Cyndi McAleer Preschool Program Specialist PA Key

 To review the components of PELICAN Data System  To answer participant questions regarding use of the system  To practice entering information as needed

 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 6 types of users for ELN  OCDEL “super user”  Specialist  Lead Agency Update  Lead Agency Inquiry  Location Update  Location Inquiry

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

 There are also training materials for further practice

 DON’T USE THE BACK BUTTON!!!  Make sure you enter information as it is changed, or monthly for attendance and 3&4 year old info  Create teacher first, classroom 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 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 your specialist  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 specialist

Questions? Concerns?

Have a great day!