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.

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
Data Solutions Engineer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Technical Director
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Lead Software Codesmith
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Al Santaballa
Al Santaballa
Senior Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Lead Product & Experience Designer
Bruce Fuller
Bruce Fuller
Developer