PDE Act 48 Reporting For Educators

PDE Act 48 Reporting for Educators

Millersville University provides Pennsylvania educators with a web tool to request that we report courses you have taken at Millersville to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) in compliance with Act 48 requirements. Millersville’s Act 48 reporting guidelines are as follows:

  • You must initiate the Act 48 reporting request by signing into your millersville.edu account and identifying the courses you want us to report. The form is accessible here:
Click Here to Access the Act 48 Request Form
  • You may report as many MU courses as you wish to PDE.
  • Please see section below for information regarding PIL/Act 45 submission. Millersville cannot submit for Act 45 at this time, and you must make the request through Shippensburg University.
  • Only credit-bearing courses that have been successfully completed may be reported; if you are currently enrolled in a course, wait until the course is graded to report it.
  • The form is two parts, the first part you are initiating the request and Millersville will verify your PPID number. Then, you will receive a second email with a link to the form and a list of your courses to select for submission.
  • Millersville will then transmit the course data directly to PDE on your behalf.
  • PDE determines which courses count toward the Professional Continuing Education Period (CEP) on your PDE account. After your courses have been processed, you will receive an email that will display whether the course was successfully submitted or if PDE did not accept (error).

PIL/Act 45 Reporting

If you have taken any of the following courses and wish to receive ACT 45/PIL credit for them, DO NOT submit this form through Millersville. You must submit an official transcript to Shippensburg University and fill out the ACT 48/ACT 45 PIL Form on the Shippensburg University website here: https://www.ship.edu/academics/academics-resources/registrar/act_48_form/. 

 

MU ELPP832 - Introduction to Executive Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELP822 - Communication Theory for School District Administrators (3 Credits)

MU ELPP828 - Emergent Technologies and Instructional Practices (3 Credits)

MU ELPP829 - Political/Social Context for Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELP808 - Qualitative Research in Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELPP820N –Introduction to Research in Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELPP831 –Educational Statistics (3 Credits)

MU ELPP830N –Quantitative Research in Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELPP721R/821R – Residency: Strategic Leadership in District Governance (4 Credits)

MU ELPP723R/823R – Residency: Negotiations and Personnel Strategic Decision Making (4 Credits)

MU ELPP724R/824R – Residency: Ethical and Legal Decision-making at the District Level (4 Credits)

MU ELPP725R/825R –Residency: The Impact of Facilities and Plant Management Decisions on School Effectiveness (4 Credits)

MU ELPP726R/826R –Residency: Optimizing Financial Resources to Support District Level Achievement (4 Credits)

MU ELPP727R/827R –Residency: Instructional & Technology Leadership at the Executive Level (4 Credits)

MU ELPP890 –Research in Educational Leadership Part 1 (1 Credit)

MU ELPP891 –Research in Educational Leadership Part 2 (1 Credit)

MU ELPP897 –Dissertation Seminar Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELPP898 –Dissertation I – Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

MU ELPP899 –Dissertation II – Educational Leadership (3 Credits)

Instructions for Act 48 Reporting

WHAT COURSES CAN BE REPORTED TO PDE?

After you have initiated your PDE request, you will receive an email with link to a form that lists the courses you have completed successfully (i.e., with a passing grade). Select the course(s) you would like us to report to PDE. Not included on the list are:

  • Courses with failing, unsatisfactory (U), incomplete (I), or withdrawal (W) grades
  • Courses that have been repeated
  • Audited courses
  • Non-credit courses
  • Courses taken prior to January 1, 2000
  • Courses that are in-progress (you must wait to submit until grades have processed)
  • Please see section above for information regarding PIL/Act 45 submission
Click Here to Access the Act 48 Request Form

WHAT IF I DON'T KNOW MY PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL ID (PPID) NUMBER?

As of July 1, 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will no longer accept Social Security numbers for the purpose of recording and tracking Act 48 hours. As you are probably aware, PDE has assigned a Professional Personnel ID (PPID) number to each educator in the state of Pennsylvania. This identification is required in order to track your own Act 48 hours on the PDE website. The PPID number must be entered when you request that MU submit course information to PDE on your behalf.

If you do not already know your PPID, please click on the following link for further instructions on how to obtain your PPID:

Professional Education Record Management System (PERMS)

HOW DO I SELECT COURSES TO REPORT TO PDE?

It’s simple -- for each course you want us to report, just select "Yes" on the form. When you are finished, press the Submit courses button at the bottom to continue. All courses with a "Yes" will be submitted to PDE.

HOW MANY COURSES MAY I REPORT TO PDE FOR ACT 48?

MU does not impose any limits; you may select as many courses as you want to report to PDE for Act 48. If you are unsure of the requirements, check with your school district, or visit the PDE web site for more information. MU will report all courses that you request; however, PDE determines which courses are accepted within the dates of your Continuing Education Period posted on its web site.

 

WHAT DOES THE “ERROR" MEAN IN MY CONFIRMATION EMAIL? 

If your course data was not successfully posted to your PDE Act 48 record, an error will be indicated next to the course(s) on your confirmation email.  If you need further assistance, you may contact PDE directly, or get in touch with the Registrar’s Office at Millersville, 717 871-5005 or registrar@millersville.edu.

WHAT INFORMATION DOES MU REPORT TO PDE?

Millersville transmits only the data listed below to PDE for Act 48 compliance. Grades are not reported to PDE.

  • Your Professional Personnel ID (PPID), which is assigned by PDE to each educator in the state of Pennsylvania.
  • Your full name
  • The course name (MU course ID and title)
  • The activity type (college course), subject area and subcategory
  • Total clock hours (credits multiplied by 30; ex. 3 credits =90 hours)
  • Course dates (start/end dates of the MU term in which the course was scheduled to meet)
  • Credits awarded

HOW OFTEN DOES MU REPORT TO PDE?

Millersville transmits data weekly during regular terms. During breaks, submissions may be biweekly or monthly. If you recently requested ACT 48 reporting, please allow up to 5 business days for the confirmation of your PPID. After the course submission (Part 2) is complete, please allow 5-10 business days for the courses to show in your TIMS account. You will receive a confirmation email from Millersville when they have been processed. 

HOW CAN I VIEW THE INFORMATION THAT PDE HAS ON FILE FOR ME?

Visit the PDE web site and select "Visit the Professional Education Records Management System (PERMS)" Follow the instructions to log in or obtain your PPID and check your progress.