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WELS Portal 3

WELS gives early learning professionals the ability to report and manage their information including demographics, work experience, education, training, scholarships, and wage-incentives.

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.453

September 16, 2025
New
CDA Application Access (requires Active and Verified Employment).
New
Email for manual additions to Waitlist on trainings.
Fix
Corrected "Training Units" for templates.
Improvement
Updated CDA application to consider joint HS/GED Education records.
Upgrade
Merge of Public School Sites in ElevatEd.
New
New roles added for Monroe School District Staff.
Remove
Removal of character limit for template training descriptions.
New
Required review of application sections before submission.
Enhance
Increase size for messages in the Message Hub
Feature
Creation of "Rosters" when dates are added.
Fix
Fixes to the TCT Map for providers to show weekend information correctly.
Enhance
Updates to the Transcript formatting.
New
Addition of "Advanced Filter" to Calendar to facilitate search by "Intended Audience."
Improvement
General maintenance.
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Jesse Valdes
Jesse Valdes
Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer
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Melissa Hernandez
QA Specialist

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.446

August 29, 2025
New
Quality Improvement Award 2026.
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.422

August 13, 2025
New
Add the "Sponsoring Organization" to the "Manage Accounts" List within the "Administration Hub."
Enhance
Enhancements to the "Portal Staff Roster Report."
New
Email notifications to Trainers for when "Enrolled" status is not updated within one week of the course's end date.
Enhance
Updates to the Portal "Agency Admin" role and "Template Status" updates.
Enhance
Update on removal of training(s).
Upgrade
General maintenance.
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
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Melissa Hernandez
QA Specialist

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.419

August 3, 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.
Enhance
Include the training "Unit Type" (i.e., CEUs, Hours, Credits) and "Number of Units" within each PD record in the "Journey."
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

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.417

July 28, 2025
Upgrade
General maintenance.
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer
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Abel Ferro
Product Designer

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.404

July 1, 2025
Enhance
Updated language on "Sign Up" screen.
Fix
Survey scores reflecting progress/results.
Feature
Generate PDI Certificate for courses completed prior to launch of ElevatEd.
Feature
Trainings removed from Calendar when registration is closed.
Enhance
Added message in Program Portal to clarify Enrollment for programs that are not part of Thrive by 5.
Feature
Option to remove from trainings all rosters associated with the single training or the series.
Enhance
Ability to assign multiple trainers to a session.
Feature
Addition of the CDA Renewal Application.
Feature
Ability to identify individuals who "no show" for a course without cancellation. Individuals will be marked as "no show" and will receive notification.
Fix
Transcripts updates to reflect missing units for PD.
Feature
Addition of ElevatEd Portfolio Records in Career Journey. When a verified professional record has this document attached, no "Action" will be available.
Feature
Roster automatically populates from the Waiting List when a person on the Roster withdraws or is removed while the registration window is open for a session.
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.391

June 19, 2025
Upgrade
General maintenance.
Team:
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.386

June 17, 2025
Remove
Removed "Support" role as an option to assign to Portal/Registry accounts.
Upgrade
General maintenance.
Team:
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.383

June 13, 2025
Fix
Fixing issue with current account holders logging in.
Team:
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist

WELS Portal 3X v3.1.379

June 6, 2025
New
Portal security areas updates.
Enhance
Enhancements to PD data entry for educators.
Upgrade
General maintenance.
Team:
Ernesto Santos
Ernesto Santos
Software Developer / Support Specialist
Sandro Perez
Sandro Perez
Full Stack Software Developer
Herbert Cabrera
Herbert Cabrera
Software Developer
Jorge Castañeda
Jorge Castañeda
Software Developer
Anniel Apolinario
Anniel Apolinario
Software Developer