Arizona teacher certification system offline for over a week

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 03:02 · Archive

Arizona's Department of Education Certification System has been offline for more than a week, the state confirmed. The department said the outage is due to circumstances beyond its control and that its team is actively working with vendors to restore service. Officials were unable to provide a timeline for when the system might be fixed.

The outage affects three portals: the Educator Portal, which handles certification applications; the School District Portal, used by districts to check application status or verify professional development; and the Public Certification Search Portal. This means new applications cannot progress and school districts cannot verify applicants' credentials for teaching positions.

Teacher Kira Davis, who has worked at charter schools in Arizona for five years and submitted certification paperwork on 5 October, found an outage notice when checking her application status online. She was unable to get additional information from the department by phone. 'I have no way to prove that I have my credentials,' Davis said, noting she holds a master's degree in education and was hoping to move to a traditional public school.

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• Arizona’s teacher certification system has been down for more than a weekThe Arizona Department of Education’s Certification System is currently down due to circumstances beyond control, the state says.Azfamily · 20 Oct, 01:57
• Arizona’s teacher certification system has been down for more than a weekThe Arizona Department of Education’s Certification System is currently down due to circumstances beyond control, the state says.KOLD · 20 Oct, 01:57

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