LEA Emergency Permit User Guide

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1. TIMS provisioned Certifying Officer clicks on applications “Submitted by Applicant.”
   
   
   
2. Choose the desired candidate by clicking on “View.”
   
   
   
   
3. Enter Certifying Details including “I affirm” box, name and date.
   
4. Complete Permit Request Details including school year, permit type and subject area requested. Hint: Type 01 for special education subject areas must include a content area if applicant does not currently hold a grade comparable content area certification.
   
   
   
   
5. Multiple areas can be selected for the permit with one application and fee.
   
   
   
   
6. Submit to superintendent.
   
   
   
   
7. TIMS provisioned superintendent clicks on “Pending Review.”
   
   
   
   
8. Complete Chief School Administrator Details including “I affirm” box, name and date. 
9. Complete Affidavit Details for numbers 1-6. Save as “Ready for Submission.”
   
   
   
   
10. Superintendent and Certifying Officer’s dashboard “Ready for Submission.”
    
    
    
    
11. Superintendent or Certifying Officer checks all permit requests ready to submit to PDE.
    
    
    
    
12. Confirmation of permits requested. Proceed to checkout.
    
    
    
    
13. Complete the payment method.
    
    
    
    
14. School should contact the candidate indicating the application has been submitted and that requested documents need to be submitted to PDE. 
15. School’s dashboard indicating permit approved and ready to print.