The CP Tip Jar
December 2022
Important Due Dates
All plans listed below are to be completed/submitted in the Future Ready Comprehensive
Planning Portal (FRCPP).
*Please see the graphic in the FRCPP Plan Summary for the release dates of the plans listed
below.)*
Comprehensive Plans
Phase 1 - Due March 31, 2023
Phase 2 - Due March 31, 2024
Phase 3 - Due March 31, 2025
Note: The most recent submission due date for Phase 2 and Phase 3 plans was 8/30/22.
Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan can begin as soon as it is approved by PDE but
must begin by:
Phase 1 – July 1, 2023 (Plan covers July 2023 - June 2026)
Phase 2 – July 1, 2024 (Plan covers July 2024- June 2027)
Phase 3 – July 1, 2025 (Plan covers July 2025 - June 2028)
Special Education Plans:
Phase 1 - Due May 1, 2025
Phase 2 - Due May 1, 2023
Phase 3 - Due May 1, 2024
K-12 Guidance Plan (339) - UPDATED as of 3/11/22
Phase 1 – March 31, 2024
Phase 2 – March 31, 2025
Phase 3 – March 31, 2023
Home Education and Private Tutoring
Was due November 15, 2022
Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities
Was due November 15, 2022
Civic Knowledge Survey
Was due December 1, 2022
Educator Effectiveness Annual Report
Due February 28, 2023 (Now scheduled for release on December 20, 2022.)
FRCPP Plan Release and Summary Information
OPEN OFFICE HOURS FOR FRCPP SUPPORT!
- These open office hours are held from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month via Teams.
- To join a session, click here. (No registration required.)
- Sessions will have a brief announcement section followed by an open Q&A.
Plan Approval and Signature Requirements
- who needs to sign off on each plan.
- if the plan requires Board approval.
- if the plan requires a public review period.
Special Ed Plan Information
- The purpose of the webinar was to train school districts on the Special Education Plan requirements and the new FRCPP system.
- Special Education Phases for LEAs are aligned with the Phases assigned for Comprehensive Plans. Refer to the Comprehensive Plan Master List here.
Important Reminders:
- Users must be assigned to the Special Education Plan by the LocalUserAdmin in the "Admin" tab of the FRCPP and assigned the appropriate roles to be able to complete it.
- The Superintendent/CEO information within the "Profile" page is populated from EdNA. If the information is incorrect, please make the changes in EdNA and then allow 48 hours for the integration to occur.
- The print function is available for Special Education Plans within the "Plan Reports and Print" tab.
- If you have any questions about the Special Education Plan process or the transition to the Future Ready Comprehensive Planning Portal, please do not hesitate to contact your assigned Special Education Advisor or Amy Deluca, Division Chief, at amdeluca@pa.gov.
- LEAs who have submitted their Special Ed Plan and had it approved in the FRCPP will now complete any SEPRNs within the FRCPP. Click here to access the directions (Phases 1 and 3)
- LEAs who have not submitted their Special Ed Plan and had it approved in the FRCPP yet will continue to complete any SEPRNs within the Comp Plan App. Click here to access those directions. (Phase 2)
Comprehensive Plan Information
Update:
LEAs who do not have an approved plan need to upload articulation agreements in the Future Ready Comprehensive Planning Portal (FRCPP).
Within the Comprehensive Plan, the articulation agreement upload can be found in the Set section under the Related Academics tab.
School entities must upload their agreements in the Comprehensive Plan if not already uploaded to the CATS Plan.
Beginning in May 2023, charter schools must upload their agreements in the Charter School Annual Report and will no longer be required to upload the agreements to their Comprehensive Plans.
Note for Phase 1 LEA's
- Due to the recent updates to Ch 49, changes to the Ch 49 and Act 48 plans are coming.
- The changes will be available to all Comprehensive Plans beginning January 6, 2023.
- Please hold off on submitting your Comp Plan until after the update happens.
Not sure what Phase your LEA is for Comp Planning?
- Check the Master List here.
Reminder: Ready, Set, Go, along with the Induction Plan (Chp 49), Professional Education (Act 48) Plan, and Gifted Education Plan (Chp 16) require a 28-day public review and Board Approval.
- Click here for directions on how to print the Comprehensive Plan and State Required Reports for public inspection.
To help organize your planning efforts, the PA Planning Team and IU contacts across the state have developed suggested timelines for your reference. Feel free to use these to organize how your LEA will tackle the comprehensive planning process.
- Phase 1 LEAs (2023 Submission)
- Phase 2 LEAs (2024 Submission)
- Phase 3 LEAs (2025 Submission)
Helpful FRCPP Resources
- This website contains a plethora of resources for all things related to Comp Planning and the FRCPP.
Changing LocalUsers or LocalUserAdmins at the School Level to the District Level
- This document will help the Local Security Administrator (LSA) remove any users who are registered at the School Level and add them at the LEA level, which is how we recommend ALL users now be registered.
- This document will also help the LocalUserAdmin add the users to the appropriate plan/reports within the Admin tab of the FRCPP.
This document includes:
- a thorough explanation with screenshots on how to register for the FRCPP and gain access to plans.
- directions for the LocalUserAdmin on how to assign users to plans and give them permissions to those plans.
Selecting the Correct User Role for the FRCPP
- This document highlights the differences between the LocalUserAdmin and LocalUser roles to help determine which role to register for. (Note - users can only hold ONE of these roles, not both.)
Helpful Hints for Submission of Plans Within the FRCPP
- This document provides troubleshooting ideas for the most common issues we see when people are working within the FRCPP and unable to submit and/or sign off on plans.
- This document provides specific tips for uploading affirmation statements, signing off on plans, and submitting plans.
Plans Requiring Revisions
- This document provides an interpretation of the symbols users will see within the plan that requires revisions and provides guidance on how to resubmit.
- This document outlines how to download a Word/PDF version of a report/plan.
- This feature allows you to easily create a report for the Comprehensive Plan, Induction Plan, Gifted Education Plan, and Professional Development Plan that can be posted for the required 28-day public review period.
Pennsylvania Continuous Improvement Resource Site
- This website serves as a resource for school and district leaders, as well as school improvement facilitators and consultants, as part of Pennsylvania’s System for LEA and School Improvement.
- Click here to access the Federal Programs Compliance Requirements for School Improvement Plans for 2022.
Common Pitfalls
Users can only have one role - LocalUser OR LocalUserAdmin.
The only people who should register as LocalUserAdmin at the district level are those who would assign plans and permissions to users in the district who register for the FRCPP. (Chief School Administrators, Assistant Chief School Administrators)
We recommend all LocalUsers register at the LEA level (branch 0000) and NOT the school level.
- The exception to this is the COVID Survey - this does not need to be assigned.
- Multiple permissions can be assigned to multiple people.
- Don’t worry about the Owner role, it is being removed.
For a successful Superintendent/CEO/Executive Director sign off, and submission his/her name and email must be an exact match with what’s listed in EdNA and within the Profile page of a plan.
- This is the same for anyone who needs to sign a plan/report (i.e. Induction Coordinator, Professional Development Coordinator, Points of Contact, etc.)
- When an LEA adds new Chief School Administrator information in EdNA, the LEA should also email their paperwork to RA-EDFRCPP@pa.gov, so it can be processed upon submission.
- The red exclamation marks where the revisions were required will not disappear as they need to be manually checked by PDE.
Features Within the FRCPP
Plan Monitoring
- Once a plan has been submitted, the "Plan Monitoring" tab will become active.
- Within this section, you can monitor your progress toward your measurable goals, action plans, and action steps.
- You will not be able to adjust your measurable goals but you will be able to make adjustments to your action plans and professional development needs.
- Click here to access a user guide that will help you navigate and complete the Plan Monitoring section of Comprehensive and School Plans.
When a new Comprehensive Plan goes live:
- The "Ready" section will be prepopulated for users.
- The “Set," "Go," and all State Required Reports which are submitted as part of the Comprehensive Planning process will need to be updated.
When a new School Improvement Plan goes live:
- The "Ready" and "Set" sections will be prepopulated for users.
- The "Go" section will have "analyzing" and the measurable goals prepopulated and users will be able to add in new targets.
*Please note:
- No pre-population will occur between a school-level plan and a district-level plan unless the LEA is a single entity. In that case, the school and the LEA Comprehensive Plan are one and the same. Therefore, a single entity will check and update Ready, Set, Go yearly if they are designated (CSI, ATSI, TSI, Schoolwide Title 1).
When system maintenance needs to occur within the FRCPP, users will see a message a few days before in the "News and Updates" on the FRCPP Home Screen.
FRCPP Plan/Report Updates
CATS
- The CATS System is open in the FRCPP.
- If you have questions about the CTE Program Approval Application review process, please contact the CTE Program Approval Support Team at ra-vocteched@pa.gov. If you have technical questions about the system please contact the FRCPP Team at RA-EDFRCPP@pa.gov.
- Click here for the information that was sent out via PennLink.
Safe Schools
- Any user assigned to Safe Schools in the "Admin" tab of the FRCPP will have access to all the reports that apply to Safe Schools (Bullying Policy Report, Bus Evacuation Report, Fire Drill and Security Drill Report, Memorandum of Understanding with Local Police Department Report (2023), Safe Schools Annual Report).
2020-2021 School Plans
- 2020-21 school year plans have been archived.
- To access them please select "2020" in the "Year" field when searching within the FRCPP.
K-12 Guidance Plan (339)
- The K-12 Guidance Plan (339) is available in the FRCPP for all phases.
- Only LEAs who send students to a CTC or have CTE programs are required to complete the plan.
- Click here for the Master Phase configuration list. (This is now aligned with Comp Plan and Special Education Phases.) The following letter went out to the field on 3/11/22 to address the change in phases for LEAs.
- If you need assistance completing the K-12 Guidance Plan, a how-to guide can be found here.
- Guidance Plans are due the year after the Comprehensive Plan is due.
Training and Resources
To access a variety of materials from previous webinars and other helpful documents to assist you with the FCRPP and Comprehensive planning process, click here.
Act 13 Educator Effectiveness Resources Toolkit and Webinar Series
With the implementation of Act 13 Educator Effectiveness, the Department has published a toolkit and offered a set a series of webinars to address critical topics surrounding the effective implementation of Act 13.
The sessions listed below were designed to inform the implementation of Act 13 Educator Effectiveness. The recorded sessions are posted here.
The topics included:
- Toolkit Overview/Rating Forms
- Interactive Toolkit: A Deep Dive
- Frequently Asked Questions: TPE, IEP Goals Progress, and Employee Categories/Ratings
- Student Performance Measures/Performance Templates
- Rating Tools
Act 13 Office Hours for Fall 2022
The Act 13 sessions listed below are designed to support the implementation of Act 13 Educator Effectiveness.
Topic: Educator Effectiveness Open Office Hours
Description: This session will address frequently asked questions as well as an opportunity for attendees to ask questions relative to Educator Effectiveness implementation and processes. All sessions will be held from 12:00 -1:00 pm.
Date(s) Offered:
- December 20
January 26
- February 23
- March 30
- April 27
Link Information: Microsoft Teams meeting (no registration is needed.)
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Please choose one option below for support requests.
- If you would like support with content requirements for the portal, please contact the FRCPP Support Team at RA-EDFRCPP@pa.gov.
- If you would like support with technical issues, please contact the PA Planning Team at paplanning@caiu.org.
- Use this Google Form to request content or technical assistance with a plan.
Need to contact an RA Account at PDE?
- Check out this list with the most common RA Accounts for the Department.
PVAAS Updates
Professional Learning Resources from the 2021-2022 School Year:
- Click here to access the professional learning recordings from the 2021-2022 school year.
Professional Learning Opportunities for 2022-2023
Do You Have the Evidence? Supporting Purposeful Implementation of Data into School Leaders' Work
Audience: LEA/District Leaders
Description: LEA/District leaders provide leadership, supervision, direction, and support to school leaders as they set goals and priorities for and with their schools and staff – and as they work to enhance the professional growth of their teachers. As a district leader, what questions may you want to ask in working with your school leaders? What is the evidence of practice that you might be looking for in each school? This one-hour webinar provides the key questions, evidence of practice, and practical examples of implementation as you work with and support your school leaders to use data informed practices with an emphasis on PVAAS as one of several critical pieces of information. Several important and practical steps will be illustrated that will allow you to proactively support your school leaders while you have high expectations in effectively using data overall in each school with an emphasis on PVAAS reporting to ensure the academic growth of all students.
- Tues Jan 10, 11:00am-12:00pm
PA Data Powershots
- PA Data Powershots are short videos, generally, less than 10 minutes, designed to support educators in the understanding and use of data within the context of decision-making at the district, school, grade/subject, classroom, and student levels.
- Each PA Data Powershot is focused on a specific concept, skill, report, or use of data – and can be used for individual educator learning or within larger groups such as data team meetings or professional learning communities.
- Access the PA Data Powershots
Please contact pdepvaas@iu13.org if you have any questions or if the team can be of assistance.
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