Beginning July 1, 2000, Act 48 of 1999 requires persons holding Pennsylvania professional educator certification to complete continuing education requirements every five years in order to maintain their certificates in active status. You can check the progress of your Act 48 hours by clicking HERE or on Pennsylvania PERMS image.
Pennsylvania School Law requires that all employees of public schools undergo background checks every five years. For more information on obtaining or renewing these clearances please click HERE or on the PDE Employee Background Checks image.
The following three background checks are required to be current within five years:
For instructions on how to check the expiration of your current clearances, please follow the instructions on THIS DOCUMENT.
To receive important SAEA information, please keep your personal email address up to date on the PSEA website. To verify your email settings login to the PSEA website by clicking HERE or on the PSEA image, then click "My PSEA Login", enter your credentials, click on "Hello NAME" at the top, then click "Edit" under "My Profile".