Add options to Credential Type #1028
Description
This is for capturing needs not currently supported by the CEDS model. Please do not send or share actual data as examples in this issue or in attachments.
Author(s) CJ Gilbert
Authoring Organization(s) CEPI, Michigan
Email address GilbertC6@Michigan.gov
Use Case Title
Add options to Credential Type (000071)
Use Case Description
<style> </style>Add the following options to Credential Type (000071):
| Type of Change | Option Description | Option Definition | Option Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Permit | This type of credential grants a person permission to perform education-related specific services when the regular professional is unavailable. | Permit |
| New | Approval for Special Education | This type of credential grants a person permission to perform education-related specific services for students who qualify for special education. | Approval |
| New | CTE Authorization | This type of credential grants a person permission to teach a CTE class based on their experience in that industry and/or an industry-recognized credential. | Authorization |
| New | Credential Group | This option groups together all credentials awarded of the same type within a given school year to a specific person. | Group |
Use Case Background
In addition to certificates, licenses, and endorsements, Michigan has other types of credentials for educational staff. Specifically:
- Permits - used for substitute teachers, substitute administrators, substitute social workers, etc.
- Authorizations - used to identify if a person is qualifies for to teach a CTE class based on their experience in that industry and/or an industry-recognized credential.
- Approvals - used to grant a person permission to perform a specific type of work in special education.
CEDS has an element called 'Credential Type' (000071) but the option set does not have anything that fits what Michigan's needs for permits, authorizations, or approvals. Each of these credential types have very different legal requirements associated with them, so Michigan has a need to be able to differentiate between them.
Additionally, when a person is awarded multiple permits of the same type (but for different entities), all the individual permits get grouped under one umbrella credential number. This one umbrella credential number can be entered into the public credential search to see all of the individual permits for specific entities that a person has. While CEDS does have a way to group together endorsements to fit under a certificate or license, it does not have a way to group together similar level credentials in a group.
Location of Element in the Domain Entity Schema
Career and Technical -> CTE Staff -> Credential or License (Data Model ID = 73557)
Credentials -> Credential Definition (Data Model ID = 76027)
Early Learning -> Early Learning Staff -> Credential or License (Data Model ID = 74131)
K12 -> K12 Staff -> Credential or License (Data Model ID = 71079)