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WELS is a comprehensive data system for early childhood and has a proven track record of integrating data from diverse data systems, streamlining and improving the quality improvement process, and tracking data over time to inform decisions.

WELS 3 v3.2.772

February 26, 2026
New
"Funding by Program" Report.
New
"TA Monthly Hours" Report.
New
Ability to search "Sites" by "Agency."
New
Ability to filter "Activity Log" entries by "Agency."
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General maintenance.
Team:
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer

WELS 3 v3.2.767

February 24, 2026
Fix
Fixes to "Assessment" score calculations.
Enhance
Enhancements to the "Assessment Submitted" notification message.
New
Ability to assign new "Sites" to an "Agency."
Enhance
Enhancements to reports.
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General maintenance.
Team:
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer
Evelyn Perez
Evelyn Perez
Reports Analyst
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Melissa Hernandez
QA Specialist

WELS 3 v3.2.762

February 19, 2026
New
SEEK Scholarships.
New
Registration Processes Status workflow and items.
New
Professional Development Registry Payment process.
Enhance
CSC STAR Award Live calculation to stop showing when "Archived."
New
CSC STAR Payment Export File with round added.
Enhance
Enhancements to "Contact Information" from Sites to include "Position."
New
STAR Award Professional Application Status Report.
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General styling.
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General maintenance.
Team:
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Dasiely Cruz - Director of Workforce Innovations
Dasiely Cruz
Director of Workforce Innovations
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist

WELS 3 v3.2.753

February 16, 2026
Enhance
"Agency" section in WELS (Plans & Staff).
Feature
Thrive by 5 Control Reports subscription.
New
Translated "Education" documents added to "WELS Professional Staff Record."
Fix
Fixes to the "WELS CLASS Composite Report."
Enhance
Requested adjustments to CEU calculations.
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Updates to the "Census Track" process.
Fix
Fixes to connections between "Employment End Date" & "Position End Date."
New
Insert new "Organization" for Miami-Dade County employees whose accounts do not have one currently assigned.
Enhance
Updates to the "Transcript Report."
Improvement
Improving response time when processing applications and documents
Enhance
Enhancements to the "Professional Staff Merge" process to carry over the vendor information used for A$CEND.
New
"FIU Bilingual Cohort Application."
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General maintenance.
Team:
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer

WELS 3 v3.2.735

February 10, 2026
New
Database project synchronization.
Enhance
ELEVATE: a Quality Support System Year 1 enhancements.
New
ELEVATE: a Quality Support System Year 2.
*This option is currently turned off.
Feature
Addition of Re-evaluation Assessments, Room Supports, and Rating Conditions in accordance with ELEVATE: a Quality Support System Year 2.
New
Random "Room" selection by "Age Group" for ELEVATE (QSS) Fundamental Appeal Pathway.
Feature
Implemented the ability to assign ELEVATE (QSS) applications.
Feature
Ability to invite programs to complete the ELEVATE: a Quality Support System Application.
Enhance
Enhancements and approach to upcoming renewals for the Director's Credential Application.
New
Status change from "Approved Composite Score Rating" to "Badge Awarded."
Feature
Staff merge action reworked to include "Training Roster" information.
Feature
Ability to rank staff "Positions" for Site Details.
New
List available of "Agency Staff Assigned Sites."
Improvement
Updates to "Professional Development" and Training records.
New
Badges section available in WELS.
Enhance
Enhancements to "Survey" management in "Maintenance."
Improvement
Updates from MDHS Staff load to include "Contact ID" as "Registry Person ID."
New
New "Portal>ELEVATE" area available.
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General Maintenance.
Team:
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
Bruce Fuller
Bruce Fuller
Software Engineer / Data Architect
Isaac Del Castillo - Application Maestro
Isaac Del Castillo
Application Maestro

WELS 3X v3.2.705

February 3, 2026
New
Default date for "Activity Log" records to improve performance.
New
Marking records from the Registry as "Verified."
Improvement
Loaded the SF Registry ID number into the "Professional Staff Profile."
New
Scheduled "Assessments" to show in the "Calendar."
New
Access to "Program Portal" for Site Administrators through configuration.
Enhance
Enhancements to "Activity Log" maintenance.
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General maintenance.
Team:
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Isaac Del Castillo - Application Maestro
Isaac Del Castillo
Application Maestro
Laura Mallery - Content / Project Management
Laura Mallery
Content / Project Management

WELS 3X v3.2.679

January 22, 2026
New
Report to show "Incomplete" QIA Applications.
New
New reports to show payments issued in accordance with related "Program" and "Professional" Applications.
Enhance
Updates to Report for payments reconciliation.
Fix
Fixes to the QIA Export Table Report.
Enhance
Workflow fixes and enhancements to ECIC DE RISE applications, including ability to search by "Batch Added."
Enhance
Update to email for approved "Quorum (2025)" scholars.
Enhance
Update to email for "QIA 2026" applicants in "More Information" status.
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Maintenance update for email notifications process.
UI/UX
UI functional issues solved.
Enhance
Visibility of "Activity Log" and "Notes" entries.
New
Addition of feature to avoid duplicate payments to "QIA" recipients.
Feature
Import and Export capability in the "Survey Management" module.
Feature
SEEK Application Management.
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General maintenance.
Team:
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
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Melissa Hernandez
QA Specialist
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
Dasiely Cruz - Director of Workforce Innovations
Dasiely Cruz
Director of Workforce Innovations

WELS 3X v3.2.631

December 31, 2025
Fix
"Hot fix" applied to allow decimal scores in "4-Cycle Direct Entry Assessments."
Fix
Fixes to approval workflow.
Team:
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer

WELS 3X v3.2.596

December 19, 2025
Enhance
PB CSC STAR Award Assessment Request/Inquiry Manage in WELS
Feature
PB WELS Prof Staff- NEW Previous Employment Tab
Enhance
Activity log type dropdown sequencing
Feature
CSC STAR Award Payment Import Process (Payment Issued)
Feature
Report- Portal Account with Employment Details
Feature
Professional Staff Tabs aligned with Site View
Fix
Show Site Employment date in the manage application at the Place of Employment level
New
PB STAR Award Budget FY 2025-2026 Update
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PB WELS- CSC STAR Application - Specialist/Specialist Supervisor Role (Read-Only)
Fix
PB STAR Award Application - Payment Address
Fix
PB STAR Export File fixing special characters issue
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
Dasiely Cruz - Director of Workforce Innovations
Dasiely Cruz
Director of Workforce Innovations

WELS 3X v3.2.625

December 17, 2025
Enhance
"Observation Details by Dates" Report has been updated to additionally display the County as well as the program supports available at the time the Assessment was created.
Fix
Removed blank pages in "Assessment Details" Report PDF.
Fix
Fixed "TA Monthly Hours" Report.
New
Addition of notification emails to the Primary Coaching Agency of the program (Site) where the Assessment was done.
New
Supervisors able to make edits without sending back to the Observer during the approval process.
New
Auto-save now available to keep any progress made in the "Notes" field in both Direct and Multi-Cycle assessments. Notes will also be auto-saved when creating the Report.
New
Implementation of a speech-to-text function within all text areas in the "Assessments" page.
Enhance
Expanded the text areas in the "Assessment" page so that it is easier to read/write.
New
"VPK Re-entry" renamed to "VPK School-year Re-entry."
Enhance
When creating a Report before "Assessment" submission, will check for and display any "Notes."
Team:
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer