PELICAN REFRESHER

Cyndi McAleer

Preschool Program Specialist

PA Key

TODAY’S GOALS

To review the components of PELICAN Data System

To answer participant questions regarding use of the system

PELICAN PELICAN – Pennsylvania’s

Enterprise to Link Information for Children Across Networks

Data base for all OCDEL funded programs – including PA Pre K Counts, Keys to Quality (STARS), Early Intervention and Certification (licensing)

PELICAN https://www.pelican.state.pa.us

PELICAN If you attempt to log in more

than 3 times incorrectly, you will get locked out!

If this happens, call 1-800-281-5340

Passwords are changed every 90 days

PELICAN Everyone enters through the home page –

looks different for different types of users Chick PELICAN regularly for messages, to

update info, etc.

PELICAN Your best friend in PELICAN is

the help box – available on every page

PELICAN Your best friend in PELICAN is

the help box – available on every page

Pelican/ELN

STARS 3 & 4 * PA PreK CountsHead Start Supplemental

EARLY LEARNING NETWORK

GENERATE REPORTS

PELICAN DEMOGRAPHICSStaff * teacher * classroom

Child risk factors * family info

WORK SAMPLING & OUNCE

Data warehouse demographi

csStaff * teacher *

classroomChild risk factors *

family info

combines demographic information from PELICAN and matches it up

HCSIS * Early Intervention * PA PreK CountsDept. of Public Welfare * Head Start Supplemental

STARS * Accountability Block Grant

PELICAN There are 4 types of users for

ELNOCDEL “super user”Specialist Lead Agency UpdateLocation Update

PELICAN There are many tip sheets and

resources available at www.pakeys.org in the Intranet section

PELICAN There are also training materials

for further practice

FUNCTIONALITIES

PROVIDER DETAIL

CONTACTS

GRANT STRUCTURE

GRANT INFORMATION

LOCATION HOME

LOCATION INFORMATION

CLASSROOM INFORMATION

Should say Head Start, Keystone Stars, and possibly Other

ATTENDANCEYou will have to enter attendance for each individual program the child is enrolled in – Head Start and Stars

OTHER

TOOLS

REPORTS

CREATING A CLASSROOM

CREATING A CLASSROOM

CREATING A STAFF MEMBER

CREATING A STAFF MEMBER

CREATING A CHILD

CREATING A CHILD

CREATING A CHILD

Must put in info with *

CREATING A CHILD

Click on view to add/change enrollment, or legal guardian info or use drop down box

CREATING A CHILD

WAIT LIST

HINTS & TIPS DON’T USE THE BACK BUTTON!!!

If you try to log in incorrectly 3 times, you’re locked out! Must call help desk

Make sure you enter information as it is changed, or monthly for attendance and staff PD info

Create classroom first, teacher next, children last

HINTS & TIPS If you get a red error message

See if you can fix it based on the messageCheck Help if you can’t figure it outContact ELN Help DeskContact specialist if needed

If you get the “yellow screen of death”Log back out and log in to see if you can

eliminate itContact specialist if needed

HINTS & TIPS If you need to have a “fix” done:

Contact the help desk Provide as much detail as possible:

What you were trying to do Log in information What screen you were on What message/error you got Screen shot, if possible

Print Screen – take a “picture” of the screen with print screen button Attach with info to help desk

IMPORTANT INFO

Cyndi McAleer, (Preschool Program Specialist/Supervisor)

484-824-4264 or cynmca@berksiu.org

PELICAN Help Desk – 1-800-2821-5340(for password re-set)

ELN Help Desk – 1-877-491-3818 (for help with work sampling and other PELICAN issues) or earlylearningnetwork@pattan.net

THE END!

Questions? Concerns?

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Have a great evening!