Cyndi McAleer Preschool Program Specialist PA Key

 To review the components of PELICAN Data System  To answer participant questions regarding use of the system

 PELICAN – Pennsylvania’s Enterprise to Link Information for Children Across Networks  Data base for all OCDEL funded programs – including PA Pre K Counts, Keys to Quality (STARS), Early Intervention and Certification (licensing)

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 If you attempt to log in more than 3 times incorrectly, you will get locked out!  If this happens, call  Passwords are changed every 90 days

 Everyone enters through the home page – looks different for different types of users  Chick PELICAN regularly for messages, to update info, etc.

 Your best friend in PELICAN is the help box – available on every page

Pelican/ELN STARS 3 & 4 * PA PreK Counts Head Start Supplemental EARLY LEARNING NETWORK GENERATE REPORTS PELICAN DEMOGRAPHICS Staff * teacher * classroom Child risk factors * family info WORK SAMPLING & OUNCE Data warehouse demographics Staff * teacher * classroom Child risk factors * family info combines demographic information from PELICAN and matches it up HCSIS *Early Intervention * PA PreK Counts Dept. of Public Welfare * Head Start Supplemental STARS * Accountability Block Grant

 There are 4 types of users for ELN  OCDEL “super user”  Specialist  Lead Agency Update  Location Update

 There are many tip sheets and resources available at in the Intranet sectionwww.pakeys.org

 There are also training materials for further practice

Should say Head Start, Keystone Stars, and possibly Other

You will have to enter attendance for each individual program the child is enrolled in – Head Start and Stars

Must put in info with *

Click on view to add/change enrollment, or legal guardian info or use drop down box

 DON’T USE THE BACK BUTTON!!!  If you try to log in incorrectly 3 times, you’re locked out! Must call help desk  Make sure you enter information as it is changed, or monthly for attendance and staff PD info  Create classroom first, teacher next, children last

 If you get a red error message  See if you can fix it based on the message  Check Help if you can’t figure it out  Contact ELN Help Desk  Contact specialist if needed  If you get the “yellow screen of death”  Log back out and log in to see if you can eliminate it  Contact specialist if needed

 If you need to have a “fix” done:  Contact the help desk  Provide as much detail as possible: What you were trying to do Log in information What screen you were on What message/error you got Screen shot, if possible  Print Screen – take a “picture” of the screen with print screen button  Attach with info to help desk

Cyndi McAleer, (Preschool Program Specialist/Supervisor) or PELICAN Help Desk – (for password re-set) ELN Help Desk – (for help with work sampling and other PELICAN issues) or

Questions? Concerns?

Have a great evening!