethics
- PSSA/Keystone Test Administrator Training
- CLEAN Security Awareness 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 Soon!
- Trauma-Informed Programs
– Introduction to Trauma-Informed
Practices (Module 1)
– Adverse Childhood Experiences in the
Learning Environment (Module 2)
– Neuroscience (Module 3)
– Self-Care (Module 4)
– Building Trauma-Informed Schools
(Module 5)
Coming in 2025!
We plan to share client spotlights, highlighting how people are taking full advantage of both PAETEP and Comply!
PDE Data Summit
If you’re attending the PDE Data Summit in Hershey, March 24-26, stop by Edulink’s booth! We would love to catch up in person!
Did You Know …
Edulink has been named one of the 10 Hottest K-12 Solution Providers for 2024 by Education Technology Insights magazine. In the annual listing of ten companies that are at the forefront of providing K-12 solutions, a distinguished panel of C-level executives and industry analysts, along with the editorial board of the magazine, recognized Edulink’s “stellar reputation and trust among customers and industry peers,” evident in the numerous nominations they received from qualified subscribers.
Edulink has also been named one of the Top Ten Best Companies of the Year 2024 by The CEO Views Magazine! This list highlights the most successful and innovative companies that have set examples and have shown tremendous achievements in the competitive business landscape, commending Edulink for its “exemplary work in the optimization of workflow across schools through its innovative software solutions.”