WELS 3

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.

August 1, 2025
Improvement
Removed the position check within the Registry (Portal) to access the "CSC STAR Award" and only left the check for "CSC STAR Eligible Site" within the "Journey." The system should allow access to the CSC STAR Award tile within the Registry (Portal) with a "CSC STAR Eligible Site" record, but the position should not be flagged.
Fix
Ability to edit and/or remove employment records in the "Journey" without any issues or error messages displaying.
Upgrade
Updated all the APPLE training courses to display individually within the dropdown for this agency in the "Journey: Professional Development" section. Course list/units displaying for each training. All training agencies display in alphabetical order.
Fix
"CSC STAR Payment Export" File updated to address the SSN for those whose records were not displaying.
Enhance
Include the training "Unit Type" (i.e., CEUs, Hours, Credits) and "Number of Units" within each PD record in the "Journey."
Improvement
The degree ranking was adjusted to ensure that degrees were being calculated properly within the STAR Award Application. ECE & ECE-Related counting properly and hitting on the correct level within the scale.
Improvement
Removed the ‘Active’ flag so that those with employment records tied to 'Inactive' sites can see their assessments calculating within the STAR Award.
Fix
Allow for additional data to be added or edited within the section in "More Information" status.
Team:
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Dasiely Cruz - Director of Workforce Innovations
Dasiely Cruz
Director of Workforce Innovations
July 18, 2025
New
Email notification to CSC STAR Award applicants who are moved to "Not Eligible" status.
New
Additional training agencies and courses available when a new "Professional Development" record is added in WELS.
Enhance
All transferred "Professional Development" records now pre-populate with the "Unit Type"/"Number of Units" for trainings with In-Service/CEU values (Agencies without assigned training list will have manual entry option in the "Career Journey" section).
New
Checks within the Registry for eligible site (CSC STAR Eligible), position, wage, and hours to enable the CSC STAR Award Application. Checks also available in CSC STAR Award web link to check for qualifying criteria and display message if criteria is not met.
Feature
Eligible programs tagged as "CSC STAR Eligible" in Sites: Features (effective date May 29, 2025-Dec 31, 2099)
Improvement
"Longevity within the ECE Field" and "Longevity in the Same ECE Program" to display Live Calculations correctly.
Fix
Fixes to the "More Information" action from the "Previous Employment" section.
New
Ability to identify duplicate applications across statuses in "STAR Award Application Dup Report."
Fix
Identified ECE Courses properly calculate within the award amount.
Fix
Fixes to the "Application List" export for payments.
New
"Delete Application" function available to remove CSC STAR Award Application duplicates.
Team:
Karen Clay
Karen Clay
Senior Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Al Santaballa
Al Santaballa
Senior Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
Bruce Fuller
Bruce Fuller
Software Engineer / Data Architect