> eNews Creating Efficiencies To Improve Educational Services Michael A. Walsh Deputy Secretary for Administration Pennsylvania Department of Education eNews

> Topics of Discussion Master Agreement eGrants TIMS PIMS Other Efficiencies 2

> New Master Agreement Process Standard Terms and Conditions for all grants Updated every 5 years Process included 75,000 sheets of paper, multiple signatures, mailed back and forth No more paper Standards Terms and Conditions now a website link. 3

> History of Changes in eGrants Pre Submitting a Federal Title I application required an AMTRAK train ticket – eGrants is born – Reduced paper from thousands of pages to – Consolidated Application – Reduced paper from 200 – – eSignatures – No paper at all 4

> Update eGrant System for Streamlined Security and User Management Electronic Signatures News feeds and bulletin boards Dashboards Message Boards 5

> Timeline Federal Programs – May 2013 Fall 2013 – other programs – ALL PDE programs will be converted to new system. 6

> 7 Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) Online, streamlined system for submitting and processing applications, approving teacher certifications, and allowing for online payment of certification fees manages data related to professional educators including certifications, designations, disciplinary actions and highly qualified teacher qualifications Provides: A link between an educator's employment data and certification record Interactive communication between PDE and applicants, educators, local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher education (IHE), and Educator Preparation Programs A personalized "dashboard" for applicants, educators, schools, colleges and preparation programs to better manage certification applications and requirements workload A streamlined system for submitting, processing and approving public librarians and Certificates of Preliminary Education for Funeral Directors and Nursing students What is TIMS? 2

> PIMS Updates The following PIMS Upgrades are in progress: PIMS Data Quality Data Quality Certification PDE Dashboards/Early Warning System and Intervention Catalog Project 8

> Increasing Professional Development Efficiencies SAS System – PDE Webinars – Collaboration with Eduplanet – 9

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