Teacher Certification [PQ ESSA]
Streamline certification compliance
Instantly verify teacher certifications against course requirements across your district, flag out-of-field assignments and send the parent letters ESSA requires.
About PQ ESSA
Schools risk funding loss without accurate certification tracking. PQ ESSA matches every teacher’s credentials to the courses they teach, flags out-of-field assignments school by school and suggests qualified teachers for each one. When parents need to know, the 20-day letters are already written, in English or Spanish.
How it works
How PQ ESSA keeps
your district compliant
Certification data flows in from your SIS and comes out as answers: who is qualified, what is out of field and who needs a letter.
Step 1: Sync
Teachers, courses and certificates come in from your SIS.
Step 2: Match
Every course is checked against the certificates it requires.
Step 3: Flag
Out-of-field assignments are flagged, with qualified teachers suggested.
Step 4: Notify
20-day parent letters are ready in English or Spanish.
What your district sees and controls
- See every school’s certification status in one district view
- Flag out-of-field teachers course by course
- Get qualified teachers suggested for each flagged course
- Generate 20-day parent letters in English or Spanish
- Search any teacher, course or school
- Give admins, district users or single-school users the right access
- Export to print, PDF, Excel or a PSC request file for the state
Features
Compliance work, done in minutes
Find qualified teachers instantly
Teacher Certification not only compares certifications — it instantly suggests eligible teachers for each course.
Generate 20-day letters
With one click, create parent notification letters in English or Spanish to meet ESSA requirements.
Controlled, instant exports
Teacher Certification works in the cloud or on your terms. Seamlessly connect to any SIS — on-premises or cloud-hosted — and get started in a day.
Track certifications with ease
Schools risk funding loss without accurate certification tracking. Teacher Certification ensures compliance by quickly matching credentials to course requirements.
Working with all major Student Information Systems
PQ ESSA gives us full visibility over certifications, greatly cutting down the time we spend on manual checks.
Getting started
Getting started
takes a day
Step 1: Connect your SIS
PowerSchool, Synergy, Infinite Campus, Skyward and more, whether cloud-hosted or on-premises.
Step 2: Invite your team
Add district admins and school users, each with the access their role needs.
Step 3: See your district
Certification status for every school, with out-of-field courses already flagged.
Next step: See PQ ESSA with your district’s own certification data in a short demo.
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