SB-CEUs & Secure Central Registry

Non-Traditional SB-CEUs: Please visit the SB-CEU page on the Monroe County ISD website for information and forms for Non-Traditional SB-CEUs (e.g. School Improvement, Teacher Mentor, etc.).

The following was emailed on March 2, 2010 to educators registered in Coursewhere.

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is transitioning to a Secure Central Registry (SCR) which will house all SB-CEUs awarded after January 1, 2010. The SCR will allow educators to view all SB-CEUs awarded (after 01/01/2010), regardless of the SB-CEU Sponsor which is providing the SB-CEUs. The SCR will be available on a 24/7 basis and equipped with a Help Desk to answer questions regarding navigation of the SCR site. The SCR Help Desk will not answer questions regarding awarding of SB-CEUs. It is strictly for navigation of the SCR only.

With the development and implementation of a SCR, there are changes to the way in which SB-CEUs are awarded:

1. SB-CEU Program coordinators will no longer provide offering participants with SB-CEU certificates of completion.
2. SB-CEU Coordinators will upload to the SCR those attendees eligible to be awarded SB-CEUs.
3. Eligible attendees will be sent an email with instructions on accessing the SCR and completion of a personal profile. After the profile is completed and saved (a valid email address is required and we prefer a school email address), an attendee will be able to select an offering and complete a required common evaluation. The evaluation must be completed within 30 days of notification. At the end of the 30 days, the evaluation is no longer available for completion and SB-CEUs will not be awarded.
4. SB-CEUs are automatically awarded and immediately listed on an Unofficial Transcript. The Unofficial Transcript will contain all the required information needed for certificate renewal: name of the offering and date(s), name of the SB-CEU Sponsor and Coordinator, Program Approval Number, and number of SB-CEUs awarded. An Official Transcript can be purchased for a small charge.

The above process will be required for all SB-CEUs awarded after 01/01/2010. Many educators have contacted the MDE and their SB-CEU Coordinators regarding a central registry. We are very happy to be able to provide this service to you.

We are very excited about the new Secure Central Registry and appreciate your patience (yes, growing pains are not easy) during this transition period. In the meantime, please take some time to visit the SB-CEU website http://www.solutionwhere.com/mi_sbceu where you can view detail on all currently approved SB-CEU offerings. This listing of offerings is updated daily as Coordinators submit applications for approval.

There are also several documents relative to the SB-CEU program that are accessible at the MDE website at http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683-219674--,00.html which will answer many questions regarding SB-CEUs and Advanced Certificate renewal.

Sincerely,
Susan K. Koenigsknecht
SB-CEU Program Administrator
Michigan Department of Education
Email: KoenigsknechtS@michigan.gov

Attendance & SB-CEU Info

To receive credit for attending a session, registrants MUST sign in and check out on the attendance sheet. Registrants that fail to check out at the end of the session WILL NOT be marked as attended.

All participants must be registered in Coursewhere to receive Professional Development Hours and/or SB-CEUs. Walk-ins will not receive credit of any type.

Note: Prior to the 2007-2008 school year, earned SB-CEUs were not tracked in Coursewhere and are NOT reflected on the Coursewhere Transcript. Please email all questions regarding earned SB-CEUs to dozier@misd.k12.mi.us.

All registration confirmations and session change/cancellation notices are sent via email only. Please verify the accuracy of your email address and check your email regularly.

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Looking for sessions offering SB-CEUs?

1. Click the View By Interest button above
2. Choose SB-CEU Offering from the list
3. Click the Go! button

A list of sessions offering SB-CEUs displays.

Several informational documents regarding the SB-CEU program can be viewed at: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683-219674--,00.html

Visit the SB-CEU website and view all currently approved SB-CEU sponsors and offerings: http://www.solutionwhere.com/mi_sbceu

How do I find out how many SB-CEUs I have received?

Questions regarding the number of SB-CEUs you have received may be emailed to the Executive Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction (dozier@misd.k12.mi.us).

Note: Prior to the 2007-2008 school year, earned SB-CEUs were not tracked in Coursewhere.

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Do the following:

• Click the View Locations button
• Click the Map link for the desired location
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