July 10, 2024 PA Launches ELS Website to Replace Management Systems Used by State Agencies Pennsylvania has launched a new website dedicated to the Enterprise Licensing System (ELS) project. Learn More The goal of this project is to implement a single ELS that addresses licensing and certification needs, as well as incident and complaint management, across the following state agencies: Department of Human Services (DHS) Department of Health (DOH) Department of Aging (PDA) Department of Drug & Alcohol Program (DDAP) The ELS will be rolled out by state program offices over the next two years. Stakeholders in impacted program areas will be notified when the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is scheduled for rollout, ensuring they have enough time to prepare. ELS will enable staff to manage and process licensing, permitting, registration, certification, and related inspection or survey activities from initial application through issuance. They will also enable staff to offer extensive reporting capabilities. Additionally, the ELS will be used to record, review, investigate, and analyze incidents and complaints. ELS Project Aims The project’s aims are to: Increase collaboration and communication across agencies Improve scheduling of licensing, permitting, registration/certification inspections, surveys, and timely issuance of licenses/permits/registrations/certifications and renewals Streamline business processes, including electronic sharing and storing of documents and pre-populated forms and templates Reduce maintenance and operations costs from multiple systems to one system The ELS will provide a standardized enterprise-wide solution that is configurable and can provide a limited degree of configurability by each agency to meet specific needs. To receive website and project updates, subscribe to the ELS ListServ or visit the website.
December 2, 2019 The Vocabulary Edge for English Learners | Webinar How do we best support the vocabulary, comprehension, and knowledge-building of our English Learners (ELs)? By building on their strengths! Join Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert on December 11 for her webinar exploring opportunities to better support ELs. About Developing a solid foundation in core vocabulary, which represents the key ideas about the world which ELs already have, is fundamental to supporting ELs in accessing their existing knowledge. By following Dr. Hiebert’s research-based principles, ELs become equipped with both the context and fluency required to understand the majority of text that they read—allowing them to later learn more difficult and rarer words with greater ease. This session will be of interest to pre-k through elementary teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders. Time for questions will be provided. Registration To register and learn more, visit the edWeb website. *Information provided by edWeb.net
