• Fee:  $27.95 - Payment is made by credit or debit card. 
• Applicants must register online with IdentoGO before visiting a fingerprint center. All applicants must pre-enroll online, or over the phone @ 1.844.321.2101, select option 2 to schedule your appointment.
• When registering, please enter the Pennsylvania PDE-School Districts Service Code: 1KG6XN.
  • Important: The correct Service Code must be used so the background check is processed as follows: Pennsylvania Department of Education PDE-SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
• Fingerprint center locations can be found on the IdentoGO website. You may have the ability to walk-in during a location's posted hours of operation (please follow the Governor's mandate during COVID), but scheduling an appointment may lead to lesser/no wait times. The Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit 27 has agreed to be an IdentoGo site for fingerprinting applicants. The New Brighton YMCA and Rochester AAA are also IdentoGo location sites for fingerprinting applicants. Applicants will have the ability to enroll at both of these locations when registering online, as well as many others.
• Applicants will receive an email notification with a link. Please note the link is available only for ONE-TIME access only, and once accessed will no longer be valid. You should only access this link from a device that will allow you to download, print, or save your results at that time.
• Results are not automatically sent to the school district. Applicants must present their UEID number (as shown on the receipt provided after fingerprint capture) to the school district for report access.
• PDE and UEID Requirement: FBI clearances must be completed through IdentoGO with the correct PDE service code, as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Only these clearances can be verified via the UEID; clearances from other organizations cannot be accepted.

Further information regarding Act 24 of 2011, can be found on the PDE website: Acts, Laws and Regulation

• All current employers, regardless of whether the position involves direct contact with children or is with a school entity
• Former employers that are school entities (e.g., public school districts, charter schools, intermediate units, private schools)
• Former employers where the applicant had direct contact with children, even if the employer was not a school entity (e.g., daycare, childcare center, camp, coaching, youth programs, etc.)

In addition:

• Applicants must complete Section 1 of the form and provide written authorization for each applicable employer
• The school district or contractor will send the form to those employers to complete Section 2
• A separate form must be completed for each applicable employer
• Employment cannot be finalized for any position involving direct contact with children without this required information

6. School Personnel Health Record/Tuberculosis (TB)

The Pennsylvania Public School Code, Section 1418, Medical Examinations of Teachers and Other Persons, requires that teachers, janitors, cooks, cafeteria staff, and all others employed at schools undergo a pre-employment medical examination. This law does not allow modifications to this requirement.

This form must be completed by a licensed healthcare provider, which may include:

• Physician (MD or DO)

• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)

• Physician Assistant (PA)

The healthcare provider will review your medical history, perform any required examinations (including TB testing), and certify that you are medically cleared to work in a school setting.

    TB School Staff Requirements

   School Personnel Health Record

7. Provisional Hire

The Act permits, but does not require school entities to employ applicants on a provisional basis for a single period not to exceed (90) days, except during lawful strike proceeding under the provisions of the act of July 23, 1970, known as the "Public Employee Relations Act", provided that all of the following conditions are met: 

• The applicant has submitted all required forms and provided copies to the Employee Compliance Coordinator.

• The Superintendent has no knowledge of information that would disqualify the applicant from employment.

• The applicant confirms in writing that they are eligible for employment.

• If any submitted information later shows the applicant is disqualified, they will be suspended and may face termination.

• 2023-02-21-Disclosure-Statement-for-Employment.pdf

Further information regarding provisional hiring can be found on PDE's website under Provisional Hire.

New Disclosure Statement for Employment.pdf

Free Child Abuse Report Training

• On July 5, 2012, Governor Corbett signed into law Act of July 5, 2012, P.L. 1084, No. 126 Cl. 24 Session of 2012, which amended the Public School Code of 1949 to mandate that all school entities (a public school, charter school, cyber charter school, private school, nonpublic school, intermediate unit or area vocational-technical school) and independent contractors of school entities provide certain training to all employees, including contracted substitute teachers, who have direct contact with children. Direct contact with children has been defined as “the possibility of care, supervision, guidance or control of children or routine interaction with children.” The law went into effect on January 2, 2013.

  (FREE) Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting Training 

  This training takes approximately three (3) hours to complete, and is designed to allow you the option of completing the training over multiple periods of time.

  To register for this free training, click the link above and follow these directions:

   1. Login or click the "Don't have an account" button

   2. Submit your information, and you will then receive and email with your username and password
   3. Enter your username and password and click "Login"
   4. Click "Access Your Course"
   5. Click "here to launch the course"
   6. If you do not see the course in a new window, a popup blocker may be preventing it from opening 

   7. Follow the directions to complete the course
   8. Print your certificate of completion
   9. Please provide a copy of the certificate to the Employee Compliance Coordinator
• Act 126 Course Assistance 

Certified educators in applicable school buildings must complete 4 hours of youth suicide awareness and prevention training every five years (1949 Act 14, Section 1205.2). This applies to all individuals holding Pennsylvania teaching, educational specialist, or administrative certifications, including those with letters of eligibility.

Free Youth Suicide Training for Educators 

The 8-section course comprises 30-minute modules that fulfill the requirements of Act 71 of 2014, mandating a minimum of four hours of training on youth suicide prevention every five years.  Each segment in the comprehensive course includes a pre-quiz, a video training module, and a post-quiz.  Completion of all eight courses is necessary to meet the Act 71 of 2014 requirements.  Once you finish all eight courses, kindly print your certificate, indicating the completed hours, and submit it to the Employee Compliance Coordinator.

         (FREE) Suicide Prevention for Educators Course

• Please click on the provided link and sign up for an account. 

• Mouse over the "Courses" option in the blue menu bar located at the top of the site.  Then choose "All Courses".

• Towards the right of the screen, there is a blue box titled "Youth Suicide Prevention for Educators" Click on  "Read More". 

• Within the "Pre-Course Evaluation" section, click on the blue bar "Take or Opt Out of Evaluation". 

• Once finished with the pre-course evaluation, you may begin progressing through the eight webinars. 

• Upon completion of the eight webinars, choose "My Profile" from the blue menu bar at the top of the site.  Subsequently, you can print your certificate.
  
  

               Suicide Prevention for Educators FAQs

For inquiries, please contact: Beaver Area School District  Attn: Tracy Mansell, Employee Compliance Coordinator  1300 Fifth Street | Beaver, PA 15009-2692  Phone: 724.774.0251 x 5004 Please click here to email Tracy Mansell For additional information, please contact: Pennsylvania Department of Education - School Services Office  333 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333  Phone: 717.783.3750 [email protected]