December 1, 2015

SCECHs Tracking Deadline Approaching – December 7th

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is changing the process for tracking State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) in the next month. Previously, SCECHs have been tracked through the Secure Central Registry (SCR). In December 2015, MDE is merging the SCR into the Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS). If you have an account in the SCR, you should have been notified about this change by MDE.

As of December 8, 2015, the current SCR will no longer be available and SCECHs will be tracked through MOECS.

Below are important steps to help make sure this is a more smooth transition.

Step 1:

All school personnel have a Personal Identification Code (PIC) from MDE. Please check with your Registry of Educational Personnel (REP) person at your district or your Human Resource person to obtain your PIC. Once you have your PIC number, you need to enter it into the SCR in order for credits to transfer.

For information on entering your PIC number in the SCR, go to www.getmipd.com. You must answer “Yes” to the first question regardless if you have any of the listed certificates or licenses, and then the PIC number field will appear. After adding your PIC number, check the rest of your personal information for accuracy and make sure to click on the “Save and Continue” at the bottom of the screen. If you have any questions on this section, you can contact the help desk at scrhelpdesk@gmail.com.

Step 2:

After your PIC number is entered in to the SCR, please email your PIC to Lillie Rapelje at lrapelje@msbo.org because we also need this information stored in our membership database (only for MSBO members).

Step 3:

You will need to activate or create a MOECS account.

For information to activate or create your MOECS account, go to https://mdoe.state.mi.us/MOECS/Login.aspx. If you have any difficulties with the registration process, please contact the Office of Professional Preparation Services at 517.373.3310 or moecssupport@michigan.gov.