Interpreter Workshops
Please see the attachment for information about January 2020 ICRID workshops in Evansville, Merrillville, Granger, and virtual meeting that can be used for permit renewal.
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ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Update about IAC rules for Indiana Interpreters Certificate (IIC) interpreters and other potential IIC applicants:
Update about IAC rules for Indiana Interpreters Certificate (IIC) interpreters and other potential IIC applicants:
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) is proud to announce that we now can accept RID certified interpreters without BA degrees. Application form is available on our website, www.dhhs.in.gov. Click on Indiana Interpreter Services Program link and scroll down to “application”.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) is proud to announce that we now can accept RID certified interpreters without BA degrees. Application form is available on our website, www.dhhs.in.gov. Click on Indiana Interpreter Services Program link and scroll down to “application”.
For those who have community status or gray card, there’s a change. You will be able to maintain your community status for up to 5 years. You will get a letter from DHHS with a 5-year expiration date. The two-year cycle remains the same which mean you would be able to renew your community status up to 2 times.
For those who have community status or gray card, there’s a change. You will be able to maintain your community status for up to 5 years. You will get a letter from DHHS with a 5-year expiration date. The two-year cycle remains the same which mean you would be able to renew your community status up to 2 times.
Here’s the link to the updated IAC Rules, http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T04600/A00020.PDF
Here’s the link to the updated IAC Rules, http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T04600/A00020.PDF
Renewal Procedures for Educational Interpreters
Renewal Procedures for Educational Interpreters
1. Log into your LVIS account.
1. Log into your LVIS account.
2. Select Educational Interpreter Professional Growth Plan. It is on the right hand side.
2. Select Educational Interpreter Professional Growth Plan. It is on the right hand side.
3. Select create a new PGPEI. If you do not see that option, you might already have one in process and you should EDIT it.
3. Select create a new PGPEI. If you do not see that option, you might already have one in process and you should EDIT it.
4. Select Create New PGPEI.
4. Select Create New PGPEI.
In the PGPEI information section, the applicant will see:
In the PGPEI information section, the applicant will see:
· Name–This displays the applicant’s name
· Name–This displays the applicant’s name
· Create Date – This displays the date the PGPEI was created.
· Create Date – This displays the date the PGPEI was created.
· Number of Items That Have Been Added to This PGPEI – This displays the total number of items that have been added to the PGP.
· Number of Items That Have Been Added to This PGPEI – This displays the total number of items that have been added to the PGP.
· Skills – This displays the total number of points out of the 18 Skills points required.
· Skills – This displays the total number of points out of the 18 Skills points required.
· General – This displays the total number of points out of the 18 General points required.
· General – This displays the total number of points out of the 18 General points required.
· Total – This displays the total number of points out of the 36 PGPEI points required.
· Total – This displays the total number of points out of the 36 PGPEI points required.
In the Experience Information section:
In the Experience Information section:
5. Category – Select the category from the drop down menu. Options include:
5. Category – Select the category from the drop down menu. Options include:
o Skill Development
o Skill Development
o Deaf Culture and History
o Deaf Culture and History
o Language Development and Acquisition in Children
o Language Development and Acquisition in Children
o Child Development
o Child Development
o Foundations in Interpreting theory and Practice
o Foundations in Interpreting theory and Practice
o Code of Ethics for Educational Interpreters
o Code of Ethics for Educational Interpreters
o Principles and Practices of Special Education
o Principles and Practices of Special Education
o Audiological Issues for Students and Adults
o Audiological Issues for Students and Adults
o Other.
o Other.
6. Date of Activity – Type the date on which the activity occurred.
6. Date of Activity – Type the date on which the activity occurred.
7. Hours – Type the number of hours for this one particular experience.
7. Hours – Type the number of hours for this one particular experience.
8. Description of Activity – Type a description of the activity in the text box.
8. Description of Activity – Type a description of the activity in the text box.
9. File to Upload (Optional) – Click the Browse button to select the correct file from the computer. This is where you will upload certificates of completion or other documentation of completed professional development activities. If you are employed at an Indiana school, you can show your principal the hard copies rather than having to upload the documents.
9. File to Upload (Optional) – Click the Browse button to select the correct file from the computer. This is where you will upload certificates of completion or other documentation of completed professional development activities. If you are employed at an Indiana school, you can show your principal the hard copies rather than having to upload the documents.
10. Save – Click the Save button to save the information. Once you click save, you can only Remove an entry. You cannot edit it. Your information will be added to a table.
10. Save – Click the Save button to save the information. Once you click save, you can only Remove an entry. You cannot edit it. Your information will be added to a table.
Once you have entered at least 18 hours of Skill and 18 hours combined in the other areas more information will open up below the save button.
Once you have entered at least 18 hours of Skill and 18 hours combined in the other areas more information will open up below the save button.
11. Click the Teaching at Indiana School or Other radio button. This selection determines who will verify your PGPEI prior to completing your application for renewal.
11. Click the Teaching at Indiana School or Other radio button. This selection determines who will verify your PGPEI prior to completing your application for renewal.
a. If you select Teaching at an Indiana School, select the school not the corporation where you are employed from the drop down list.
a. If you select Teaching at an Indiana School, select the school not the corporation where you are employed from the drop down list.
b. If you select Other, type in one of the following in the description box
b. If you select Other, type in one of the following in the description box
i. You are not currently employed
i. You are not currently employed
ii. You are not working at a school.
ii. You are not working at a school.
iii. You are not working at an Indiana school.
iii. You are not working at an Indiana school.
12. Submit PGPEI for Verification.
12. Submit PGPEI for Verification.
13. LOG OUT. You must wait for your PGP to be approved.
13. LOG OUT. You must wait for your PGP to be approved.
14. Once your PGPEI has been verified by your employing school/school corporation or by the Office of Educator Licensing and Development, you will receive an e-mail stating you may renew your respective license. Log into your LVIS account.
14. Once your PGPEI has been verified by your employing school/school corporation or by the Office of Educator Licensing and Development, you will receive an e-mail stating you may renew your respective license. Log into your LVIS account.
15. Select Add Application.
15. Select Add Application.
16. Select Renewal
16. Select Renewal
17. Previous Licenses: Select the Educational Interpreter License listed. The license number will not correspond to your actual certificate number; we created it in our database to serve as the basis of your first renewal in our system.
17. Previous Licenses: Select the Educational Interpreter License listed. The license number will not correspond to your actual certificate number; we created it in our database to serve as the basis of your first renewal in our system.
18. Select NEXT.
18. Select NEXT.
19. Select NEXT
19. Select NEXT
20. Answer the questions. Upload required documentation and give description, if requested. Click NEXT.
20. Answer the questions. Upload required documentation and give description, if requested. Click NEXT.
21. Select NEXT.
21. Select NEXT.
22. Review the application. Click Submit Application button.
22. Review the application. Click Submit Application button.
23. Click the link to pay for all pending applications.
23. Click the link to pay for all pending applications.
24. Mark the box under the “Pay?”
24. Mark the box under the “Pay?”
25. Fill out all the Billing information.
25. Fill out all the Billing information.
26. Click “Review Summary.”
26. Click “Review Summary.”
27. Click box under Refund Policy.
27. Click box under Refund Policy.
28. Click “Submit.”
28. Click “Submit.”
Once your application has been processed by our office, you will receive an e-mail stating you may print your license. Log back into your LVIS account and click View/Print Licenses on the right side of the screen. No permits or licenses are mailed.
Once your application has been processed by our office, you will receive an e-mail stating you may print your license. Log back into your LVIS account and click View/Print Licenses on the right side of the screen. No permits or licenses are mailed.